This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. We have established a new dual computer system to manage the INBRE web services. This system will run under the Windows 2003 operating system and should improve the robustness of the previous web environment that ran under the Windows 2000 operating system. As part of our security improvements, we also have established a new test environment to check out future additions and changes to the INBRE web services. We have a 10 node high performance Dell Linux cluster purchased under the BRIN project up and running this spring in our facilities. This system was rescued from a flood that occurred in the Biomedical building on October 30, 2004. This 32 bit system is being used to run relatively small projects that can benefit from cluster technology. In January 2005 we purchased a 96 node high performance Dell Linux cluster using INBRE funds as well as other resources. This 64 bit environment consists of 192 processors in a three rack configuration. This system has a theoretical peak performance close to one teraflop. We hired Mr. Andreas Koga to be the system administrator for the INBRE computing environment. As such, he is in charge of managing all hardware, networking, and software systems. The new Dell Linux cluster is a shared facility that was purchased with INBRE, NSF, and University of Hawaii funds. As such it is open to use by all research in the University of Hawaii system. Currently we are working with six researchers and their graduate students to test out the system and to bring it online in an orderly fashion.
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