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Computational Facilities

 
Steward has access to world-class high-performance computing facilities.  Within the department there is a 100-processor Beowulf cluster for general use.  Additionally, the University of Arizona houses two SGI supercomputers, a shared-memory SGI Altix with 612 cores, and a distributed-memory SGI Ice with 1392 cores; both are open for use by Steward personnel.  UofA also has an immersive 3-D visualization room called AZLive.

Computer Support Group

The Computer Support Group (CSG) is responsible for the support of the workstations and network of Steward Observatory. CSG supports the CentOS (Linux) and Windows operating systems.  The members of the CSG are:

Some useful links maintained by the CSG follow.


Computer Support Policy / Registration Form (pdf file)

Printcap for remote hosts

Wireless Networking