The Bioinformatics/Research Computing division of the Hartwell Center have developed a High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF) to provide St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with access to high performance computational resources, significant data storage capacity, Internet 1 and 2 bandwidth, infrastructure and support.
HPCF computational resources include hardware, software, and expert staff:
Hardware Resources are substantial and include a 280-cpu IBM BladeServer Linux cluster for cpu-intensive applications, an IBM p650 as our production Oracle database server, an IBM x365 as the Web Logic server and numerous Sun and Dell servers to support specific applications, web servers, and our software development team. These systems share drive space on a fiber-based Storage Area Network (SAN) with ~36 Terabytes of storage capacity. All are backed up to an enterprise-level DLT Tape library and CDROM drives. All of our computer systems are equipped with Giga-bit Ethernet NICs connected to a Gigabit network switch in our computer room with a direct fiber connection to the St.Jude Network backbone. Our internet connectivity is via a DS3 connection to the commercial Internet and a 100 Mb connection to Internet 2.
Software Resources are also significant and include scores of bioinformatics, structural biology, and statistics applications. Examples include: ClustalX, FPA, Staden Suite, Phred / Phrap / Consed / PolyPhrep, O, Look, Insight2, NMRpipe, Xplor, CNS, Felix, Solve, and Cyana, Vector NTI, Spotfire, gridMathematica, StAT, Transfac Professional, Celera, Current Protocols, NetAffx and Incyte - Proteome Bioknowledge Library. All are supported to facilitate St. Jude research programs.
Staff include 5 FTEs in the Operations section of the Bioinformatics/Research Computing division, all of whom have expertise in high-performance computing and Unix system management.
Please stop by room DT1010, or email one of our staff if you have any questions or concerns.