Minnesota Supercomputer Institute

Regatta (IBM Power4)

The IBM Power4 system is a cluster of shared-memory nodes. The cluster consists of 23 compute nodes. The processors used in these nodes are IBM's Power4 processor with a mix of 1.3, 1.5, and 1.7 GHz processor speeds. In total, the Power4 system consists of 268 compute processors and 552 GB of memory.

Machine status

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

Getting an account

To get an account on Regatta, 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 Regatta, see the hardware page.

Software

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

Quick Start

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

Policies and Procedures

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

User Resources

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