Spanish Supercomputing Network
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and Europe
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Nowadays, the network comprises seven supercomputers:
- Altamira in IFCA, (University of CantabriaUniversity of CantabriaUniversity of Cantabria , in Spanish Universidad de Cantabria, is a public university located in Santander and Torrelavega in Cantabria, Spain. It was founded in 1972 and is organized in 12 schools and colleges....
, CantabriaCantabriaCantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
). - CesarAugusta in University of ZaragozaUniversity of ZaragozaThe University of Zaragoza or sometimes Saragossa University is a university located in Zaragoza, in the Aragon region of Spain...
, (ZaragozaZaragozaZaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
). - LaPalma in IACIAC-Medicine:* Internal auditory canal or internal acoustic canal, an opening in the temporal bone of the skull which contains nerves running from the ear to the brain-Organizations:...
, (CanariasCanariasCanarias may mean:* The Spanish Canary Islands * The Canarias class cruiser* The Spanish cruiser Canarias...
). - MageritMageritMagerit is the name of the one of the most powerful supercomputers of Spain. It also reached the second best Spanish position in the TOP500 list of supercomputers.This computer is installed in CeSViMa, a research center of the Technical University of Madrid....
in CeSViMa, (Technical University of MadridTechnical University of MadridThe Technical University of Madrid or sometimes called Polytechnic University of Madrid is a Spanish University, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century...
, MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
). - MareNostrumMareNostrumMareNostrum is a supercomputer in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, the second most powerful in Spain. It was presented by IBM and María Jesús San Segundo, the Spanish Minister of Education and Science...
in BSCBarcelona Supercomputing CenterBarcelona Supercomputing Center , also known by the acronym BSC, is a public research center located in Barcelona, Spain. It hosts MareNostrum, Europe's 25th most powerful supercomputer as of November 2009....
, (Polytechnic University of Catalonia, BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
). - Picasso in University of MalagaUniversity of MálagaThe University of Málaga is a public university established in 1972. UMA's campus is situated in the city of Málaga, on the south coast of Spain...
, (MalagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
). - Tirant in University of Valencia, (Valencia).
- Atlante in ITC, (CanariasCanariasCanarias may mean:* The Spanish Canary Islands * The Canarias class cruiser* The Spanish cruiser Canarias...
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All supercomputers are clones with different number of JS20 or JS21 blades.
History
Spanish Supercomputing Network was created in March, 2007 to increase the needs of computing resources in Spain. To achieve this, MageritMagerit
Magerit is the name of the one of the most powerful supercomputers of Spain. It also reached the second best Spanish position in the TOP500 list of supercomputers.This computer is installed in CeSViMa, a research center of the Technical University of Madrid....
and MareNostrum
MareNostrum
MareNostrum is a supercomputer in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, the second most powerful in Spain. It was presented by IBM and María Jesús San Segundo, the Spanish Minister of Education and Science...
supercomputers were upgraded and the old nodes from MareNostrum
MareNostrum
MareNostrum is a supercomputer in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, the second most powerful in Spain. It was presented by IBM and María Jesús San Segundo, the Spanish Minister of Education and Science...
were used to create five nodes (Altamira, CesarAugusta, LaPalma, Picasso, Tirant) of the network.
In 2009 Atlante supercomputer joined the network. The software of the supercomputers was upgraded to the same level.
In 2011 Magerit
Magerit
Magerit is the name of the one of the most powerful supercomputers of Spain. It also reached the second best Spanish position in the TOP500 list of supercomputers.This computer is installed in CeSViMa, a research center of the Technical University of Madrid....
was upgraded and became the most powerful supercomputer in Spain and of this network.
Use of the resources
An Access Committee (a group of 44 researchers who assess the importance of each project) controls the access to the computing resources:- Every researcher who wants to use the network must send a project to the Access Committee
- All projects are evaluated by the access committee.
- The best projects are accepted. The committee assigns several resources of one of the supercomputers for a 4 month period.
If one project needs more computing resources, the leader of the project can ask for resources in the next 4 month period.
Each institution controls 20% of the resources of its node. CeSViMa controls about 40% of the computer resources of Magerit
Magerit
Magerit is the name of the one of the most powerful supercomputers of Spain. It also reached the second best Spanish position in the TOP500 list of supercomputers.This computer is installed in CeSViMa, a research center of the Technical University of Madrid....
due to the nodes owned by the Technical University of Madrid
Technical University of Madrid
The Technical University of Madrid or sometimes called Polytechnic University of Madrid is a Spanish University, located in Madrid. It was founded in 1971 as the result of merging different Technical Schools of Engineering and Architecture, originated mainly in the 18th century...
. With the upgraded of Magerit
Magerit
Magerit is the name of the one of the most powerful supercomputers of Spain. It also reached the second best Spanish position in the TOP500 list of supercomputers.This computer is installed in CeSViMa, a research center of the Technical University of Madrid....
in 2011 CeSViMa increased its contribution to the network 5 times, despite only 20% of the computer being scheduled by the network.
Sources
- RES in Barcelona Supercomputing CenterBarcelona Supercomputing CenterBarcelona Supercomputing Center , also known by the acronym BSC, is a public research center located in Barcelona, Spain. It hosts MareNostrum, Europe's 25th most powerful supercomputer as of November 2009....
website, current coordinator of Spanish Supercomputing Network.