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BeoShock HPC Buy-In Program

BeoShock HPC Buy-In Program

The BeoShock HPC Buy-In Program lets research groups add their own computers (called compute nodes) to the BeoShock high-performance computing (HPC) system. In return, they get:

  • First dibs on using their own machines
  • Faster access to the rest of the cluster
  • Better use of idle time when their machines aren’t busy

How to Join

Reach out to the Director of HPC to talk about adding your equipment. The program uses a fair system to make sure contributors get priority access.

What Is Slurm?

Slurm is the software that runs BeoShock’s job queue. It decides:

  • Who gets to use which machines
  • When jobs start and stop
  • How resources are shared

If someone else is using your machine, Slurm will pause their job so your group can use it. When your machine is free, others can use it—so nothing goes to waste.

What the University Provides

By joining the Buy-In Program, you get access to:

  • A secure, climate-controlled space with backup power
  • Fast networking and rack space
  • System setup and maintenance
  • Shared storage and software (for licensed software you will need to provide the funding)
  • Help from HPC experts

Why It Helps the University

  • Makes better use of existing HPC resources
  • Saves money by sharing infrastructure
  • Easier to manage one big system than many small ones
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