Service bwUniCluster
Introductory and basic supply system for high performance computing for research and teaching
The bwUniCluster serves as the introductory, basic supply system for high-performance computing for research and teaching at universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is financed by the state universities and the MWK and can be used by participating institutions based on their share of the funding.
The bwUniCluster is part of the Baden-Württemberg state concept for high-performance computing bwHPC and is operated by the Scientific Computing Center (SCC) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
In addition to the bwUniCluster, the bwForClusters are available for specific scientific disciplines at several locations in the state - Heidelberg University, for example, hosts the bwForCluster Helix for the research fields Structural and Systems Biology, Medical Science, Soft Matter, Computational Humanities, Mathematics and Computer Science.
Target group
- University employees
- Students
- Doctoral candidates
- Researchers
Use
- The statewide-accessible, introductory and basic supply system for high performance computing
Access and requirements
Registration is required for access. There is a detailed description of the process for obtaining user access to the bwUniCluster in the bwHPC Wiki
Technical information
In April 2025 the bwUniCluster 3.0 became operational. This second successor system of the bwUniCluster consists of more than 370 SMP nodes with 64-bit processors from AMD and Intel. Further technical details and information can be found on the website of the Scientific Computing Center at KIT, which is operating the Cluster.