CISL Daily Bulletin

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New Casper Resources Available

August 31, 2023 Updated: September 1, 2023

Throughout the summer, CISL has been working on augmenting Casper hardware resources and crafting a new software stack to better match the Derecho environment. We are pleased to announce that 7 new GPGPU nodes are available on Casper, featuring NVIDIA A100 GPUs (with 80 GB of VRAM each) and AMD Milan CPUs. These nodes are very similar to Derecho GPU nodes, aside from the doubling of GPU memory....

Use NCAR computing resources in your university courses

September 1, 2023

As part of NCAR’s mission to support atmospheric science and education, faculty and instructors at any U.S. 2- and 4-year institution can use NCAR HPC and analysis resources in their courses in Earth system science and related areas. Classroom allocations can also be used for shorter-term training courses and workshops aimed at the university community with the goal of developing a skilled wo...

NCAR HPC users invited to September 5 user group meeting

August 31, 2023

All NCAR HPC users are invited to the NCAR HPC User Group (NHUG) monthly meeting from 9 to 10 a.m. MDT on Tuesday, September 5. CISL staff will share updates regarding Derecho and upcoming Casper changes including the new Casper OS. Early Derecho users will also share their experience about the new machine. To contribute to the agenda or submit questions for the meeting, please visit Slido, w...

How to get help using NCAR supercomputers

August 30, 2023

Are you a researcher or other individual who needs help working with NCAR’s high-performance computing systems? You can get expert help a number of different ways, from submitting a help ticket any time to calling or even scheduling an appointment with a CISL supercomputing consultant. For details, go to ncar.pub/HPC-user-support on the NCAR/CISL Advanced Research Computing portal. You’ll find ...

Training opportunity for transitioning to Derecho: one session remaining

August 23, 2023

On August 9, the new Derecho supercomputer officially opened to NCAR’s broader HPC user community. While Cheyenne will remain in service through December 31, all current NCAR HPC users are encouraged to migrate their workflows from Cheyenne to Derecho now rather than later. (Note that Casper users will not be impacted by this transition). To support this transition, CISL's Consulting Services ...

Dignitaries lined up for Derecho ceremonial ribbon cutting

Dignitaries Visit NWSC for Derecho Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

August 22, 2023

Political, science, academic, and business leaders formally inaugurated NCAR’s new supercomputer August 18 at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC). Derecho will provide researchers across the country with an important new tool to advance understanding of the atmosphere and other Earth system processes. Among the dignitaries who participated in the ribbon cutting were Wyoming Governor ...