Getting Started: What is High Performance Computing
High Performance is the practice of using a cluster of powerful technology, working in parallel, to process and solve advanced computation problems.
At KSU, there are some 70 server-class computers clustered together in a way to provide a variety of environments to meet the needs of researchers and their teams.
The image to the right includes several points of interest about the HPC:
- The HPC is available to on and off-campus users.
- Access requires the use of the KSU VPN and DUO (not shown).
- All the components of the system are interconnected on a fast, internal network.
- Most of the server nodes support CPU based solutions.
- There are 4 nodes that offer GPU resources (each with 4 Nvidia V100s).
- There is one node designated as a high memory resource (1.5 TB RAM).
- There is storage supporting HPC and the Student HPC.
- User home directories are available via a highly reliable /data storage.
- High Performing Run-time storage is available via /scratch storage.