| Grant number: | 09/54006-4 |
| Support Opportunities: | Multi-user Equipment Program |
| Start date: | August 01, 2010 |
| End date: | December 31, 2012 |
| Field of knowledge: | Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy |
| Principal Investigator: | Elisabete Maria de Gouveia Dal Pino |
| Grantee: | Elisabete Maria de Gouveia Dal Pino |
| Host Institution: | Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
| City of the host institution: | São Paulo |
| As informações de acesso ao Equipamento Multiusuário são de responsabilidade do Pesquisador responsável | |
| EMU web page: | Página do Equipamento Multiusuário não informada |
| Type of equipment: | Tipo de Equipamento Multiusuário não informado |
| Manufacturer: | Fabricante não informado |
| Model: | Modelo não informado |
Abstract
This acquisition seeks to fulfill the current and midterm high-performance computing needs of the Astronomy Department of the Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences of the University of São Paulo (IAG/ USP) and of the Theoretical Astrophysics Center of the University of Cruzeiro do Sul (Unicsul). The purchased equipment with FAPESP support includes a super cluster of computers SGI Altix ICE 8400 LX, consisting of 192 AMD Opteron 6172 processors, 12 cores, with 24GB of RAM per processor, totalizing 2304 cores and 4.6 TB of RAM, being the fifth largest super-cluster in Brazil. Besides, several accessories which are necessary for the proper functioning of the cluster have been acquired as well. These include servers, racks, a laser printer, and air conditioning equipment. According to the original proposal and in path with the main objectives of the FAPESP Multi-User Equipment Program, the cluster is currently available to all researchers of both participating institutions and therefore, accessible to approximately 150 individuals, including professors, researchers and students. A significant number of staff members of both institutions have undersigned this proposal. The research projects of these professors and their collaborators alone are allocating most of the super cluster resources. Recently, with the acquisition of a powerful know-break for protection against electric power fluctuation with support of the INCT-A, the two partner institutions have agreed to provide around 10% of the cluster computer time to other researchers participating of the INCT-A nationwide. Considering the current needs of the projects undertaken by the participating research groups, which include high performance numerical modeling of Astrophysical sources and environments, and complex multi-wavelength data analysis and storage, the super cluster is already under intensive use. Therefore, we feel that the acquisition of this equipment is fully justified as its foreseen employment is currently more than fulfilled. The Astronomy department of IAG/ USP as well as the Research Dean Office of USP have contributed to this effort by supporting the construction of the Laboratory of Astro-informatics (Lai) where this facility was installed along with other computer equipment at IAG/ USP. The Astronomy department is also providing computer analyst hours for installation/ activation and maintenance of the cluster and power supplies. An electrical generator of sufficient capacity to guarantee a stable flow of electricity to the equipment is also foreseen. (AU)
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