ICS-ACI

What is “ICS-ACI?”

Since February 2014, the Institute for CyberScience has operated the Lion-X clusters, including Hammer; and, as of July 1st, 2014, the staff of the former RCC joined ICS. ICS-ACI or Institute for CyberScience Advanced CyberInfrastructure refers to ICS’s high-performance computing service and infrastructure. In addition to maintaining the Lion-X systems, we have also launched ACI-b, our new batch-processing cluster, and anticipate launching ACI-i, an interactive cluster like Hammer.

What does ICS-ACI do?

ICS-ACI provides high-quality, advanced computing and storage for researchers in addition to a variety of services, including operations, backup, technical consulting, and training. It currently operates over 16,000 processing cores, 2.5 Petabytes of parallel file storage, high-speed interconnects, and a large software stack supporting all aspects of research.

How can ICS-ACI help you?

Take a more detailed look at our equipment, our services, and how ICS-ACI can help you meet your research goals.

Want a 30-day, no-obligation, free trial to see firsthand what we can do for you? Try ICS-ACI!

You can also access ICS-ACI policies, information about ICS accounts and 2FA, and “Slim” access accounts.

Who to Contact

The i-ASK Center provides technical support for ICS-ACI users. Visit the i-ASK page for more information or email iask@ics.psu.edu for help with a technical support issue.

How to Acknowledge Use of ICS-ACI Services

Please include the following statement in published research or reports:

“This research or portions of this research were conducted with Advanced CyberInfrastructure computational resources provided by The Institute for CyberScience at The Pennsylvania State University (http://ics.psu.edu).”