Hardware

High performance Cluster: for high throughput data analysis. It is not directly available to the end users, but can be used through the BRC staff.

AGAR1, Agar2, Agar3 workstations: These three servers are available, free of charge, for data analysis. They each have 20 GB of RAM and six CPUs. They have a wide variety of genomics software installed, including CLC Bio Genomics Workbench. The full list of installed softwares can be viewed in the section below. Access to these machines requires you to log in from an on-site computer, which is provided in room 1226 of the Biotechnology Center. You must contact the BRC to set up an account before you can use the computers and there is a Google calendar to sign up for time on each machine.

SUMO workstation: This is our large memory machine. It has 512 GB of RAM and 32 processors. There is a charge for using this machine, which is a sliding scale starting at $3.50 per hour, reduced to $2 per hour after a certain number of hours has been reached (pricing details upon request). The charge model is similar to a rental car; when you sign up for this machine you have exclusive use. You are charged from your first login to your last logout - these are calendar hours, not CPU hours. Remote access is allowed to this machine. There is a waiting list, please contact the BRC if you would like to be placed on the list.

High performance storage: An Isilon storage server with 400TB space for sequencing data access and storage.

Software

Analysis Suite:

Assembling

Variant analysis