The Duke CS cluster testbed is funded by equipment grants from NSF's Academic Research Instrumentation program, Intel Corporation, and Myricom Inc.
All machines are connected by switched 100Mb/s Ethernet, and most (except the Intel Architecture cluster) are also connected by Myricom's 1Gb/s Myrinet network.
Many of the research machines are currently open for general use by members of the
department without specific permission, although we reserve the right
to ask you to back off if your use conflicts with other research uses.
A few machines are untrusted and
reserved for specific projects. The cluster testbed is administered
by Drew Gallatin, gallatin@cs. Please
do not send mail to problem concerning these machines.
Most Alpha and Sun systems are in the ``fishbowl'' lab (D316), which is
generally open during the day and locked at
night. Feel free to request access or a key if you need it. The
Intel Systems cluster is rack-mounted in the ``Duke SRC'' lab (Systems
Research Closet) on the first floor. These machines are accessible
only through the network; use rconsole for kernel hacking. The
Intel Architecture Cluster is rack-mounted in the machine room in
North building, and is accessible only through the network.
ARI Alphas
| Name |
Avail. |
Use |
Location |
Type |
OS |
RAM |
Trusted |
Myrinet |
| bertha |
Yes |
CPU Cycles |
fishbowl |
Maverick |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
128MB |
YES | NO |
| celia |
Yes |
CPU Cycles |
fishbowl |
Maverick |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
128MB |
YES |
NO |
| erin |
Limited |
CPU Cycles |
D341 |
Maverick |
NT |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| felix |
Yes |
CPU Cycles |
SRC |
Maverick |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
128MB |
YES |
NO |
| fran |
Limited |
CPU Cycles |
fishbowl |
Maverick |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| hugo |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Maverick |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| marilyn |
YES |
CPU Cycles |
D331 |
Maverick |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
128MB |
YES |
NO |
| gale |
YES |
CPU Cycles |
fishbowl |
Alcor |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
256MB |
YES |
NO |
| flood |
YES |
CPU Cycles |
fishbowl |
Alcor |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
128MB |
YES |
NO |
| hurricane |
Limited |
Kernel Builds, DAT |
D309 |
Alcor |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
256MB |
YES |
No |
| squall |
Yes |
CPU Cycles |
fishbowl |
Alcor |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
128MB |
YES |
No |
| torrent |
Yes |
CPU |
fishbowl |
Alcor |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
256MB |
NO |
Yes |
| twister |
YES |
CPU Cycles |
SRC |
Demi-Sable |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
128MB |
Yes |
No |
| bluesky |
Limited |
Reserved for TPIE |
fishbowl |
Miata |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
768MB |
No |
YES |
| muggy |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Miata |
FreeBSD |
768MB |
No |
YES |
| hazy |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Miata |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
576MB |
No |
YES |
| sear |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Miata |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
576MB |
No |
YES |
| sizzle |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Miata |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
768MB |
No |
YES |
| toast |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Miata |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
256MB |
No |
YES |
| roast |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Miata |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
1024MB |
NO |
Yes |
| swelter |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Miata |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
256MB |
NO |
YES |
| boil |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Monet |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
640MB |
NO |
Yes |
| broil |
Limited |
Kernel Hacking |
fishbowl |
Monet |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
640MB |
NO |
Yes |
| bacon |
Yes |
CPU Cycles |
SRC |
164LX |
FreeBSD 4.0 |
256MB |
YES |
N |
ARI Sparcs
| NAME |
AVAIL |
LOCATION |
Type |
OS |
RAM |
Trusted |
| breezy |
YES |
Machine Room |
Ultra 140 |
Solaris |
256MB |
YES |
| brisk |
YES |
D309 |
Ultra 140 |
Solaris |
128MB |
YES |
| chilly |
YES |
fishbowl |
Ultra 140 |
Solaris |
128MB |
YES |
| cool |
YES |
fishbowl |
Ultra 140 |
Solaris |
256MB |
YES |
| cold |
NO |
Machine Room |
Ultra 140 |
Solaris |
128MB |
YES |
| denseair |
NO |
desktop |
Ultra 140 |
Solaris |
128MB |
YES |
| whiteout |
NO |
desktop |
Ultra 140 |
Solaris |
128MB |
YES |
Intel Systems cluster
| NAME | AVAIL |
Use |
LOCATION |
Type |
OS |
RAM |
Trusted |
Myrinet |
| doughnut |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| biscuit |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| cheerio |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| cornbread |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| cornflake |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| flapjack |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| frenchtoast |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| granola |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| grapefruit |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| grapenut |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| juice |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| oatmeal |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| omelette |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| overeasy |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| pancake |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| poached |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
| poptart |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
PIII@450MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
512MB |
NO |
Y |
cicada |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| katydid |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| peeper |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| treefrog |
Limited |
Anderson Desktop |
D305 |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| mosquito |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
Y |
| cricket |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| mantis |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| gnat |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
Fishbowl |
PII@300MHz |
Linux |
128MB |
NO |
Y |
| firefly |
Limited |
Becker Desktop |
D331 |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
YES |
N |
| honeybee |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| hornet |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| dragonfly |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
Y |
| horsefly |
NO |
Mobile Computing Development |
D325 |
PII@300MHz |
NT |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| ladybug |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| moth |
Limited |
Gadde Desktop |
D07 |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
N |
| wasp |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
SRC |
PII@300MHz |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
Y |
| rain |
YES |
Kernel Hacking |
FishBowl |
P6 |
FreeBSD 4.0-current |
128MB |
NO |
NO |
Intel Architecture cluster
| NAME |
AVAIL |
Use |
LOCATION |
Type |
OS |
RAM |
Trusted |
| arch1 |
Limited |
CPU Cycles |
011 North Bldg |
PII@300MHz |
Solaris |
128MB |
Yes |
| arch2 |
Limited |
CPU Cycles |
011 North Bldg |
PII@300MHz |
Solaris |
128MB |
Yes |
| ... |
Limited |
CPU Cycles |
011 North Bldg |
PII@300MHz |
Solaris |
128MB |
Yes |
| arch23 |
Limited |
CPU Cycles |
011 North Bldg |
PII@300MHz |
Solaris |
128MB |
Yes |
| arch240 |
Limited |
CPU Cycles |
011 North Bldg |
PII@300MHz |
Solaris |
128MB |
Yes |
Related machines
| NAME |
AVAIL |
Use |
LOCATION |
Type |
OS |
RAM |
Trusted |
Owner |
| hail |
YES | CPU Cycles |
Machine Room |
Alcor |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
64MB |
YES |
alvy |
| sleet |
YES | CPU Cycles |
Machine Room |
Alcor |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
64MB |
YES |
alvy |
| snow |
YES | CPU Cycles |
D309 |
Alcor |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
64MB |
YES |
alvy |
| thunder |
NO |
Desktop | D338
| Mustang |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
64MB |
YES |
chase |
| storm |
NO |
Server | Machine Room
| Alcor |
Digital UNIX 4.0 |
128MB |
YES |
chase |
Availability Key
| Symbol |
Explaination |
| YES
| Up; available for general purpose logins |
| YES
| Up; being used for research. Could be rebooted at any time. Login at your own risk |
| Limited
| Up; Access limited to people actively doing ARI research. May be in use
for kernel development. Could be rebooted at any time.
Login at your own risk |
| NO
| Up; server or personal desktop workstation; obtain permission to login |
| NO
| Down; hardware or other failure |
Machine Type Key
| Type |
Explaination |
| Miata | DEC Personal Workstation: 21164a based workstation with 21174 PYXIS chipset |
| Miata | DEC PC164LX: 600MHz 21164a based workstation with 21174 PYXIS chipset |
| Monet | Compaq XP1000: 21264 based workstation with 21271 Tsunami chipset |
| Alcor | DEC AlphaStation 600: 21164 based workstation with 21171 CIA chipset; most of ours have heads |
| Maverick | DEC AlphaStation 500: 21164 based workstation with 21171 CIA chipset; most of ours are headless
|
| Mustang | DEC AlphaStation 200: 21064 based workstation with 21071 APECS chipset.
|
| Demi-Sable | DEC AlphaServer 2000: 21064 based server. Can take up to 2 processors.
|
| Ultra 140 | Sun UltraSparc based workstation running at 143Mhz
|
| PII@300MHz | Intel-Donated Intel Pentium II @ 300Mhz with the 440LX chipset
|
| PIII@450MHz | Ari-grant Intel Pentium III @ 450Mhz with the 440BX chipset
|
| P6 | Intel Pentium Pro @ 200Mhz with the Natoma 440FX chipset
|
| 486 | Intel i486 PC
|