Data Processing on the Hydra Cluster


The Hydra Cluster
SAO has access to a Linux based Beowulf cluster, called Hydra. The cluster is located in Herndon, VA and consists of over 3000 compute cores (CPUs) and uses a Sun Grid Engine queuing system. 200 TB of public disk space is available for users.


Using Hydra

For detailed instructions and template scripts for running a job on Hydra see Running Jobs on Hydra. The examples given run a CASA script.

Note that Hydra can be used for serial as well as hydra jobs. The link above gives examples of both options.

Performance comparison of the different Hydra disks [2023].
Performance comparison of the RTDC v Hydra [2024].
Testing parallelized CASA on Hydra [2017].

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