Stampede and Lonestar overview and comparison
| lonestar | stampede | |
|---|---|---|
| login nodes | 2 12 cores | 6 16 cores each |
| standard compute nodes | 1,088 12 cores each | 6,400 16 cores each |
| large memory nodes | 5 24 cores each | 16 32 cores each |
| batch system | SGE | SLURM |
| maximum job run time | 24 hours | 48 hours |
User guides can be found at:
- https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/user-guides/lonestar
- https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/user-guides/stampede
Unfortunately, the TACC user guides are aimed towards a different user community – the weather modelers and aerodynamic flow simulators who need very fast matrix manipulation and other high performance computing features.
