Cardinal
Cardinal Programming Environment
Compilers
C, C++ and Fortran are supported on the Cardinal cluster. Intel, oneAPI and GNU compiler suites are available. The Intel development tool chain is loaded by default. Compiler commands and recommended options for serial programs are listed in the table below. See also our compilation guide.
PyTorch 2.4.0 available
A PyTorch 2.4.0 conda environment is now available. Usage via: module load pytorch/2.4.0 See OSC PyTorch software page for more details.
Desmond 2023-4 is available on Cardinal and Owens
Desmond 2023-4 has been installed on Cardinal and Owens. Note that the vendor has changed their version syntax from a dot to a dash, but we have kept the dot syntax for our modules. These are GPU enabled installations. Usage is via the module desmond/2023.4.
Cardinal Early User Program Information
This page is intended for users accepted into the Cardinal Early User Program (10/07/2024 - 11/03/2024). This page and its linked resources are actively being updated. Acceptance notifications were sent to PIs on October 3. The application period has now closed.
Cardinal is planned to be open to all users starting Monday, November 4, 2024.
Cardinal SSH key fingerprints
These are the public key fingerprints for Cardinal:
cardinal: ssh_host_rsa_key.pub = 73:f2:07:6c:76:b4:68:49:86:ed:ef:a3:55:90:58:1b
cardinal: ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub = 93:76:68:f0:be:f1:4a:89:30:e2:86:27:1e:64:9c:09
cardinal: ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub = e0:83:14:8f:d4:c3:c5:6c:c6:b6:0a:f7:df:bc:e9:2e
Batch Limit Rules
We use Slurm syntax for all the discussions on this page. Please check how to prepare slurm job script if your script is prepared in PBS syntax.
Memory limit
It is strongly suggested to consider the memory use to the available per-core memory when users request OSC resources for their jobs.
Cardinal Early User Program
OSC's new Cardinal cluster is a heterogeneous system featuring Dell PowerEdge servers and the Intel® Xeon® CPU Max Series with high bandwidth memory (HBM) as the foundation to efficiently manage memory-bound HPC and AI workloads. Below is a summary of the hardware information:
MVAPICH
MVAPICH is a standard library for performing parallel processing using a distributed-memory model.
Change is Coming!
Later this fall, OSC will be introducing a major change to the current process clients use to get help. We will be rolling out a new web-based system for clients to manage and review open cases with the service desk. More information will be forthcoming over the next few months, so keep an eye out for messages on various OSC communication channels, as well as at https://www.osc.edu/service_portal_deployment .
