# HPC Cluster

The **HPC Cluster** is the CSL's main **H**igh **P**erformance **C**omputing Cluster.

**It should only be accessed through** [Slurm](/services/cluster/slurm.md)! See the page on [Cluster](/services/cluster.md) for more details.

## Technical Specifications

There are 12 nodes in the cluster, each part of a 4-node SuperMicro 4U SuperBlade, each with the same specifications:

| **Specification** | Description                           |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| **Server Type**   | SuperMicro 4U SuperBlade              |
| **CPU**           | Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2630 v2 @ 2.60GHz |
| **RAM**           | 64 GB                                 |
| **Hard Disks**    | 2x 250GB RAID 1                       |
| **OS**            | CentOS 7                              |
| **Purchase Date** | 2016                                  |

## Trivia

Each of the nodes in the HPC cluster is named after a [robot from Futurama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Futurama_characters), making them hard to remember (although not nearly as hard as the [Borg Cluster](/machines/borg-cluster.md)!).


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