NeSI's new platforms
New Platforms User Q&A Sessions
Jan 24, 2018
On February 1 and 7, NeSI is hosting two online User Q&A Sessions to provide a brief update on the project status to date and to offer users an opportunity to ask questions about the new platforms. NeSI’s Consultancy Team experts will be on-hand to answer questions related to:
- installation timelines
- project migration
- user training
Click the links below to register for one of the sessions. Webinar connection details will be sent to all registrants.
If you have questions or would like more information on this User Q&A session, contact events@nesi.org.nz. Previously, we hosted a webinar on the features and capabilities of the incoming systems. If you missed that session, you can:
FitzRoy Shutdown
Jan 16, 2018
FitzRoy is no longer accessible to users. The NeSI/NIWA team have shut down the system and the deinstallation process has begun. Over the next month, the High Performance Computing Facility that housed FitzRoy will be renovated and upgraded to prepare for the arrival and installation of Maui and Mahuika in late February.
If you have questions about our platform refresh, contact support@nesi.org.nz or visit our FAQs.
Farewell FitzRoy and welcome Kupe
Dec 20, 2017
FitzRoy users have been successfully migrated to Kupe, which will provide temporary supercomputer services until all NeSI users are moved onto Mahuika and Maui in the new year. The renovation and upgrade of the High Performance Computing Facility plant at Greta Point is underway and the installation of Mahuika and Maui will begin in February. We expect to begin migrating and training users on those new NeSI systems in early 2018. For a more detailed status update, click here.
If you have questions about our platform refresh, contact support@nesi.org.nz or visit our FAQs. Tips and documentation for using Kupe can be found here.
FitzRoy to Kupe migration currently underway
Dec 1, 2017
The NeSI team is in the midst of setting up setting-up Kupe (HPC3), the transition machine for FitzRoy users, and migrating users. NeSI and NIWA users of FitzRoy will already have been contacted via email about the details of the migration. If you have not heard from us on this, please contact us as soon as possible via support@nesi.org.nz.
Support materials for Kupe are here and are being updated regularly.
Important information for NeSI users: Webinar on using the new platforms
During October we presented the capacbilities of the new system via webinar. If you missed one of these sessions you can watch the recording here.
Transition to our new platforms
NeSI is in the process of installation of our new platforms. The next phase will be to get the new machines up and running and researchers transitioned over. After all users have been successfully migrated, the old platforms will no longer be supported.
Below are some important dates that we are working towards:
FitzRoy (P6) users
- December 2017 – Migration of users from FitzRoy
- This migration is currently underway and those effected will have been contacted via email. If you use FitzRoy and have not been contacted, please let us know as soon as possible via support@nesi.org.nz.
Pan (x86) users
- Early 2018 – Training workshops on new platforms
- Early 2018 – Migration of users from Pan
We look forward to working with you to make your transition to the new platforms as streamlined as possible and minimise the impact on your research.
If you have any questions at all about the migration or impact on your project, please contact the team at support@nesi.org.nz.
Cray announced as vendor
On June 8 NeSI announced a new integrated supercomputing platform to power computational and data intensive research in New Zealand. Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith announced the joint investment by NeSI and NIWA at the signing of a six-year contract worth $31.7 million with global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. This investment replaces and expands NeSI’s national compute and data platform, extending its scope and performance to meet changing needs, and will be commissioned by early 2018.
Read more here.
Details on the new platform infrastructure
Since signing the contract with Cray, our combined teams have been refining the design of the new High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, and the services they will provide. Here are the current and future features and technical specifications of the new NeSI HPC systems and how these could benefit research.
