Faculty can enhance their work by using high performance computing to help with their research. CCIT has made available nodes on the Palmetto Cluster for purchase. The Palmetto cluster is Clemson University’s primary high-performance computing (HPC) resource and is part one of the country’s top-ranked super computers.
Benefits include:
- Priority scheduling based on the number of nodes you own,
- Extended run times up to seven days instead of only three days,
- The ability to invite collaborators from other universities to share your node purchase,
- Personally tailored support for your projects from our team of computational scientists and research experts, and
- The distinction of owning part of of one of the country’s top-ranked super computers.
Those who want to purchase nodes on the Palmetto Cluster should do so by the Sept. 15 deadline.
The node specs are currently the following:
- 20 CPU Cores (2 x Intel E5-2670v2)
- 128 GB Ram
- 1TB Hard drive
- 2 x Nvidia K20 GPUs
- Mellanox FDR IB NIC
- 10G Ethernet
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Clemson ranks #4 in the nation among public institutions for its HPC capacity and ranked #66 in the world. Researchers, students, faculty, and staff from a very broad range of disciplines use the Palmetto Cluster to assist with their research. External users from other universities, government agencies, and from Clemson’s private-sector partners also play significant roles in supporting and using this rapidly growing resource.
For questions or more information, contact, Lori Tanner or Barbara Weaver.
