The Param Himalaya HPC Facility at IIT Mandi offers a robust computing environment with a combination of CPU nodes, high-memory nodes, and GPU-accelerated nodes. This diverse setup caters to a wide range of computational tasks, making it ideal for research, simulations, and large-scale data analysis.

The facility’s nodes are interconnected by a High-Speed InfiniBand (IB) network, ensuring low-latency, high-throughput data transfer. Managed by SLURM, users can efficiently submit, monitor, and manage jobs through commands like srun, squeue, and sbatch, streamlining the workflow for large computational tasks at IIT Mandi.

The HPC Facility incorporates hot aisle containment, optimizing air flow and cooling efficiency. This setup reduces energy consumption, ensuring the facility runs sustainably while maintaining optimal temperatures for the powerful servers. It contributes to both cost savings and improved performance of computational resources.

The HPC Facility at IIT Mandi features Xeon processors with 64 to 128 GB RAM, and 10G connectivity across 171 nodes. This scalable architecture supports a variety of research needs, from CPU-parallel tasks to GPU-intensive simulations, providing IIT Mandi's academic community with powerful resources for advanced computing tasks.