Swansea University hosts a 2-rack 2048-node IBM Blue Gene/P system as part of STFC's DiRAC facility serving high performance computing projects in particle physics and astronomy.

It can be accessed via its front-end node bluecr-bg-fen.swan.ac.uk

It is intended primarily for the use of the UKQCD collaboration.

To apply for an account on this machine please download and complete the form, available in the following formats

PDF,
Microsoft Word
Apple Pages

Completed forms should be returned either electronically or as hardcopy to:

Professor Simon Hands
Department of Physics, College of Science,
Swansea University,
Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP.

Once the application is approved you will receive an email with further instructions

Queries related to system administration should be addressed to Andrew Austin


An IBM "Redbook" giving an overview of developing applications for Blue Gene can be found here or downloaded here


Further documentation relating to the Blue Gene can be downloaded here,