In a previous blog entry we reported about the Cray XT3, Palu, being decommissioned at CSCS. In the meantime we were able to give a new home to the three of the six computing racks at ENTER, the Museum for Computer and Technology close to Solothurn. Das ENTER ist das einzige Museum in der Schweiz, [...]
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Call for Papers: The 2010 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference
The following call for papers for the 2010 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference in Caen, Normandy could be of interest for the members of our community. Call for Participation The 2010 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS 2010) In Conjunction With The International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2010) Caen, Normandy, [...]
Decommission of IBM P5 «Blanc» at CSCS
On January 8th, 2010 the compute nodes of «Blanc» an IBM P5 have been switched off and on January 31st, 2010 the login nodes have also be switched off . This computer has been named after Mont Blanc in the French-Italian Alps, elevation 4807 m and his last configuration has been the follow: 48 nodes [...]
Decommission of «Palu» at CSCS
On January 27th, 2010 the Cray XT3 has reached the end of its life here at CSCS, for the last time the system has been shut down and disassembled. This computer has been named after Piz Palü in the Bernina range in Graubunden, Eastern Switzerland with an elevation 3901 m and his last configuration has [...]



