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 (Unlimited for condo users) |
10GB Home Directory Condo Storage |
scp & sftp rclone to Berkeley Box & bDrive Globus endpoints via dtn.brc.berkeley.edu |
P1/P2 | 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 |
P1/P2 | 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 with project application | 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 with project application | Bridges webpage |
| Jetstream (XSEDE resource) | Virtual machines Reproducibility Interactive work | N/A | XSEDE Storage Allocations for virtual "drives" | scp/rsync to/from VMsGlobus Connect Personal to/from VMs | No | Free with project application | Jetstream webpage |
| XStream (XSEDE resource) | GPU applications | 48 hours | 5GB Home directory Node-local SSD Parallel Lustre filesystem XSEDE Storage Allocations | Globus | No | Free with project application | 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 with project application | Stampede webpage |
| Commercial Cloud Services (e.g. Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Digital Ocean) |
Virtual machines Website hosting Networking Cloud Storage Mobile development |
N/A | Many services to fit flexible needs | Depends on service | Depends on service, numerous options | Cost Estimators: AWS Azure GCP Digital Ocean |
AWS Azure GCP Digital Ocean |
Savio
If you are interested in using the Savio cluster, please see our extensive documentation 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).
Commercial Cloud Providers
If you are interested in using a commercial cloud provider, please contact us at brc@berkeley.edu and CC the Cloud Resource Center at cloud-resource-center@lists.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 interested in attending the Cloud Working Group meetings.
*Sensitive Data: 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. Additional data security information for Berkeley sytems can be found here.