NSM’s PARAM Shakti

(Currently in Testing Phase)

Welcome to NSM PARAM RUDRA Supercomputing Facility PARAM Shakti – 3.1PF Cluster @ IITM

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In 2020, under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), IIT Madras was selected for the installation of a 3 Petaflop supercomputing facility. With support from C-DAC Pune, the installation will be completed during 2024–2025. The PARAM RUDRA Supercomputing Facility at IIT Madras, named as PARAM SHAKTI, marks a significant breakthrough in computing power and infrastructure.

PARAM shakthi Overview

PARAM Shakti is a high-performance supercomputer developed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). It is built on PARAM RUDRA servers, a powerful computing platform designed to handle complex calculations and simulations at exceptional speed and scale.

The supercomputer features a heterogeneous and hybrid architecture, combining Intel Xeon 2nd Gen Cascade Lake processors with NVIDIA Ampere A100 GPU cards. The system was designed and implemented by the HPC Technologies Group at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).Key features include:

  • Total number of Nodes: 622 (20 + 602)
  • 10 Login Nodes and 10 Management Nodes
  • 476 CPU only Nodes and 96 high-memory CPU only Nodes (768 GB each)
  • 30 GPU Nodes with Tesla A100 GPUs,
  • 4 PiB of storage with 40 GB/s bandwidth
  • 400 TiB of high-speed storage at 100 GB/s
  • achieving a peak performance of 3.1 PFLOPS

For more information about the system configuration, how to obtain an account, and how to access the Aqua Cluster, please refer to the links below:

Please click the links to learn more about each topic.

Title/Link
Introduction
System Architecture and Configuration
Getting User Accounts -IITM Users
First things First
How to access the Cluster
Transferring files
Resource Management
Loading packages through SPACK
Preparing Your Own Executable
Debugging Your Codes
ML /DL Application Development
Some Important Facts
Best Practices for HPC
Installed Applications
Acknowledging the National Supercomputing Mission in Publications
Getting Help – PARAM Rudra Support
User Creation Process
Closing Your Account on PARAM Rudra
References