by Deb Nigra | Jul 1, 2021 | What's new on Bridges-2
The NVIDIA compilers (formerly PGI) have been updated on Bridges-2 to version 21.5. This is now the default when you load the nvhpc module.
by Deb Nigra | Mar 15, 2021 | What's new on Bridges-2
The names of the modules that use the NVIDIA (formerly called PGI) compilers are changing. They will now use “nvhpc” to indicate the compiler set instead of “pgi”. An example is given below To useOld module nameNew module nameOpenMPI v. 4.0.5...
by Deb Nigra | Mar 4, 2021 | What's new on Bridges-2
Bridges RM users: note that the new Bridges-2 RM nodes have 128 cores per node, a significant increase from the 28 cores that Bridges RM nodes had. Some Bridges-2 allocations have already been exhausted because users did not account for using 128 cores on each RM node...
by Deb Nigra | Feb 2, 2021 | What's new on Bridges-2
Dear Bridges User, After five years of enabling research and discovery, PSC will be decommissioning the Bridges platform in the coming weeks. All Bridges users with active grants will be transferred to PSC’s new flagship system, Bridges-2, upon the completion of the...
by Deb Nigra | Jan 1, 2021 | Best Practices
The main advantages of file compression are reductions in storage space, data transmission time, and communication bandwidth. This can result in significant cost savings. Compressed files may require significantly less storage capacity than uncompressed files, meaning...
