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2023-08-23 8am – 2023-08-24

For reconfigurations on the Infiniband network, the cluster will be down.

Lichtenberg II high-performance computer of TU Darmstadt enables top-level research

In mid-July, Lichtenberg II high-performance computer of TU Darmstadt was officially put into operation. Our two-minute film provides insights into the ceremonial inauguration, a tour of the high-performance computer and the scientific colloquium at which scientists using the Lichtenberg II presented their research topics. All presentations from the colloquium are also available online.

TU Darmstadt inaugurates Lichtenberg II high-performance computer

TU Darmstadt officially inaugurated the new Lichtenberg II high-performance computer on Tuesday (July 11). Equipped with the latest technology, it sets standards in performance and energy efficiency and thus offers the best conditions for excellent research. Lichtenberg II is also part of the Network for National High Performance Computing (NHR) and supports the nationwide provision of computing power for science in a particularly sustainable and resource-efficient way. The computer is named after the polymath Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799).

Update: sensors replaced, Lichtenberg HPC up & running

Friday (2023-06-16) and Sunday (2023-06-18): failure of the coldwater cooling / air conditioning system – the Lichtenberg HPC has had to be switched off.

In the new ranking of the Top500 supercomputers worldwide, TU Darmstadt is represented twice.

2023-05-09 7am

For several hours, the power supply of the L5|08 building will be completely shut down for maintenance.

2022-12-19 8am

For the final migration to a new storage system, all user and job activity must be stopped for about one day.

2022-11-07 9:00am

Routing in the Lichtenberg's Infiniband fabric will be switched to “Adaptive Routing” – short ceasing in starting jobs.

Project managers/coordinators can control the memberships of their projects