Machine information
| Nombre de la máquina | Altamira |
| % of the machine provided to RES | 26% |
| Peak performance | 105 Tflops |
| Number of nodes | 158 |
| Main nodes characteristics | Main compute nodes are IBM dx360 and have two Intel Sandybridge E5-2670 processors, each one with 8 cores operating at 2.6 GHz and a cache of 20MB, 64 GB of RAM memory (i.e. 4 GB/core) and 500 GB local disk. |
| Type of CPU | Intel Sandybridge E5-2670 at 2.6GHz |
| Number of codes per node | 16 |
| GB per node | 64 GB of RAM memory |
| GFlops per nodo | 332.8 GFLOPS |
| Disk storage | All the nodes are connected to a global storage system based on GPFS (Global Parallel File System) providing a total of 2 PB. |
| Interconnexion networks |
The internal network in Altamira includes: * Infiniband Network (FDR): High bandwidth network used by parallel applications communications and data transfer. * Gigabit Network: Ethernet network used by the management services. |
| Other characteristics |
The Altamira system is connected to Internet with a direct connection to RedIris Nova at 1 Gbit/s. 4 additional GPUs and 2 login servers to access the data. |
| Operating system | Main compute nodes run Scientific Linux (currently 6.4 version) |
Support team / Contact
IFCA provides to users consulting assistance. User support consultants are available during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, 09 a.m. to 17 p.m. (CEST time).
User questions and support are handled at:
* Spanish Supercompiting Network (RES) at res_support@ifca.unican.es
* UC groups or ''Servicio Santander de Supercomputación'' users at ssc@unican.es
