Bianca hardware¶
Technical Summary¶
- 148 (ordinary/thin) compute nodes with
- single or dual CPUs with 256 GB RAM and
- one 4TB mechanical drive or 1 TB SSD
- each CPU has 16 cores
- 10 fat compute nodes
- 6 nodes with 512 GB memory each
- 4 nodes with 1 TB memory each
- 27 GPU nodes
- 9 GPU compute nodes each equipped with 2xNVIDIA A100 (40 GB) GPUs
- 17 GPU compute nodes each equipped with 1xNVIDIA T4 (16 GB) GPUs
- 35 Zen4 type compute nodes, 768 GB each
- 105 virtual nodes รก 3 256 GB each
- Total number of CPU cores is 4800
- Login nodes have 4vCPU each and 50 GB memory
- Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet for all nodes
Parameters¶
| Parameter | Bianca |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Sensitive data |
| Reserved for | NAISS-SENS projects |
| Nodes (Intel) | 272 + 9 nodes of 2 NVIDIA A100 GPUs + 17 nodes of NVIDIA T4 GPUs |
| Nodes (AMD) | 45 (3 virtual nodes per physical node) |
| Cores per node | 16 |
| Memory per node | 256GB |
| Fat nodes | 512 & 1 TB |
| Local disk (scratch) | 4TB |
| Network | Dual 10Gbit/s |
| Operating System | CentOS 7 |
| Login nodes | Yes (4 cores and 50 GB) |
| "Home" storage | Cygnus |
| "Project" Storage | Cygnus |
CPU¶
Intel nodes (4th generation)¶
- Architecture: x86_64
- Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Huawei XH620 V3 nodes
- Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
- CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
- Byte Order: Little Endian
- CPU(s): 16
- Thread(s) per core: 1
- Core(s) per socket: 8
- Socket(s): 2
- NUMA node(s): 2
- Model name: Intel Core Processor (Haswell, no TSX, IBRS)
- CPU MHz: 2.4 GHz
- For more info, type: lscpu in the terminal
AMD nodes (Zen4)¶
Zen4 type compute nodes
Settings on Bianca (virtualisation)
- Physical nodes divided into 3 sections, each with:
- 16 cores 256 GB RAM
GPUs¶
- 10 compute nodes each equipped with 2xNVIDIA A100 (40 GB) GPUs
- 17 compute nodes each equipped with 1xNVIDIA T4 (16 GB) GPU
Network¶
Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet for all nodes
Storage¶
Security¶
Since Bianca is designed to handle sensitive personal data security is a key aspect of the configuration. In order to ensure that the data is safe we have implemented a series of security measures including, but not limited to:
- One virtualised cluster per project, no resources are shared between projects.
- Separate storage volumes per project.
- Detailed logging of file transfers in and out of the cluster.
- Two factor authentication
- No internet access inside the clusters.
- Locked racks for the hardware
- Destruction of broken hard drives
Uppsala University has decided on the following KRT classifications for Bianca:
- 321 for project directories
- 322 for home directories