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In the academic and research arena, High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities
are heavily used for solving computational problems
that are not flexible to be done using conventional
computers due to the huge amount of CPU power, memory,
network and disk space requirements. Grid computing is
the combination of computer resources from multiple organizations applied to the
scientific problem that requires a great number of computer
processing cycles or the need to process large amounts of data, which is an
important platform for developing collaborative research projects with other
universities and research institutes.
In order to facilitate intensive computations, the
Computer Centre has set up a High Performance Computing
Cluster, namely
hpcpower.hku.hk in October
2003. Another 64-bit Linux cluster, namely hpcpower2.hku.hk is in service to augment the existing 32-bit HPCPOWER cluster system at late 2008.
Another research oriented Grid system, namely gridpoint.hku.hk,
is also put in service by early 2010 for the
collaborative computation Grid research project with
mainland China, and serve as part of the China National
Grid (CNGrid) Grid point.
1.1 HKU HPC/Grid Facilities
- hpcpower2: 64-bit Linux cluster consists of 24 nodes -
+ each node has TWO 64-bit quad-core Intel Xeon CPUs running at 3GHz
- hpcpower: 32-bit Linux cluster consists of 178 nodes -
+ 128 nodes of dual 2.8 GHz Xeon processors, and
+ 50 nodes of dual 3.06 GHz Xeon processors
- condor: Condor pool in PC laboratory
1.2 National Grid Facilities
- GRIDPOINT:
64-bit Linux cluster consists of 144 compute nodes
+ 128 quad-core nodes. Each node has TWO 64-bit quad-core Intel Nehalem CPUs running at
2.53GHz
+ 16 six-core nodes. Each node has TWO 64-bit 6-core Intel Westmere CPUs running at 2.66GHz
+ serves as part of the China National Grid (CNGrid) resource
+ has direct network link to China Science & Technology Network (CSTNet)
1.3 International Grid Facilities
- HKU Grid CA: the First International Grid Trust Federation (IGTF) Accredited Certificate Authority for Grid Computing in Hong Kong since 2009.
- EGEE: HKU joined the Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE) Grid organization at 2008.
- PRAGMA: HKU joined the Pacific Rim Application and Grid Middleware Assembly (PRAGMA) Grid organization at 2009.
- High speed direct network link are established
between HKU and the following research network to
enhance the International Grid & HPC collaboration:
- Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN2)
- Korea Research Environment Open Network
(KREONET)
- CERNET (China Education and Research Network)
- Academia Sinica Grid Computing Network (ASGCNET)
Research Projects (as of
Aug 31, 2009) - IN PROGRESS
Research Projects (as of Aug 31, 2008)
Research Projects (as of
Aug 31, 2007)
Research Projects (as of
May 30, 2006)
Research Projects (as of
January 13, 2004)
Inauguration Ceremony of HKU Grid Point for Systems Research and Applications in Multiple Disciplines (August 27, 2010)
The 6th Joint Training of OMII-Europe & CNGrid
(January 10-11, 2008)
Inauguration Ceremony of HKU's IBM HPC Cluster, The Fastest Computer for Innovations in Hong Kong (January 13, 2004)
Inauguration Ceremony of the winhpc cluster (October 20, 2004)
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