Consulting and Support
The PC˛ provides consulting and support of its high performance computer systems to all users. These services are also provided for members of the University of Paderborn and other project and research partners.
High Performance Computer Systems, Parallelisation, Programming |
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Project plan:
The requirements of a project are discussed and analysed. Appropriate computer systems are suggested. A working plan is developed in cooperation with the user. | Dr. Jens Simon |
Project support:
Technical support for the project members. |
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Program porting:
Documentations and tools for porting applications to PC˛ systems are provided. Where appropriate, assistance with system specific implementations can be provided. |
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Parallelization of programs:
Assistance with the parallelization of programs. |
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Program optimization:
Assistance with the optimization of parallel or sequential programs. |
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In general, projects with high resource requirements are allowed to use resources provided from other universities of North Rhine-Westphalia and national resource centers.
Resource Usage |
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Access to RV-NRW resources:
In general, projects with high resource requirements are allowed to use resources of the Ressourcenverbund-NRW. Prerequisites are examined. Organizational and technical constraints are discussed. | Dr. Jens Simon |
Acces to nation-wide resources:
Projects with very high resource requirements can apply to systems provided by national computer centers (e.g. Gauss Centre for Supercomputing) | Dr. Jens Simon |
Access to D-Grid resources:
Members of a Virtual Organization (VO) of D-Grid are allowed to use the D-Grid resources. Prerequisites are examined. Organizational and technical constraints are discussed. | Georg Birkenheuer |
The systems of the PC˛ are able to execute self-written programs or commercial and non-commerical software from independent software venders and developers. Also some system optimized software libaries for different application areas are provided.
Scientific Computing with preinstalled Software Packages |
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Project plan:
Presentation of available software packages and analysis of resource requirements. | Holger Nitsche |
Project support:
Software technical support for the project members. |
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Pre- and post-processing:
Requirements of pre- und post-processing are analysed and discussed. Data formats and interfaces are defined. Solutions for efficient input and output are proposed. |
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Usage of software libaries:
Highly optimized libraries for numerical applications. |
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Project setup:
Mapping of the users workflow on the available software and hardware. |
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The PC˛ gives advise in technology of high performance computer systems, especially components for cluster computing.
Cluster Computing |
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Which operating systems can be used in a cluster systems? | Andreas Krawinkel |
Consulting on high performance parallel file systems? | Andreas Krawinkel |
How to setup a firewall for a cluster system? | Holger Nitsche |
How to configure high performance communication networks for a cluster system? | Holger Nitsche |
The PC˛ also provides advise and support in Grid Computing.
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