BRC-Facilitated Computational Resources
This page is a list of computational resources both directly provided and facilitated by Berkeley Research Computing (BRC). It is meant to be a summary and overview of the research computing landscape and is not exhaustive. For more information about any of the resources listed here, please click the linked name of the resource to see how to get in touch with BRC consulting so that we may discuss the system(s) most appropriate for your workflows.
Resources directly provided by BRC:
| Name | Best Suited For | Max. Job Time | Storage Options | Data Transfer Options | Sensitive data*? | Cost | Webpage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savio | Traditional HPC Linux workflows Batch job submission |
72 hours | 10GB Home Directory storage Condo Storage |
lftp to Berkeley Box gdrive CLI tool to bDrive Globus endpoints via dtn.brc.berkeley.edu |
PL0 | Free (optional purchasing) | Savio webpage |
| Analytics Environments on Demand (AEoD) |
Interactive work Windows environments Scalable memory needs (2-64GB of RAM or more) |
Variable based on MOU |
5GB personal storage Optional CIFS NAS mounting |
bDrive via Google Drive folder sync (recommended) Berkeley Box via Box Sync or CyberDuck |
PL0 | Free (with MOU) | AEoD webpage |
Resources facilitated (not directly provided) by BRC:
| Name | Best Suited For | Max. Job Time | Storage Options | Data Transfer Options | Sensitive data*? | Cost | Webpage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet (available thorugh XSEDE and HPC@UC) | Rapid access Test accounts GPU applications Traditional HPC |
48 hours | 5GB Home Directory SSD Scratch Parallel Lustre Scratch XSEDE Storage Allocations for persistent project space |
Globus | No | Free | Comet webpage |
| Bridges (XSEDE resource) | Extreme (~TB) memory needs Web server use Hadoop/Spark use GPU applications Traditional HPC |
48 hours | 10GB Home Directory Node-local scratch Memory-local scratch Temporary file storage XSEDE Storage Allocations for persistent project space |
Globus
|
No | Free | Bridges webpage |
| Jetstream (XSEDE resource) | Virtual machines Reproducibility Interactive work |
N/A | XSEDE Storage Allocations for custom-size VM-mountable block devices (similar to AWS EBS volumes) | scp/rsync to/from VMs
Globus Connect Personal to/from VMs |
No | Free | Jetstream webpage |
| XStream (XSEDE resource) | GPU applications | 48 hours | 5GB Home directory Lustre Object Storage Target XSEDE Storage Allocations |
Globus | No | Free | XStream webpage |
| Stampede (XSEDE resource) | GPU applications Visualization Traditional HPC |
48 hours | 5GB Home directory 1TB temporary file storage Scratch filesystem XSEDE Storage Allocations for Long-term tape archival storage |
Globus
scp to Ranch for long-term tape archival storage |
No | Free | Stampede webpage |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Virtual machines Website hosting Networking Cloud Storage |
N/A | AWS S3 AWS EBS AWS Glacier |
S3 API using various 3rd party tools scp/rsync to VMs |
Yes* (link to BAA) | Varies | AWS webpage |
| Microsoft Azure | Virtual machines Website hosting Cloud Storage Mobile developement |
N/A | Azure storage options Cool Blob Storage |
TBD | Yes* (link to BAA) | Varies | Azure webpage |
| Google Cloud Platform | Virtual machines Website hosting Networking Cloud Storage |
N/A | Google Cloud Storage
Nearline Storage |
TBD | Yes* (link to BAA) | Varies | GCP webpage |
Savio
If you are interested in using the Savio cluster, please see the System Overview page for more information, including technical specifications. If you have questions about the cluster and how it might fit into your workflow, please email us at brc@berkeley.edu with a brief description of your project, a concise overview of the software and data you're using, and a summary of what stage you are at in your research process.
Analytics Environments on Demand (AEoD)
If you are interested in using AEoD with your Windows software, please email us at brc@berkeley.edu.
XSEDE
If you are interested in using any of the XSEDE resources, please contact us at brc@berkeley.edu so that we can work with you directly to obtain access to the appropriate resource(s).
Cloud Providers
If you are interested in using a cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), please contact us at brc@berkeley.edu with a brief description of your project, a concise overview of the software and data you're using, and a summary of what stage you are at in your research process. Additionally, you may be also interested in attending the Cloud Working Group meetings.
*Compliance depends upon the terms of the data use agreement, IRB approval, license, contract or other policy or policies that govern confidentiality of the particular data.