Fornax Computing Server

Fornax server is for memory intensive simulations.

Specifications

CPU: Single AMD EPYC 7302P, 16 cores per processor, 3.0 GHz clock speed (upto 3.3 GHz Max Boost Clock), 204.8 GB/s per socket memory bandwidth.
Memory: 512 GB (8 x 64GB) 3200 MT/s DDR4
Storage: 2 x 900 GB 10k RPM SAS hot-plug hard disks in RAID-1. 900GB of total disk space.
Operating System: Centos Stream release 9

Compilers/Interpreters

C/C++ : gcc/g++ 11.4.1, Intel C/C++ OneAPI 2021.9.0 20230302
Fortran 77/90/95+ : gfortran 11.4.1, Intel Fortran OneAPI 2021.9.0 20230302
Python: v3.9.16 and v3.11.4
Perl: v5.32.1, with multi-thread support

Available Software

IDL 8.4
R: a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.

Usage Policies

Getting Access: Fornax Computing Server is available to all members (staff and students) of Indian Institute of Astrophysics for memory intensive computational jobs.

Users have the responsibility to protect their accounts from unauthorized access, and for the proper expenditure of allocated resources. Please contact support AT iiap.res.in to log any tickets or requests to install/upgrade software.

Please fill out the form (link below) to obtain an account on fornax.

Access Request Form (IIA local link)

Disk Usage Guidelines

Home: Individual users will have a disk quota of 50 GB in the home area, which will be backed up daily.

Additional Storage: Extra disk space, if required, will be provided after approval from the Computer Committee. Data backup will not be available for this extra disk space.

Use of Module command: Users are requested to use module command to see, load, unload, swap, list etc. the available packages. For more details please refer the link below:

Environment Modules

IIA Bangalore
Computer Networks and IT Infrastructure Division : Fornax Server
FORNAX COMPUTING SERVER