Current News

• 09.01.2011: Sokolik/Tatarskii Cluster Expansion
  The group has expanded their current cluster by 96 cores, for a total of 356 cores.  This includes a 256Gb RAM, 48 core node.  Other upgrades included a new RAID controller and internal storage.

• 08.26.2011: EAS Outfits New Labs
  EAS has deployed 46 new computers and 22" monitors to three labs, two offices in the new Clough Commons.  These systems use a dual boot method for redundancy - disk and network boot.

• 08.01.2011: EAS Upgrades Computing Lab
  EAS has upgraded all computers in ES&T L1110 to quad core machines.  All machines also received new 22" monitors to facilitate visualization.

• 08.01.2011: EAS Upgrades VMware
  EAS has upgraded VMware View to 4.6 and deployed additional machines to incoming graduate students.

• 07.25.2011: Curry/Webster Group NAS expansion
  The group has expanded its current NAS server by an additional 48 Terabytes, and added Infiniband connectivity for data transfer.

• 06.01.2011: EAS Deploys CrashPlan Pro
  In an effort to provide backup for desktop/notebook computers, EAS has deployed CrashPlan Pro in conjunction with OIT's upcoming campus offering.

• 03.29.2011: Di Lorenzo Group expands storage
  Storage was expanded on the group NAS server by an additional RAID controller and 48 Terabytes of space.  The system was also upgraded to Infiniband capability for data transfer.

• 01.19.2011: EAS deploys second NAS server
  EAS deploys 48 Terabyte multi-purpose NAS server for departmental use.

• 11.29.2010: Zhigang Peng Group - Deploys new NAS server
  Zhigang Peng Group - Deploys new NAS server with 48 Terabytes of storage.

• 08.23.2010: Yuhang Wang Group adds servers
  The group has added two 48-core nodes to its computational resources.

• 08.10.2010: ISG welcomes new member
  EAS/ISG welcomes Mack Jenkins to the staff.  Mack will be providing Linux and VMware support for EAS..

• 08.06.2010: EAS VLAB upgraded to vSphere
  The EAS Virtual Lab system has been upgraded to vSphere 4.  The new version offers improved performance and reliability.  This upgrade also facilitates deployment of Windows 7 desktops.

• 06.15.2010: Curry/Webster NAS Deployment
  The Curry/Webster Group has deployed a new 48 Tbyte NAS unit for hurricane data. 

• 05.20.2010: Yuhang Wang NAS Depolyment
  The Yuhang Wang Group has deployed a new 48Tbyte NAS unit for the storage of group data.  This is in addition to the existing 50Tbyte systems in place.

• 05.19.2010: Webster/Curry Data Migration
  10Tbytes of storage was migrated from an aging SCSI NAS unit to a newly expanded NAS unit, allowing for retirement of the old system.