Our
Department uses a large number of computers to conduct our research in an
efficient and effective manner. These computers include high powered
workstations with dual processors and high quality graphics capabilities, and
a number of Linux clusters for running complex simulations, models, and
computations. We also utilize a number of current software packages for
molecular modeling and other relevant tasks, and these include MOE,
Midas, VMD, and many others. Our computers are connected to a fast
gigabit Ethernet network on CAT6 cable that allows for excellent communication
speeds between all our resources.
Clusters:
Bahar Lab - Dr.
Bahar's group uses a Linux cluster with 10 nodes, each equipped with dual
AMD Opteron 64 bit processors and 8 GB RAM. This cluster houses a
number of mathematical tools and other modeling software. The large
amount of RAM per node allows for highly complex simulations and for memory
intensive computations.
Meirovitch Lab -
Dr. Meirovitch's group uses a Linux cluster with 24 nodes, each equipped
with dual AMD 2400 or 2600 32 bit processors and 512 MB RAM.
Zuckerman Lab - Dr. Zuckerman's group uses a
Linux cluster with 30 nodes, each equipped with dual Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz
processors and 512 MB of RAM.
Workstations:
Dell Precision Workstations - The majority of
our faculty and staff members use highly equipped workstations running the
Windows Operating system or Linux variants. These workstations are designed to
be capable of presenting high quality graphics and delivering quick response
time for intensive applications. All the workstations are equipped
with Intel Pentium or Xeon processors, and have over 512 MB of RAM (1-4 GB in most
cases).
SGI O2 Workstations
- A number of members in Dr. Bahar's group utilize the SGI workstations for
their molecular modeling programs and visualization capabilities.
These workstations run the IRIX operating system and provide a stable
environment for a number of important software suites.
Other Resources:
SGI Origin 3200 -
Our Department also has an SGI Origin server with 4 processors and 8 GB of
RAM for running long term modeling programs and simulations.
Apple Xserve-RAID Storage - Many of our faculty
members generate large amounts of data which need to be stored effectively
with quick throughput. It is for this purpose that we obtained an
Apple X-RAID storage system with nearly 3 terabytes of data storage capacity
and fiber optic channel connections to our file servers. This storage
is mainly used by Windows computers and users.
SCSI RAID Storage - In order to provide backups
and more storage space for data generated on the Linux clusters we utilize a
5 terabyte RAID storage device. This device holds data generated from
complex models and simulations, as well as output files from long running
computational jobs.
Windows Servers - Our department uses a number
of Windows servers for sharing files, printers, and other productivity
resources here in our lab. These servers also host several research
software tools including MOE, GNM, ANM, and several network accessible
databases of biological research data.
