Overview of Kumpula computational clusters

Overview of Kumpula computational clusters

A picture of the ametisti Linux cluster.
A picture of the ametisti Rocks cluster. 		A picture of the mill Linux cluster.
A picture of the mill Rocks cluster.

Introduction

The Kumpula campus of the University of Helsinki is among the largest users of scientific computing in Finland. The capacity needed for this is provided by CSC as well as several local Linux clusters.

This page summmarizes the main clusters of the campus.

For details see individual page of each cluster!
Cluster name
(click on name for more info!) 		Type Owned and operated by Account administrator In use Status
dynamo.physics.helsinki.fi 15 x Alpha EV6 ~ 700 Mhz Dept. of Physical Sciences Kai Nordlund Feb 2000 - Jan 2005 Retired in Jan 2005
mill.physics.helsinki.fi 64 x AMD 2.13 Ghz HIP*
Dept. of Physical Sciences 		Kai Nordlund Sep 2003 - In production use
ametisti.grid.helsinki.fi 132 x AMD Opteron ~ 2 GHz HIP*
Dept. of Physical Sciences
Dept. of Chemistry* 		Kai Nordlund Nov 2004 - In production use
magnesium 16 x AMD64 2.4 GHz Dept. of Chemistry, Laboratory for Instruction in Swedish Mikael Johansson Jan 2005 - In production use
moonshine.it.helsinki.fi 60 x Pentium classroom computers KuKa Erkki Aalto Nov 2002 - Currently not operational
* Not whole institution but participating laboratories or divisions