Computational Resources
A 64-node linux cluster, named
Funes, for source and numerical
relativity simulations, was built at the beginning of 2004, thanks to
the support of a NASA University Research grant and grid computing
projects. It is composed of 64 nodes with dual Pentium Xeon 3.2 Ghz
processors, 8 Gigabytes of RAM per node, 2 x 120 Gigabyte hard drives
per node, and is interconnected through a gigabit network. It will be
powered by backup UPS systems to allow operation for up to 30 minutes
on batteries. It also comes with full software installation in the
form of RH9.0 operating system, with OSCAR 2.1 for the administration
of the cluster and monitoring of the hardware.
The Funes cluster temperature status can be checked here.
The cluster was named after a short story by Jorge Luis Borges -
"Funes, el memorioso". You can read the story at the following
links: http://www.literatura.us/borges/funes.html (Espanol)
http://www.bridgewater.edu/~atrupe/GEC101/Funes.html (English)
