Blanca Condo Cluster

Instrument / Service Type:

Supercomputer condo cluster

Instrument Description:

The RC Condo Computing service offers researchers theÌýopportunity to purchase and own compute nodes that will be operated as partÌýof a cluster, named “Blanca.â€� The aggregate cluster is made available toÌýall condo partners while maintaining priority for the owner of each node.ÌýBenefits to partners includeÌýÌýData center rack space – including redundantÌýpower and cooling – and scratch disk space. Partners get significantlyÌýprioritized access on nodes that they own, and can run jobs on any nodes thatÌýare not currently in use by other partners. RC staff provides systemÌýconfiguration and administration, as well as technical support for users. AÌýstandard software stack appropriate for a range of research needs. PartnersÌýare able to install additional software applications as needed. Bulk discountÌýpricing is available for all compute node purchases.

Instrument Website URL:Ìý

/rc/resources/blanca

Primary Contact:

RC Help Desk

Ìý Ìýrc-help@colorado.edu

Instrument Home Department / Institute:Ìý

Research Computing

Instrument Location:

Data Center

Instrument Availability to Campus Users:

Yes, open to all university users

Instrument Availability to External Academic and National Lab Users:

No, not available to academic and national lab users