Minnesota Supercomputer Institute

Netfinity Linux Cluster

Netfinity is an IBM Netfinity Linux cluster. The cluster consists of 40 IBM xSeries 330 nodes and 11 HS20 compute nodes. In total, Netfinity consists of 102 compute cores and 146 GB of main memory.

Getting an account

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

Machine status

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

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 Netfinity, see the hardware page.

Software

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

Quick Start

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

Policies and Procedures

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

User Resources

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

Legacy Information

The Institute is in the process of updating its web pages. If you cannot find what you need here, you can try previous version of this page.