HPC Resource Centre of VUB#
Message of the Day
27/06/2024 - New Anansi cluster for notebooks and test/debug jobs
We are happy to announce the immediate availability of a new cluster designed for interactive use (i.e. notebooks) and short jobs for testing and debugging purposes. The name of this new cluster is Anansi.
Quick Reference Documentation#
The quick reference documentation offers structured and concise information for the day-to-day use of the HPC services at VUB. It focuses on our tier-2 cluster Hydra and covers all levels of expertise, from the VSC account creation to software optimization tips. Our documentation centre is also a point of entry to the extensive documentation available on the VSC documentation website.
Recent News#
27/06 - New Anansi cluster for notebooks and test/debug jobs
We are happy to announce the immediate availability of a new cluster designed for interactive use (i.e. notebooks) and short jobs for testing and debugging purposes. The name of this new cluster is Anansi.
26/06 - Visual Studio Code now available
We are happy to announce that Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is now available through our notebook platform. This version of VS Code runs directly on the hardware of the HPC cluster and can be used from your browser.
25/06 - Hydra OS upgrade
On Wednesday, June 26, at 06:00, we will upgrade the login nodes to Rocky Linux 8.10. During this upgrade, Hydra will be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes, but running jobs will not be impacted. At 08:00, we will also upgrade the Hydra gateway. During this time, internet access in Hydra will be unavailable; however, the login nodes will remain accessible and running jobs will not be impacted unless they require internet access.
12/06 - Removal of broadwell nodes from Hydra
The broadwell partition will be removed from Hydra on Sunday 16 of June at midnight. Only jobs that can finish before that date will be able to run on the broadwell partition.
05/06 - Notebook platform environments on 2023a
We are happy to announce the immediate release of updated Jupyter environments on our notebook platform with the 2023a software toolchains.
Latest Events#
Hydra Surveys and Stats#
Once a year we do a review of the usage of the cluster in the previous year. We carry out a user survey to gather feedback about your experience in our HPC clusters and collect usage data to analyse user activity on the clusters themselves.
The questions of the survey cover the full cycle of cluster usage, from getting access to the specific infrastructure needs of experienced users. The goal is to identify the weak and strong points in our scientific computing services as guidance for improvement in the future.
Our Hydra Overview 2023 show a very good satisfaction level of our users with the services provided by the SDC team. It also sheds light on some challenges and interesting trends for the future of the cluster.
All published reviews can be found in the survey list.