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U-M selects Dell EMC, Mellanox and DDN to Supply New “Great Lakes” Computing Cluster

The University of Michigan has selected Dell EMC as lead vendor to supply its new $4.8 million Great Lakes computing cluster, which will serve researchers across campus. Mellanox Technologies will provide networking solutions, and DDN will supply storage hardware. Great Lakes will be available to the campus community in the first half of 2019, and ...

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CSCAR provides walk-in support for new Flux users

CSCAR now provides walk-in support during business hours for students, faculty, and staff seeking assistance in getting started with the Flux computing environment.  CSCAR consultants can walk a researcher through the steps of applying for a Flux account, installing and configuring a terminal client, connecting to Flux, basic SSH and Unix command line, and obtaining ...

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ARC-TS seeks input on next generation HPC cluster

The University of Michigan is beginning the process of building our next generation HPC platform, “Big House.”  Flux, the shared HPC cluster, has reached the end of its useful life. Flux has served us well for more than five years, but as we move forward with replacement, we want to make sure we’re meeting the ...

General Interest / News

Video, slides available: “Advanced Research Computing at Michigan, An Overview,” Brock Palen, ARC-TS

Video (http://myumi.ch/aAG7x) and slides (http://myumi.ch/aV7kz) are now available from Advanced Research Computing – Technology Services (ARC-TS) Associate Director Brock Palen’s presentation “Advanced Research Computing at Michigan, An Overview.” Palen gave the talk on June 27, 2016, outlining the resources and services available from ARC-TS as well as from off-campus resource providers.

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Student groups can access Flux at no charge under Flux Academic Use program

Undergraduate groups can now access Flux, U-M’s shared computing cluster, at no cost under the new Flux Academic Use program from Advanced Research Computing (ARC). Flux Academic Use aims to provide undergraduates with experience in high performance computing and access to computational resources for their projects; it is not meant for faculty-led research. Jobs submitted under ...

Happenings / News

Unused cycles on Flux HPC cluster now available to U-M undergraduates at no cost

Undergraduates working on research that requires high performance computing resources can now use the Flux HPC cluster at no cost. Flux is the shared computing cluster available across campus, operated by Advanced Research Computing – Technology Services (ARC-TS). Under ARC-TS’s new Flux for Undergraduates program, student groups and individuals with faculty sponsors can access unused ...