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The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is transforming higher education in Ohio by implementing innovative computing and networking infrastructure. This initiative fosters collaboration with state and national partners, creating a robust foundation for growth in critical areas. The OSC is equipped with high-performance computing systems, including CRAY SV1ex and SUN SunFire 6800. These technologies drive advancements in data management and adaptable computing, all while enhancing collaboration and resource sharing throughout the academic community.
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OSC in Summary Innovations in computing, networking, and education • Providing a base infrastructure for Ohio higher education • Collaborating with state and national partners • Potential for growth in key areas • Taking advantage of our infrastructure • Wider collaboration • Strong support from national/international partners
High Performance Computing Systems • CRAY SV1ex • SUN SunFire 6800 • IA32 Cluster • Itanium 2 Cluster (includes SGI Altix 3000) • Mass Storage System • Interface Laboratory
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LinTel boxes (PvFS/ Active Disk Archive) (20) W D V D D V D D D W D V D D V D D D W D V D D V D D D W D V D D V D D D W D V D D V D D D (40 - 2 per x Series) 10 GB/s D V D V D V D D V D D ( ( ( 2 ( ( 2 2 2 ) ) ) ) 2 ( ) 2 ) ( 8 9 2 0 ) M B / s T h r o u g h p u t (40 - 2 per T600) ( 2 ) 384 MB/s throughput 8 9 0 M B / s t h r o u g h p u t ) r FAStT600 Turbo (20) MetaData Servers t e u v Cisco Directors 9509 p r e h s Scratch / Archive Storage Pool (310/420 TB) g u r e o p (4) r h 4 t 772 MB/s throughput s - / (4) (4) 6 B 1 M ( 772 MB/s throughput 0 9 8 (4) 772 MB/s throughput (4) 772 MB/s throughput Backup Storage 3584 Tape FAStT900 (4) 1 L32 2 D32 SAN Volume Controller Actual: 640 cartridges @ 200 (4 servers) GB for a total of 128 TB Core Storage Pool (35/50 TB) with SAN.FS 4 drives max drive data rate is 35 MB/s OSC Storage Management W W W D V D V D W W W W D V D V D W W W D V D V D W W W D V D V D W W W D V D V D W W W W W W D D D V D D V
Future Directions • Cluster Expansion with Commodity Processors • Parallel / Vector, Large SMP Capability Enhancements • Adaptable Computing and Networking (FPGA) • Increased and Improved Data Management • Data Grids / Shared Data Resources