Former HPC systems at KIT

Former HPC systems at KIT, i.e. the computing center of the University of Karlsruhe and the Institute for Scientific Computing (IWR) at the Karlsruhe Research Center (FZK), which are no longer in operation:

HPC-System bwUniCluster 2.0KIT/SCC
bwUniCluster 2.0 (2020 - 2025)

On March 17, 2020, the SCC put the new parallel computing system "bwUniCluster 2.0+GFB-HPC" (bwUniCluster 2.0 for short) into operation as a state service as part of the Baden-Württemberg implementation concept for high-performance computing (bwHPC).

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HPC-System ForHLR IIKIT/SCC
ForHLR II (2016 - 2021)

In spring 2012, the application by the state of Baden-Württemberg and KIT for the procurement of a high-performance research computer (ForHLR) was approved.

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HPC-System ForHLR IKIT/SCC
ForHLR I (2014 - 2020)

In September 2014, the SCC put the first phase of the ForHLR parallel computer - known as ForHLR I - into operation as a nationwide high-performance research computer.

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HPC-System bwUniClusterKIT/SCC
bwUniCluster (2014 - 2020)

In January 2014, the SCC put the parallel computer "bwUniCluster" into operation as a state service as part of the Baden-Württemberg implementation concept for high-performance computing - bwHPC.

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HPC-System IC2KIT/SCC
Institute Cluster II (2012 - 2017)

A high-performance computer supported by various institutes of the KIT together with the SCC was the InstitutsCluster II - a massively parallel parallel computer.

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HPC-System HP XC3000KIT/SCC
HP XC3000 (2010 - 2017)

From 2010 until the end of January 2017, the SCC operated an HP XC3000 parallel computer system, which consisted of many SMP nodes with 64-bit Xeon processors from Intel.

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HPC-System bwGrid
bwGRiD Karlsruhe (2008 - 2014)

As part of the BMBF-funded D-Grid initiative, the Scientific Computing Center (SCC) offered virtual organizations the opportunity to use computing time on various cluster systems and storage space.

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HPC-System NEC
NEC vector computer (2007 - 2013)

The Institute for Scientific Computing (IWR) has been operating HPC vector systems since 1986.

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HPC-System LoadLevelerKIT/SCC
LoadLeveler (2007 - 2012)

In the area of high-performance computing, the SCC provided you with a heterogeneous computing environment from 2007 to the end of 2012.

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HPC-System IC1
Institute Cluster I (2008 - 2013)

The SCC operated a computer system called InstitutsCluster I, which was funded by the DFG and jointly procured with several KIT institutes.

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HPC-System HP XC4000KIT/SCC
HP XC4000 (2007 - 2013)

From 2007 to 2013, the SCC operated an HP XC4000 system as the state supercomputer for Baden-Württemberg.

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HPC-System Cyber 205KIT/SCC
Cyber 205 (1983 - 1991)

The Cyber 205 was used at the Karlsruhe Research Center (now part of KIT) from 1983 to 1991 for scientific calculations, especially for fluid dynamics, weather modeling and simulations.

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