Illinois Campus Cluster Program (ICCP)

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Provides access to computing and data storage resources and frees you from the hassle of administering your own compute cluster.

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Help

Users can request support help via the Campus Cluster Helpdesk (help@campuscluster.illinois.edu).

Description

High-performance computers have become essential to research in many disciplines across the Illinois campus. The Illinois Campus Cluster provides access to computing and data storage resources and frees you from the hassle of administering your own compute cluster. Any individual, research team, or campus unit can invest in compute nodes or storage disks or pay a fee for on-demand use of compute cycles or storage space. Staffing and shared infrastructure fees are partially subsidized by campus to help keep your costs as low as possible!

Technical Specifications

  • CPU: 769 nodes of mixed type; total of 35,532 cores
  • GPU: 50 nodes of mixed type; total of 229. (A100, A30, A40)
  • Memory: Average27 TB /per job and ~180TB aggregate; most nodes between 64 GB and 512 GB (some 1 to 3TB)
  • Interconnect: Mix of Ethernet and InfiniBand
  • Storage options: 2PB GPFS available from the cluster

Cost

The cost varies based on the service you choose.

Limitations

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