The ICM-CSIC's Scientific Computing Service provides access to High-Performance Computing (HPC) resources and hierarchical data storage, specifically designed for scientific projects in the marine domain. Our main goal is to foster efficient, shared, and sustainable use of these resources, enabling researchers to tackle complex computational challenges.
The SMART HPC infrastructure boasts significant computing power, including 360 CPU cores, two NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs, and 3.5 TB of RAM. These resources are distributed across eight CPU nodes and one dedicated GPU node, all interconnected via a high-speed InfiniBand HDR network. This ensures ultra-low latency and supports Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA).
Complementing the compute nodes, a 235 TB Lustre file system is integrated, allowing concurrent access to large datasets and facilitating parallel read and write operations from multiple nodes. Additionally, we offer online NAS storage and tape-based backup and cold storage systems for comprehensive and secure data management.
The system runs on Rocky Linux 8.6 and uses OpenHPC as its fundamental software stack. This configuration enables us to provide a robust and flexible computing environment, complete with essential compilers, libraries, and scientific applications, simplifying deployment. For resource management and task scheduling, we use Slurm, which enables efficient shared use of the infrastructure.
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For inquiries or more information about the SMART service, please contact us at: smart@icm.csic.es