Specialised computer power and capability for your research
Flinders University is home to Deep Thought, the University’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform. High Performance Computing (HPC) is the practice of aggregating computing power in a way that delivers much higher performance than one could get out of a typical desktop computer or workstation in order to solve large problems in science, medicine, engineering, or business.
The Deep Thought platform is based onsite, and is available to all research staff at the University to service your research computing needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Deep Thought specialises in workloads that require:
The Deep Thought HPC, built upon high-end Dell hardware, has the following resources available to use:
We also host private nodes for dedicated resource usage.
Jobs are scheduled on the HPC using Simple Linux Usage Resource Manager (SLURM) and resources allocated using the “Fairshare” algorithm to ensure fair access and allocation of resources to each user and College.
Please note: These resources are only available to members of the Flinders University research community.
Whether you’re new to the concept of an HPC or you’re a veteran, we actively work on documentation to help you get the best out of the Flinders University Deep Thought HPC. Can’t find what your after? Try taking a look at the Deep Thought documentation or reaching out to support for further assistance. Please note: The Flinders University Deep Thought HPC support is offered on a 'best effort' basis by Digital Research Services.
View the support links below to get started with Deep Thought HPC.
Opening hours: 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays
After hours or when all staff are busy you will be given an option to leave a voicemail message. Voicemails will be accessed as soon as practical during business hours otherwise you may choose to log an IT support request.
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