CC* Regional Computing: Enhancing Computing At Regional Schools in the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC)

科罗拉多大学和Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium （RMACC）的合作伙伴的这个项目扩展了Alpine Computing Cluster （RMACC的一个区域资源）的容量。该项目将容量扩展了15%以上，并将高内存节点的数量增加了三倍。广泛的研究得到支持，包括物理学、天文学、工程学、生物学和大气科学。该项目支持RMACC大约30个成员机构的各种工作量。学生的参与度很高，来自RMACC地区的10名学生组成了一个与系统管理团队密切合作的团队，学习如何设计、采购、部署和管理系统。该项目支持EPSCoR辖区、主要本科院校、西班牙裔服务机构和主要为RMACC内农村社区服务的机构的研究人员。截至2023年2月，Alpine集群包括18,080个AMD米兰CPU内核以及60个GPU加速器（36个nvidia A100, 24个AMD MI100）。317个节点通过25Gb以太网互联，标准计算节点额外配备HDR100 InfiniBand链路。Alpine还配备了一个1.9PB的GPFS临时文件系统。此次扩容包括32个64C AMD米兰cpu节点和256GB内存节点，以及8个64C AMD米兰cpu节点和1TB内存节点。它还包括两个InfiniBand交换机和相关的HDR电缆，用于高吞吐量，低延迟网络。此次扩展将为Alpine的高速刮擦文件系统提供额外的1.3PB，以满足对数据密集型计算研究日益增长的需求。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project to the University of Colorado and partners in the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC) expands the capacity of the Alpine Computing Cluster, a regional resource for RMACC. The project expands capacity by more than 15% and triples the number of high-memory nodes. A wide range of research is supported, including physics, astronomy, engineering, biology, and atmospheric science. The project supports diverse workloads for the approximately 30 member institutions of RMACC. Student engagement is strong, as ten students from across the RMACC region are part of a cohort working closely with the system administration team to learn how to navigate the design, procurement, deployment, and administration of the system. The project supports researchers in EPSCoR jurisdictions, at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and institutions primarily serving rural communities within RMACC.As of February 2023, the Alpine cluster comprises 18,080 AMD Milan CPU cores as well as 60 GPU accelerators (36xNVIDIA A100’s, 24xAMD MI100’s). The 317 nodes are interconnected through 25Gb Ethernet, with standard compute nodes additionally featuring HDR100 InfiniBand links. Alpine is also equipped with a 1.9PB GPFS scratch filesystem. The expansion includes 32 nodes of 64C AMD Milan CPUs and 256GB of memory as well as eight nodes with 64C AMD Milan CPUs and 1TB of memory. It also includes two InfiniBand switches and associated HDR cables for high-throughput, low-latency networking. The expansion will provide an additional 1.3PB to Alpine’s high-speed scratch filesystem to meet the growing demand for data intensive computing research.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.