Network Configuration Overview

1G Network

  • DNS Naming Convention: Nodes are named as mardecXX, where XX represents the node number.
  • Purpose and Use Cases:
  • SSH Connections: Secure shell access for managing files and running commands.
  • Job Management: Submitting and monitoring computational jobs within our internal cluster.

10G Network

  • DNS Naming Convention: Nodes on this network are identified as gigadecXX, with individual IP addresses formatted as 10.0.0.XX.
  • Purpose and Use Cases:
  • Shared File Systems: Accessing and managing large shared data repositories crucial for collaborative projects.
  • Data Sharing Between Jobs: Facilitating high-speed data transfer between jobs running concurrently, which is essential for tasks that require significant data exchange.
  • Example: For data-intensive applications that access large datasets stored on shared file systems, the 10G network ensures faster data retrieval and storage capabilities.

InfiniBand Network

  • DNS Naming Convention: InfiniBand-equipped nodes are addressed as infinidecXX, with IP addresses in the 10.0.1.XX range.
  • Purpose and Use Cases:
  • High-Speed Data Sharing: Optimal for applications that require the highest data transfer speeds possible within the cluster, such as parallel computing or large-scale simulations.
  • Example: Use the InfiniBand network for high-performance computing tasks without disk access like physical simulations to achieve minimal latency and maximum throughput.