CCMS

Center for Computational Materials Science
Institute for Materials Research,
Tohoku University

Past News

News

2019/ 6/18

[ Programming training seminar ]

We are planning to organize training seminar for Cray XC50 and CS Storm GPU supercomputing system. Those who wish to participate in this seminar, please send e-mail to us by July 10. Please see agenda for this seminar.

2019/ 5/29

[ installation of application software ]

We have installed following application software.
Large-scale parallel computing server:

  • QuantumATK 2019.03 (set as default)
  • Intel compiler 19.0.2.187 (default version is 18.0.2.199)
  • Intel MKL 19.0.2.187 (default version is 18.0.2.199)
Parallel computing and informatics server:
  • MATLAB R2019a (set as default)

2019/ 5/22

[ for super computing system users ]

The Center news No.31 (in Japanese) is published.

2019/ 5/15

[ maintenance operation of the supercomputing system ]

Service suspension period: May 27 (Mon.) 9:00 -- May 29 (Wed.) 10:00, 2019

2019/ 5/ 7

[ Update of SSH public key ]

We have deleted your old SSH public key at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. When you login to the supercomputing system after that, please re-create your public key on the public key registration system.

2019/ 4/19

[ supercomputing system in the holidays ]

Apr. 26 (Fri.), 17:00 -- May 7 (Tue.), 9:00, 2019
The supercomputing system continues to operate during the above periods. However, the administrators cannot help you immediately when you have any troubles.

2019/ 4/15

[ installation of application software ]

We have installed VESTA on the visualization server.

2019/ 3/20

[ installation of application software ]

We have installed following application software.
Large-scale parallel computing server:

  • Materials Studio 2019 (default version is 2018)
  • PGI compiler 19.1-0 (set as default)
Accelerator server:
  • Intel compiler 19.0.2.187 (default version is 17.0.4.196)
  • Intel MKL 19.0.2.187 (default version is 17.0.4.196)
  • PGI compiler 19.1-0 (set as default)
Parallel computing and informatics server:
  • Materials Studio 2019 (default version is 2018)
  • ANSYS Mechanical CFD 19.3 (set as default)
  • Intel compiler 19.0.2.187 (default version is 17.0.4.196)
  • Intel MKL 19.0.2.187 (default version is 17.0.4.196)
  • PGI compiler 19.1-0 (set as default)

2019/ 3/15

[ Update/terminate of your account ]

We are updating information of user's account to log in the supercomputing system for the FY2019. Please submit the "Registration form" at the web site. Please see detailed information.
Period for submission of registration form: March 21 -- March 28,2019 at 12:00 a.m.

2019/ 3/ 6

[ installation of application software ]

We have installed following application software.
Large-scale parallel computing server:

  • WIEN2k 18.2
  • LAMMPS 12Dec18
  • ABINIT 8.10.2
  • HPhi 3.1.2
  • mVMC 1.0.3
  • CP2K 7.0
Accelerator server:
  • LAMMPS 12Dec18

2019/ 3/ 4

[ maintenance operation of the supercomputing system ]

Service suspension period: Mar. 18 (Mon.) 9:00 -- Mar. 20 (Wed.) 10:00, 2019

2019/ 1/24

[ installation of application software ]

We have installed following application software.
Large-scale parallel computing server:

  • ADF 2018.105
  • QUANTUM ESPRESSO 6.3
  • RSDFT 1.3.0
Visualization server:
  • AVS/Express 8.4 with new CCMS modules

2019/ 1/15

[ maintenance operation of web server ]

Due to the maintenance operation, our web server will be unavailable during the following period.
Service suspension period of web server:
 Jan. 21 (Jan.) 16:00 -- Jan. 22 (Tue.) 18:00, 2019

2019/ 1/ 8

[ maintenance operation of the supercomputing system ]

Service suspension period: Jan. 21 (Mon.) 9:00 -- Jan. 24 (Thu.) 10:00, 2019

2018/12/21

[ for super computing system users ]

The Center news No.30 (in Japanese) is published.

2018/12/17

[ supercomputing system in the period of year-end and new year holidays ]

Dec. 28 (Fri.), 2018, 17:00 -- Jan. 7 (Mon.), 2019, 9:00
The supercomputing system continues to operate during the above periods. However, the administrators cannot help you immediately when you have any troubles.

2018/12/ 4

[ maintenance operation of SINET network ]

Due to the maintenance operation of a Japanese academic backbone network, network communication from outside of Tohoku University may be interrupted during the following period.
Service suspension period:
 Dec. 5 (Wed.) 12:00 -- 13:00, 2018

2018/11/12

[ maintenance operation of the supercomputing system ]

Service suspension period of the supercomputing system:
 Nov. 26 (Mon.) 9:00 -- Nov. 29 (Thu.) 10:00, 2018
Service suspension period:
 Nov. 26 (Mon.) 16:30 -- Nov. 28 (Wed.) 14:00, 2018

2018/ 9/11

[ maintenance operation of the supercomputing system ]

Service suspension period: Sep. 25 (Tue.) 9:00 -- Sep. 26 (Wed.) 10:00, 2018

2018/ 8/ 1

[ supercomputing system in the period of the summer vacation ]

Aug. 10 (Fri.), 17:00 -- Aug. 20 (Mon.), 9:00, 2018
The supercomputing system will be available as usual during the above term. However, the administrators cannot help you immediately when you have any trouble.

2018/ 8/ 1

[ Service suspention of the supercomputing system ]

Service suspension period:
Aug. 3 (Fri.), 12:00 -- Aug. 6 (Mon.), 16:00, 2018
Because of power outage on August 5 (Sun.), we will stop the supercomputing system.

2018/ 5/31

[ for supercomputing system users ]

The Center news No.29 (in Japanese) is published.

2017/12/27

[ update of the supercomputing system ]

We are planning to update the supercomputing system from the middle of April in 2018.

1. Update schedule

End of present supercomputing system : Apr. 12 (Thu.) 9:00, 2018
Start of new supercomputing system (schedule) : Aug. 1 (Wed.) 13:00, 2018

We will cancel all running and pending jobs at April 1st and one cannot run any jobsafter April 1st, 2018. However, one can login to the supercomputing system and download own data until April 11.

2. Outline of the new supercomputing system

Please see new_system.pdf.

3. Data transfer

We will transfer data on one’s home directory except for SAS areas (/home/UID/sassuper and /home/UID/sasapp) to the new supercomputing system. If one needs data on SAS areas, be sure to download by the end of supercomputing system service.

2017/12/21

[ for super computing system users ]

The Center news No.28 (in Japanese) is published.