High Performance Computing
Enterprise
The following pictures are of the 512-processor SGI Origin
3800 donated to Virginia Tech Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
by the High Performance Computing Modernization Program. The
computer was delivered on April 11th 2005, and entered
operation on September 16th 2005. The machine has been named
"Enterprise", in honor of the space shuttle and aircraft
carrier that bear the name. And, yes, the machine does math at
warp-speed.
Enterprise is producing results. See the Numerical Investigation of Jet Injection
into a Supersonic Cross Flow with Impinging Shocks page for
more information.
 | | This is one of the first times we
powered on this big machine. (September, 2005) |
 | | A view down Enterprise center isle
(the hot-isle). Note the air conditioners at the top of the
photo, and also the green metal support-frames. The
supports-frames were swapped in underneath the air conditioners
after the original racks were removed; this physical
preparation proved to be the most time-consuming challenge of
the bring-up process. Also, the photographer who took this
picture was standing on a stool. (September, 2005) |
 | | Luke (Virginia Tech) and Jim (SGI),
hard at work. (September, 2005) |
 | | The Enterprise bring-up team - Luke
(Virginia Tech), Al (SGI), and Jim (SGI). (September, 2005) |
Cluster Resources
 | | In addition to Enterprise, AOE
maintains Atlantis, an 8 CPU PowerPC G5 cluster which is
located in Randolph Hall. Atlantis is used primarily for
gridMathematica, but MPI is supported as well. (April 2005) |
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