History — SCS High Performance Computing Center (HPCC)

December 2003

Phase I Demolition

Phase I - Fume Hood Removal

• SCS has one small server room with 8 tons of cooling and 150 hot processors!
• NCSA decommissions Origin 2000 Supercomputers used by SCS faculty for Quantum Dynamics, Molecular Dynamics, and Molecular Discovery
• SCS acquires 4X128 processor machines
• Donation of the NCSA Origin 2000s is the catalyst to build the SCS HPCC

January 2004: Planning

• 2000 square feet total
• Build in at least 3 phases
• Available power, age of building are limiting factors

March 2004: Phase I Construction Begins

• Demolition of existing wet lab
• 1000 square feet
• 20 ton CRAC installed

Phase I - Temporary Wall

Phase I - Origin 2000s

August 2004: Phase I Completed