News

"24-hour Rule" Increased

The previous 24-hour runtime limit on the Lonestar supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin (TACC) has been increased to 48 hours for UTRC users.
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UTRC network connected externally to high-speed networks across the nation

The UTRC network, which currently allows for connections of up to 10 Gbps, has been connected externally to other high-speed national networks at a bandwidth of 100 Gbps. This allows researchers to easily access other high-speed networks, such as Internet2 or LEARN. Researchers can now access other common internet resources without switching their network connection. The new connectivity also permits more UT institutions to simultaneously connect to the network at 10 Gbps. The connection currently occurs at a point in Houston and, as a result, enables Houston-based institutions to often connect at speeds faster than 10 Gbps.
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Website & Blog

For more information, please visit the UTRC website, which functions as a gateway for UTRC users to access common tasks and tutorials. The website contains news articles, FAQ, price comparisons, and other resources for UTRC users. We will soon be debuting use-case examples, which will highlight researchers and projects that rely on UTRC resources. In the future, we hope to expand the offerings on the website based on suggestions we receive from researchers throughout the UT System. The UTRC website also contains a blog intended as a venue for casual dialogue regarding the UTRC and related projects. Please feel free to send us questions or suggestions that we may feature as blog posts and visit the blog to get involved in the dialogue. Visit the website: http://www.utsystem.edu/utrc Visit the blog: http://www.utsystem.edu/utrc/blog

About UTRC

The UTRC Initiative provides competitive advantages to researchers that surpass those of peer institutions.

UTRC presents superior, comprehensive scientific capabilities that

• enable advances in current and future research efforts across all UT System institutions,
• attract superior faculty and students, and
• attract funding to UT System institutions.

How can UTRC help me?

UTRC provides:

• Advanced Computing offered through Lonestar 4 Supercomputing System, located at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC): Lonestar is a national XSEDE resource and is one of the most powerful, productive, and comprehensive academic systems in the US. read more
• High-Bandwidth Network Connectivity at 10Gpbs between all UT System institutions. read more
• Large Data Storage offered through the Corral Data Services System at TACC. Corral enables long-term data storage, hosting of large scientific data collections for collaborations and communities, and analysis capabilities that span multiple collections. read more

The UTRC is working for you by promoting and facilitating the use of resources by faculty and research teams to expand the scope of research, enable collaborations across institutions, and increase competitiveness for funding.