Kan Balam

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Kan Balam (also known as KanBalam) is a computer cluster located in Mexico City, on the main campus of the UNAM. With a capacity of 7.113 teraflops, 3016GB of RAM and 160TB of storage, it is the number one in Latin America. It started working since January 16, 2007.

Among the objectives of this super computer is to allow Mexican researchers to work with highly modern infrastructure without the necessity if leaving the country, thus helping to stop the brain drain that the country has had in the last years. The principal subjects helped due this computer are astrophysics, particle physics, quantum physics,geology and is mainly devoted towards seismic engineering. It will also be used to do weather measurements and it will ne available for public and private companies.

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Processing

The computer has 1368 AMD Opteron 2.6GHz processors and 3016GB RAM, distributed in 337 calculation nodes, each with 8GB RAM and two DUO processors and in 5 specialized nodes with 64GB RAM each.

[edit] Storage

KanBalam has a storage system of 768 hard disks, with 200GB each.

[edit] Interconnection

The processing nodes communicate with the storage system in a high speed network. It connects 576 ports with 2 switches infiniband, reaching speed of the order of 10GBps.

[edit] Control

The computer has 4 HP service nodes.

[edit] OS

Kan Balam uses Linux.^[1]

[edit] Issues

Due to a quality fabric issue and procrastination from the personal at the UNAM Computer department DGSCA at the very beginning the computer was unable to run at optimal speed or make use of the full power of the processors, in recent dates, the computer has been repaired and is near optimal condition.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Gaceta UNAM N°3953. La UNAM, líder del supercómputo en AL
• La Jornada - Permitirá supercomputadora analizar temblores silenciosos
• Argenpress - La UNAM tiene computadora más potente de América Latina
• Prensalatina.com - Nueva supercomputadora estudiará fenómenos sismológicos en México
• Esmas.com - Inaugura UNAM nueva supercomputadora
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