“A Whole New Dimension of Processing Power”: Paderborn University Commissions Atos to Build a New Supercomputer
München (Germany), Paris, France, June 23 2021
one hundred forty,000 processing cores, the extremely hottest generation of large-tech capabilities, and compact adequate to healthy inside of a squash courtroom – Paderborn University is receiving a new supercomputer. “Noctua two,” the task title given to the 2nd growth stage of the “Noctua” set up in 2018, will be crafted by market leader Atos and is envisioned to be set up by the close of the 12 months. With a overall funding volume of more than 14 million euros, it will be the first supercomputer to shift into the new HPC (Substantial Functionality Computing) facility at the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (Laptoptwo). The study constructing is nearly concluded. 50 {bcdc0d62f3e776dc94790ed5d1b431758068d4852e7f370e2bcf45b6c3b9404d} of the HPC system is staying financed by the Condition of North Rhine-Westfalia and the federal government’s study structures method, as well as by way of expenditure means from the recently founded Verbund der Nationalen Hochleistungsrechenzentren (Association of Countrywide Substantial Functionality Computing Centers, NHR), which Paderborn University joined at the commencing of the 12 months.
Atos will produce, assemble and install Noctua two, which will be operated by the PC2, and will also deal with upkeep of the system for the upcoming five a long time. The Laptoptwo has comprehensive encounter with functioning massive parallel personal computer systems and large-general performance computing (HPC). Scientists there have been researching the economical use of supercomputers for a lot of a long time presently, and they run large general performance personal computer systems that provide college researchers during the overall Ostwestfalen-Lippe location and nationwide as element of the NHR association. “With Atos, we have an business-major spouse at our aspect. The Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing provides top researchers entry to ultramodern computing potential. In purchase to acquire the upcoming action toward potential stability in this place, we have to have expert experts to aid us develop and run electrical power-economical HPC systems. Atos impressed us with its a long time of encounter,” suggests Prof. Dr. Christian Plessl from Paderborn University and Chair of the Laptoptwo.
The new system from Atos has extremely very low overall functioning expenses, in individual thanks to the cost-free-cooling characteristic of the BullSequana XH2000. Its patented immediate liquid cooling (DLC) process utilizes one hundred per cent sizzling h2o, which implies it consumes less electrical power than similar systems and decreases overall electrical power intake. For the college, that implies electrical power-economical operation of the large-general performance systems. Employing the state-of-the-artwork Atos technology will give Paderborn University the vital basis for large-excellent, timely and flexible info investigation. The use of modern systems also implies extensive-time period expenditure stability for the college, and addresses the finest feasible assortment of apps – for instance comprehensive simulations for physics and chemistry or device finding out, all of which have to have tremendous processing power.
“The hottest systems and first-course IT equipment are the foundation for a lot of scientific research. That is why we are so delighted to be capable to develop even greater framework conditions for national and global chopping-edge study with Noctua two,” suggests Professor Birgitt Riegraf, President of Paderborn University.
“As the major European company in the place of supercomputing, Atos is in the finest placement to equip Paderborn University and its study with exceptional technology. We are delighted that we had been capable to gain the tender, and we will supply Paderborn University with the contemporary, highly available and flexible supercomputer infrastructure, like a long time of upkeep assistance, that is essential for outstanding science and study,” suggests Dr. Martin Matzke, Head of Big Details & Safety Atos Central Europe.
“In purchase to warranty the finest feasible excellent for scientific simulations and info investigation, and to ensure that Paderborn University remains well-positioned for the potential, contemporary IT infrastructure is crucial. At the very same time, charge-performance is crucial in functioning these contemporary systems. That specially incorporates power intake and cooling,” suggests Simone Probst, Vice President for Financial and Personnel Administration at Paderborn University. The obstacle was to come across the optimum combination of the finest general performance and functionality choices, very low overall functioning expenses – specially for electrical power performance and h2o cooling – the configuration of numerous nodes (computing nodes, FPGA nodes, large-pace community, parallel storage system) and acceptable functionality for the cluster management system (person natural environment).
Dr. Jens Simon, Plant Manager for the Laptoptwo, is on the lookout ahead to the installation of the new personal computer: “With more than one hundred forty,000 processor cores from the hottest AMD Milan 7763 CPU generation and the specially large-general performance Nvidia A100-40 GPU accelerators, we are shifting into a entire new dimension of processing power. It will supply our buyers a extremely economical huge-scale study unit that capabilities the hottest systems.”
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Atos will also be at the virtual and on-demand ISC, the global Convention for HPC, device finding out and large-general performance info analytics from 24 June – two July. Locate out more about our meeting classes as well as new options to be launched at the celebration here.
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Complex details:
BullSequana XH2000: For all computing nodes cooled with sizzling h2o
BullSequana X2410 with AMD Milan 7763 CPUs
BullSequana X2415 with Nvidia A100-40 GPUs
BullSequana X400 FPGA nodes
Nvidia/Mellanox InfiniBand HDR/HDR100 Interconnect
DDN 7990X storage with a Lustre file system (6PB of usable storage)
Atos Sensible Administration Center (SMC) software suite for system management
Press speak to: Stefan Pieper | Tel: +49 5251/178-4686875 | E-mail: [email protected]
