Architecture
VERNE is part of the National Research Platform Nautilus platform, a distributed Kubernetes-based compute environment supporting CPU and GPU workloads. SDSU invested in hardware to support instructional use-cases and hosts the hardware in its campus data center. The resources are given first priority to instructional use and then made available to other users of Nautilus.
Compute
SDSU hosts 15 Dell PowerEdge servers supporting VERNE.
| Node Type | Quantity | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | 8 | PowerEdge R750XA (2x) Intel Xeon Gold 6338 2G CPU, 32C/64T (4x) Nvidia A100 GPU, 80 GB RAM 512 GB System RAM |
| CPU | 4 | PowerEdge R750 (2x) Intel Xeon Gold 6338 2G CPU, 32C/64T 512 GB System RAM |
| Storage | 3 | PowerEdge R750 (2x) Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y 2.4G, 24C/48T 160 TB Storage 256 GB System RAM |
Storage
Each user of VERNE is provided 80 GB of storage space accessible from JupyterHub. The space is provided by a LINSTOR filesystem hosted on three storage nodes.
Networking
VERNE nodes make use of SDSU’s IT Division’s Science DMZ providing 2x10G connectivity to CENIC’s HPR network and 100G connectivity to its DC network.