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--- using-the-cluster [2020/03/19 12:13] – [Using the Cluster] jean-baka
+++ using-the-cluster [2020/03/19 12:16] – [Cluster Organization] jean-baka
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 ====== Using the Cluster ======
 ILRI's high-performance computing "cluster" is currently composed of 7 dedicated machines:
-  * hpc: main login node, "master" of the cluster
+  * **hpc**: main login node, "master" of the cluster
-  * taurus, compute2, compute04: used for batch and interactive jobs like BLAST, structure, R, etc (compute04 has lots of disk space under its ''/var/scratch'')
+  * **taurus**, **compute2**, **compute04**: used for batch and interactive jobs like BLAST, structure, R, etc (compute04 has lots of disk space under its ''/var/scratch'')
-  * mammoth: used for high-memory jobs like genome assembly (mira, newbler, abyss, etc)
+  * **mammoth**: used for high-memory jobs like genome assembly (mira, newbler, abyss, etc)
-  * compute03: fast CPUs, but few of them
+  * **compute03**: fast CPUs, but few of them
-  * compute05: batch jobs, has the fastest processors (AMD EPYC)
+  * **compute05**: batch jobs, has the fastest processors (AMD EPYC)
 To get access to the cluster you should talk to Jean-Baka (he sits in BecA). Once you have access you should read up on [[Using SLURM|SLURM]] so you can learn how to submit jobs to the cluster.
 ===== Cluster Organization =====
-The cluster is arranged in a master/slave configuration; users log into HPC (the master) and use it as a "jumping off point" to the rest of the cluster. Here's a diagram of the topology:
+The cluster is arranged in a master/slave configuration; users log into HPC (the master) and use it as a "jumping off point" to the rest of the cluster. Here's a diagram of the topology. For each server, we mention the number of CPUs and the year it was commissioned:
 {{:hpc_topology_2019_web.png|}}