Minnesota Supercomputer Institute

Calhoun (SGI Altix XE 1300 Linux Cluster)

Calhoun is an SGI Altix XE 1300 Linux cluster. The cluster consists of 256 SGI Altix XE 300 compute nodes, each containing two quad-core 2.66 GHz Intel Xeon "Clovertown"-class processors sharing 16 GB of main memory. In total, Calhoun consists of 2048 compute cores and 4TB of main memory.

Machine status

Get the latest information about the status of the Institute's machines.

Getting an account

To get an account on Calhoun, fill out a Resource Request Form.

Getting Help

You may contact the User Support staff for help or to report problems with the system, through the help request form, by sending email to User Support, or by calling 612-626-0802 (8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Hardware

For a description of the processors, storage and networking of Calhoun, see the hardware page.

Software

For a listing of software titles available on Calhoun, see the software page.

Quick Start

For a quick introduction to working on Calhoun, see the quick start guide.

Policies and Procedures

The policies and procedures page details policies specific to Calhoun. Policies common to all MSI core hardware can be found on the main policy page.

User Resources

An in-depth discussion of operations on Calhoun is available on the user resources page.