Computer cluster Bentos
Architecture 32 bit
CPUs 38
Nodes 14
Total RAM  9GB
Network address bentos.iopan.gda.pl (153.19.130.239)
LAN Ethernet 100MBit/1GBit
OS Fedora Core 4
State info http://bentos.iopan.gda.pl:90/ganglia

The cluster is being used in reseach on simulated evolution and artificial life and the development and testing of statistical methods for phylogenetic analysis. The users outside the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology use the cluster in practical phylogenetic analysis and in modelling of the physical processes in the ocean. Admins: Borys Wróbel & Micha³ Joachimczak. Software:  C3 Tools,  MPI (MPICH and LAM), PVM, queuing system TORQUE

Nodes architecture

Node Params
n01 (access node) Intel Pentium IV 2.8GHz HT1, 1GB RAM, HDD 300GB (RAID 1), Ethernet 1GBit
n02-n09 4xIntel Pentium III Itanium 700MHz, 512MB RAM, Ethernet 100MBit
n10-n12 Intel Pentium IV 3.0GHz HT, 1GB RAM, Ethernet 1GBit
n13-n14 Intel Celeron 3.0GHz, 512MB RAM, Ethernet 100MBit

1 HT processor works in HyperThreading technology and is seen as 2 processors by the operationg system