New nodes available

New compute nodes are now available (see https://www.plafrim.fr/hardware-documentation/):

  • bora [041-044] : 2 * Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6240 CPU and 192 GB RAM (identical to bora[001-040])
  • zonda [01-06] : 2 * AMD EPYC 7452 32-Core Processor and 256 GB RAM
  • sirocco [18-20] : 2 * Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5218R Processor and 2 Nvidia Quadro RTX8000 GPUs and 192 GB RAM

To reserve them, use the constraints “bora”, “zonda” or “rtx8000”.

These machines have just been integrated, do not hesitate to contact us if you see improvements to be made or need further information.

New parallel storage space

A new parallel BeeGFS file system (see https://www.beegfs.io/content/) is now available on PlaFRIM. You will find a /beegfs/<LOGIN> directory on all PlaFRIM nodes.
This parallel file system replaces the /lustre storage which is no longer under warranty and is not recommended.

The data in this directory are not saved. The quota is 1 TB per user.
If you need to write/read massively and/or in parallel, this is the preferred file system unlike your /home/<LOGIN> directory.

Information on all available storage spaces can be found in the plafrim website’s FAQ (see here).

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information