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Default Intel Compiler set to 2020b

We have switched the default Intel compiler to the 2020b version. You will not need to do anything to use the new version, it is part of your default environment. The older versions of the Intel...

Posted: September 21, 2021, 5:28 PM

CDO Now Available Across taki

Operations geared toward analysis of geophysical data

Hi All, This is just an update regarding a new set of software packages now available on the taki cluster environment, CDO.  From the requestor and main CDO site...

Posted: August 17, 2021, 1:08 PM

Intel Adopts LLVM

Intel Compilers move to use LLVM open source infrastructure

I just saw this update regarding the Intel compilers, thought I would share it with our HPC community. This will not affect the compilers we currently have on Taki. From the article:...

Posted: August 12, 2021, 2:07 PM

Significant Extension of HPCF CPU Cluster taki

Thank 10 faculty from 9 departments for 17 new CPU nodes!

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, We are happy to share the news that HPCF is able to extend the CPU cluster in taki by 17 new nodes. DoIT has placed the purchase order last week....

Posted: May 6, 2021, 2:09 PM

Extension of HPCF Publications Page with PDFs

Please provide PDF files of HPCF publications!

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, This message starts with the usual reminder to send me references to publications that used HPCF and its cluster taki, so that we can post them as...

Posted: May 3, 2021, 5:52 PM

MATLAB 2021a & Go Installed on taki

New software installs on taki cluster environment

To all taki users, MATLAB 2021a has been installed on the taki cluster environment. It is available as module 'MATLAB/2021a'. The default MATLAB module is 'MATLAB/2020b'. Additionally, the...

Posted: April 13, 2021, 2:04 PM

HPCF Users Produced over 400 Publications

New count of HPCF publications since 2008

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, Thanks to many of you for sending information on publications, including journal and conference papers and also theses (senior/undergrad, Master's,...

Posted: December 16, 2020, 8:52 AM

Outcomes Report of NSF MRI Grant Posted

Report provides visual highlights of work using taki

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, In 2017, a group of 51 UMBC researchers was successful in competing for an MRI (Major Research Infrastructure) grant from the NSF. Having this many...

Posted: December 13, 2020, 8:36 AM

HPCF Usage Stats Posted

Taki usage is analyzed by PI groups and architecture

Dear Researchers, Colleagues, and Students, User support in collaboration with system administrators have developed visual representation of monthly usage levels of taki's CPU and GPU...

Posted: December 12, 2020, 8:36 AM

Interruption to Campus Services around 3:20pm today

This afternoon, at around 3:20pm, we suffered a power outage to one of the racks in the computer room in Engineering. This rack holds key equipment that provides data storage for a good number of...

Posted: June 5, 2019, 4:58 PM