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| + | == HPC in Canada == | ||
| + | Dr. Mark Whitmore, one of ACENET's founders has co-authored a paper with Allan MacIsaac on the history of High Performance Computing in Canada. [http://www.cap.ca/pic/archives/64.2(2008)/Apr08-offprint-Whitmore.pdf High Performance Computing in Canada: The Early Chapters] is available from the "Physics in Canada" website. | ||
| − | + | The article appeared in the [http://www.cap.ca/pic/archives/64.2(2008)/source.html April-June issue] of the journal, an issue dedicated to HPC and also containing articles by ACENET users David Clarke, Ivan Saika-Voivod and Peter H. Poole. | |
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| − | + | [http://www.physics.umanitoba.ca/~whitmore/whitmore.html Dr. Whitmore] was previously a Professor in Memorial's Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography. He is now the Dean of Science at the University of Manitoba. | |
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| − | + | == Cluster Availability Dates == | |
| − | + | * [[Placentia]] Jun/06 | |
| − | + | * Brasdor Jul/06 | |
| − | + | * [[Mahone]] Aug/06 | |
| − | + | * [[Fundy]] May/07 | |
| − | + | * [[Glooscap]] Oct/08 | |
| − | + | * Courtenay Dec/08 | |
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| − | + | == Timeline == | |
| − | + | ; April 2006 | |
| − | + | : Brasdor commissioned | |
| − | + | : Mahone commissioned | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; May 2006 | |
| − | + | : First user accounts issued HPCS & ACENET launch @ Memorial | |
| − | + | : Inaugural meeting of ACEmat at MUN | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; July 2006 | |
| − | + | : Placentia commissioned | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; August 2006 | |
| − | + | : Staff levels reach 8 full-time employees | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; September 2006 | |
| − | + | : Staff levels reach 9 full-time employees | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; November 2006 | |
| − | + | : Videoconferencing lab opens at UNB Fredericton | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; December 2006 | |
| − | + | : Online user account application Videoconferencing labs open at StFX & MUN | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; January 2007 | |
| − | + | : Videoconferencing lab opens at MtA Collaboration room completed at SMU | |
| − | + | : Number of active ACENET user accounts exceeds 170 | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; May 2007 | |
| − | + | : 1st Annual Seminar Series – OpenMP for Researchers | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; June 2007 | |
| − | + | : Inaugural meeting of AACI at Acadia | |
| − | + | : Capacity Upgrades: | |
| − | + | : Fundy upgraded to 192 cores | |
| − | + | : Placentia upgraded to 464 cores | |
| − | + | : Brasdor upgraded to 248 cores | |
| − | + | : Mahone upgraded to 248 cores | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ; September 2007 | |
| − | + | : Inaugural meeting of ICC | |
| − | + | ||
| + | ; October 2007 | ||
| + | : Number of active ACENET user accounts exceeds 330 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ; November 2007 | ||
| + | : Staff levels reach 12 full-time staff | ||
| + | |||
| + | ; February 2008 | ||
| + | : Fundy Commissioned 1st Round of ACENET Fellowships issued | ||
| + | |||
| + | ; March 2008 | ||
| + | : Capacity Upgrades - ACENET surpasses 3000 cores | ||
| + | : Fundy upgraded to 608 cores | ||
| + | : Placentia upgraded to 680 cores | ||
| + | : Brasdor upgraded to 1076 cores | ||
| + | : Mahone upgraded to 560 cores | ||
| + | : Courtenay upgraded to 80 cores | ||
| + | |||
| + | ; May 2008 | ||
| + | : Staff levels reach 14 full-time employees | ||
| + | : 2nd Annual Seminar Series – MPI for researchers (Over 90 participants) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ; June 2008 | ||
| + | : Datacave Opening at Saint Mary’s Univerisity | ||
| + | : Number of active ACENET user accounts reaches 549 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:28, February 20, 2015
HPC in Canada
Dr. Mark Whitmore, one of ACENET's founders has co-authored a paper with Allan MacIsaac on the history of High Performance Computing in Canada. High Performance Computing in Canada: The Early Chapters is available from the "Physics in Canada" website.
The article appeared in the April-June issue of the journal, an issue dedicated to HPC and also containing articles by ACENET users David Clarke, Ivan Saika-Voivod and Peter H. Poole.
Dr. Whitmore was previously a Professor in Memorial's Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography. He is now the Dean of Science at the University of Manitoba.
Cluster Availability Dates
Timeline
- April 2006
- Brasdor commissioned
- Mahone commissioned
- May 2006
- First user accounts issued HPCS & ACENET launch @ Memorial
- Inaugural meeting of ACEmat at MUN
- July 2006
- Placentia commissioned
- August 2006
- Staff levels reach 8 full-time employees
- September 2006
- Staff levels reach 9 full-time employees
- November 2006
- Videoconferencing lab opens at UNB Fredericton
- December 2006
- Online user account application Videoconferencing labs open at StFX & MUN
- January 2007
- Videoconferencing lab opens at MtA Collaboration room completed at SMU
- Number of active ACENET user accounts exceeds 170
- May 2007
- 1st Annual Seminar Series – OpenMP for Researchers
- June 2007
- Inaugural meeting of AACI at Acadia
- Capacity Upgrades:
- Fundy upgraded to 192 cores
- Placentia upgraded to 464 cores
- Brasdor upgraded to 248 cores
- Mahone upgraded to 248 cores
- September 2007
- Inaugural meeting of ICC
- October 2007
- Number of active ACENET user accounts exceeds 330
- November 2007
- Staff levels reach 12 full-time staff
- February 2008
- Fundy Commissioned 1st Round of ACENET Fellowships issued
- March 2008
- Capacity Upgrades - ACENET surpasses 3000 cores
- Fundy upgraded to 608 cores
- Placentia upgraded to 680 cores
- Brasdor upgraded to 1076 cores
- Mahone upgraded to 560 cores
- Courtenay upgraded to 80 cores
- May 2008
- Staff levels reach 14 full-time employees
- 2nd Annual Seminar Series – MPI for researchers (Over 90 participants)
- June 2008
- Datacave Opening at Saint Mary’s Univerisity
- Number of active ACENET user accounts reaches 549