UCREL-Hex

UCREL-Hex History

  • Initial 3 Testbed Nodes
    The first 3 prototype nodes are deployed on John's desk! Hex begins small with a single switch, no storage and no VM infrastructure. The first 3 Hex nodes deployed on an open 19-inch rack
  • First 'Core' Nodes Purchased
    The first core 11 nodes are provisioned, linked into the cluster and installed into the server room at Infolab21. 11 Hex nodes in their rack cabinet
  • The 'Extended 3' Nodes
    Three new 64 Core Intel Xeon Silver 4216 CPU @ 2.10GHz servers are linked into the cluster, each equipped with three NVIDIA RTX A5000 24GiB GPUs and represents a significant boost in performance for Hex.
  • High-Speed Collocated Disk Server
    A high-throughput large storage server on the same network as the 'Core' nodes for long-term high performance storage access.

Plus more updates to come! If you have a particular hardware platform you would like to see on Hex, or some hardware you want to make available through Hex, do get in touch with Dr. John Vidler with details of your request; we're happy to discuss requirements and see how Hex can help!