Calclab Hardware

The labs in Blocker are based on the UNIX operating system and the KDE using Intel-based desktops running Linux. Server functions run on Dell systems, with several servers virtualized with KVM. The network consists of switched 100Mbps and 1000Mbps Ethernet using Cisco equipment maintained by CIS.

Servers

Dell PowerEdge R715 file server. calcfs.math.tamu.edu
- 2 AMD Opteron 6136, 8-core, 2.4GHz
- 32GB DDR3-1333 Reg. ECC DRAM
- 6 300GB SAS hard disks
- PERC 6/i RAID controller
- 2 Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- 2U rackmount chassis
- Operating system: 64-bit SuSE Linux
Dell PowerEdge R815 KVM servers.
- 4 AMD Opteron 6136, 8-core, 2.4GHz
- 64GB DDR3-1333 Reg. ECC DRAM
- 2 146GB SAS hard disks
- 2 Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
- 2U rackmount chassis
- Operating system: 64-bit SuSE Linux

Desktops

Blocker 122:
- 33 Dell Optiplex 960 desktop workstations
  - Intel Core2 Quad Q9650, 2.83GHz
  - 4GB RAM
  - 160GB disk
  - NVIDIA 9500GT graphics, 1GB
  - Integrated Broadcom 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  - DVD+/-RW drive
  - 22" flat panel
  - small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux
Blocker 123:
- 25 Dell Optiplex 780 desktop workstations
  - Intel Core2 Quad E9650, 3.00GHz
  - 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
  - 64GB SSD
  - GeForce 9500GT graphics, 1GB
  - Integrated Intel 82567 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  - 22" 1080p flat panel
  - small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux

Blocker 124:
- 44 Dell Optiplex 780 desktop workstations
  - Intel Core2 Quad Q9650, 3.0GHz
  - 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
  - 250GB 7200rpm disk
  - NVIDIA GeForce GT430 graphics
  - Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  - 22" Dell UltraSharp 2210h flat panel monitor
  - Small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux
- 5 Dell Optiplex 960 desktop workstations
  - Intel Core2 Quad Q9550, 2.83Hz
  - 4GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM
  - 250GB 7200rpm disk
  - NVIDIA GeForce GT430 graphics
  - Integrated Broadcom 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  - 22" Dell UltraSharp 2210h flat panel monitor
  - Small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux
Blocker 126:
- 42 Dell Optiplex 990 desktop workstations
  - Intel Core i7 2600 quad core 3.4GHz
  - 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
  - 128GB SSD
  - 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT430 video card
  - Integrated Intel 82579LM Ethernet
  - 22" Dell UltraSharp 2210H flat panel monitor
  - Small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux
- 5 Dell Optiplex 960 desktop workstations
  - Intel Core2 Quad Q9550, 2.83Hz
  - 4GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM
  - 250GB 7200rpm disk
  - NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT graphics
  - Integrated Broadcom 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  - 22" Dell UltraSharp 2208 flat panel monitor
  - Small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux
Blocker 128:
- 57 Dell OptiPlex 960 desktop workstations
  - Intel Core2 Quad Q9550, 2.83GHz
  - 4.0GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM
  - 160GB disk
  - 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT video card
  - 20.0" Dell UltraSharp Wide Flat Panel
  - Integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet
  - DVD/CD-RW drive
  - Small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux
Blocker 609:
- 12 Dell Optiplex 755 desktop workstations
  - Intel Core2 Quad Q6600, 2.4GHz
  - 4GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM
  - 80GB 7200rpm disk
  - 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT video card
  - Integrated Intel 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  - 22" Dell UltraSharp 2208 wide flat panel
  - Small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux
- 1 Dell Optiplex 620 desktop workstation
  - Intel Pentium D dual core, 3.0GHz
  - 2GB 667MHz DDR2 RAM
  - 80GB 7200rpm disk
  - Integrated Intel 945G graphics
  - Integrated Broadcom 10/100/1000 Ethernet
  - 17" Dell UltraSharp 1704 flat panel monitor
  - Small form factor desktop chassis
  - Operating system: SuSE Linux
Total desktop systems: 224
Total CPU cores: 894
Total TFLOPS for available Linux systems: 10.609
Total memory across all Linux systems: 1398GB

Last update: 31Aug2011 slj