CSTR Computer Support
The CSTR computer network is part of the Informatics DICE network. General Documentation and FAQs concerning DICE can be found here. New users should take the time to read this information.
Specific CSTR information
Printing Posters
The simplest way to print an A0 poster is to use the self-service printers in the main library in George Square.Desktop Computers
Desktop machines are generally single processors. You can run whatever you like (subject to the University's Computing Regulations, of course) on the machine that you sit at but please do not run processor intensive screen savers or other energy-wasting processes.Compute cluster
The Edinburgh Compute and Data Facility (ECDF) runs the 'eddie' cluster and a storage area network (SAN). This provides the majority of CSTR's compute needs.CSTR purchases substantial additional guaranteed capacity. If you want an account, you must request one via the ECDF webpage, first asking your supervisor/PI which project code you should use.
General purpose compute servers
Only members of CSTR can ssh to these machines. There is no job control - simply use 'top' to identify quiet machines.name | processors | memory | use |
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ratte | 2x 3.06GHz hyperthreaded (4 cores equivalent) | 8GB | general |
roseval | 2x 3.06GHz hyperthreaded (4 cores equivalent) | 8GB | general |
aristo | Dual Intel Xeon E5320 (8 cores total) | 12GB | general |
lindor | Dual Intel Xeon E5320 (8 cores total) | 12GB | general |
zondar | Dual Intel Xeon E5320 (8 cores total) | 12GB | general |
Multicore & large memory compute servers
Only members of CSTR can ssh to these machines. These machines mount the GPFS filesystem. There is no job control - simply use 'top' to identify quiet machines. It is essential to compile your code against the Intel Math libraries to get good performance out of these machines (including those using AMD CPUs). Currently, the only way to do this is to ask Peter Bell for assistance. If you cannot (or do not want to) compile against the Intel Math library, then please use the general purpose machines above.name | processors | memory | use |
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majestic | Dual 8 core Intel Xeon E5-2667v2 (16 cores total) | 256GB | general |
dyatlov | Quad 8 core AMD Opteron 6328 (32 cores total) | 512GB | general |
lubbock | Quad 8 core AMD Opteron 6328 (32 cores total) | 512GB | general |
tunguska | Quad 8 core AMD Opteron 6328 (32 cores total) | 512GB | general |
zamora | Quad 8 core AMD Opteron 6328 (32 cores total) | 512GB | general |
bollin | Dual 8 core Intel Xeon E5-2667v3 (16 cores total) | 256GB | general |
GPU servers
CSTR also has a number of dedicated GPU servers on the DICE network. Only members of CSTR can ssh to these machines. Do not run heavy CPU jobs on these machines - use the compute servers listed above. These machines also mount the GPFS filesystem. To use the GPU machines, it isname | processors | memory | use |
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rendlesham | 2x GTX 590 (2048 cores 3G ram) | 12GB | GPU |
schaffner | 1x GTX 680 (1536 cores 2G ram) 1x GTX 690 (3072 cores 4G ram) 1x GTX TITAN (2688 cores 6G ram) | 32GB | GPU |
bonnybridge | 2x GTX 680 (1536 cores 2G ram) 2x GTX 690 (3072 cores 4G ram) | 32GB? | GPU |
dechmont | 2x GTX 690 (3072 cores 4G ram) | 32GB | GPU |
adamski | 4x GTX TITAN (2688 cores 6G ram) | 32GB | GPU |
hynek | 4x GTX TITAN (2688 cores 6G ram) | 32GB | GPU |
lazar | 4x GTX TITAN (2688 cores 6G ram) | 32GB | GPU |
giger | 4x GTX 980 (2048 cores 4G ram) | 32GB | GPU |