AR_final file_2018-19

The Computer Centre has four ESX host servers, and its consolidated resources like, CPU, RAM, etc. are being shared with all the Virtual Machines, being used by the Administrative Staff, visitors and students. Since the number of staff members and users have been increased, and they need latest Operating Systems like, Windows 10, CentOS-7.x with USB redirection facility, upgradation of existing VMware software, hardware and storage has been carried out with additional 50 TB. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CLUSTER: VROOM During this year, in addition to existing wireless connectivity, wired LAN connectivity has been extended to Library, Takshashila Flatlets, and Type IV D housing for better connectivity. Dedicated newly procured indoor Wi- Fi access points H320 are also implemented for the VIP Flatlets in the IUCAA Guest House for stable internet connectivity. HP Elite Desktop 800 G3 with Monitor (15), Dell Optiplex 5060 desktops (Small Form Factor) (35), Multi- Function Printers (8) and Laptops (Dell Latitude 3490, Mac-book pro) (11), have been acquired for the academic community, visitors and administrative officers. The order has been placed for a new 100 TF Lenovo HPC cluster, which will have 60 compute nodes, two head nodes, two login nodes and two graphics nodes for visualization purposes. A DDN parallel file system storage of 1 PB capacity will be attached to the cluster A dedicated HPC cluster, Vroom, has been acquired for the MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey (MALS), which is one of the ten large surveys to be carried out with the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa, and is led by IUCAA. The data processing and pipeline development for the survey will be carried out at IUCAA using the Vroom cluster. This cluster has 16 compute nodes (Dell), which delivers 25 TF computing speed, and has a parallel file system (DDN) of 1PB usable capacity attached to it. The existing file server NetApp FAS 8020 serves the home area for all academic members of IUCAA, and visitors. Due to additional storage demands from Muktangan Vindyan Shodhika (MVS, the Science Centre), other projects, and various academic users, the file server has been further expanded to 100 TB. Expansion of File Server: NetApp FAS 8020 Upgradation of VMware Software ( 157 )