Ampere

This is a GPU server of the Department of Computer Engineering, University of Peradeniya.

You can use this server using the LDAP login for ce.pdn.ac.lk undergraduates (which is used for CO top floor lab, Aiken and Tesla) without sudo access.

Specifications

2* Intel Xeon 4215R Processors
2 * RTX A6000 48GB GPUs
128 GB (8x16 GB) DDR4 2933 Memory
HP Z Turbo Quad Pro 512GB SSD, 2 * 4TB Sata HDD

Q. How to connect to this server?

Since ampere.ce.pdn.ac.lk does not have a public IP, you can either SSH directly from inside the university network, or SSH through Tesla (which has a public IP) from outside the university network. Read how to SSH

Direct (from inside the university network):

ssh e14000@ampere.ce.pdn.ac.lk

Jump through Tesla (from outside):

ssh -J e14000@tesla.ce.pdn.ac.lk e14000@ampere.ce.pdn.ac.lk

Q. What is the IP address of this server?

This server uses the internal IP address 10.40.18.10. This address is only valid within the Peradeniya network.

Q. How can I get access to this server?

If you are an undergraduate student of the department, you already have access to this server. If not, follow the instructions on this web page.

Q. How is the storage set up in this server?

512GB SSD (nvme0n1p2) is used for the operating system.

SATA Hard disks (to be used by students):

sda 8:0 0 3.6T 0 disk

├─sda1 8:1 0 2T 0 part /storage/datasets
└─sda2 8:2 0 1.6T 0 part /storage/scratch1

sdb 8:16 0 3.6T 0 disk

├─sdb1 8:17 0 2T 0 part /storage/scratch2
└─sdb2 8:18 0 1.6T 0 part /storage/scratch3

Q. How can I request storage for a project on this server?

Read https://www.cs.umd.edu/~gihan/resources/pdn-hpc/ >> “Requesting/managing project storage on Peradeniya Servers”

Q. What datasets are stored in this server?

Run

ls /storage/datasets

to see the preloaded datasets. If you want us to store another dataset, make a request on #ask-for-help discord channel.

Q. How to install software on this server?

First, try to install it using the conda package manager ( Read instructions ).
Then, try singularity [We have to install this]. Read more (the methodology is similar to Turing)
Finally, ask on #ask-for-help on Discord.

Q. My question is not listed here. What should I do?

Post your question on #ask-for-help channel on peracom discord. If you are not on the discord server, reach out to E/17/Akila via email.