Viking - Research computing cluster
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Viking is a cluster aimed at users who require a platform for development and the execution of compute jobs. Viking hardware and most of the software is managed by Alces.
The Research computing team are responsible for installing user applications and providing support with user code running on Viking.
Overview
Eligibility
Access is available to all members of staff and students conducting research at the University.
To request access Project PIs need to submit a project application form to obtain a project code. See How to access Viking for further details.
Further information about Viking, including how to access and use Viking can be found on our documentation site.
What's included
- Compute node only CPU cores 12,864
- Total standard compute nodes 134
- Compute node generation AMD EPYC3
- Cores per processor 48
- Number of processors per node 2
- Memory per compute node 512 GB
- High memory node 2x 2 TB
- High memory node 1x 4 TB
- GPUs 48x A40, 12x H100
- Scratch 1.5 PB Lustre filestore
- Usable NVME storage 215 TB
- Interconnect type 100Gb OPA
- 2 login nodes
Charges and billing
No Charge, although we request that if Viking is used in your research please acknowledge this in publications. See Information for grants and acknowledgements for further details.
Accessing Viking
Access is available to all members of staff and students conducting research at the University.
To request access Project Pls need to submit a project application form to obtain a project code. See VK1 How to access Viking for further details. If you need further assistance please contact the IT Support Office at itsupport@york.ac.uk.
Help and troubleshooting
Help
Contact for support
If you're having problems using the Viking computing cluster, please contact IT Services.
Our commitments
| Service status | Live and supported service. |
|---|---|
| Hours of service | 24/7 |
| Service support | Contact the IT support office at itsupport@york.ac.uk. |
| Hours of support | 9am to 5pm weekdays. |
| Fault Management | Alces manage the cluster. Alces are responsible for most of the Viking hardware and software. The university of York is responsible for issues relating to software installs. |
| Review cycle | Use and capacity will be constantly reviewed. |
| Our performance |
Our service standards have been produced in consultation with our customers, and monitor the quality, timeliness and access to facilities and services. (Our service standards are currently under review.) |
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Complaints procedure |
If you wish to give us general feedback on this service, please see our Feedback page for ways to get in touch. |