Discovery Cluster
Discovery is Dartmouth's high-performance computing cluster that provides substantial computational resources for research. The system features over 6,000 computational cores running CentOS Linux and is equipped with powerful GPU capabilities, including 10 A100, 72 A5500, and 12 V100 GPUs. For data storage, Discovery connects to a 2.6 PB DartFS system.
With Dartmouth affiliation, you can request your Discovery account. The Dartmouth Research Computing Bill of Rights provides the research community with a foundation of computational resources.
Connecting to the Discovery Cluster¶
After receiving your research computing access, you can connect to the cluster using Dartmouth VPN and the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. In a terminal window, type:
Usually, your Dartmouth netID is your username (replace above). You will be prompted to enter your password and authentication, be sure to follow safe password best practices. See also our resources on HPC basics.
Dartmouth Physics & Astronomy on Discovery¶
Dartmouth provides researchers with free access to a subvented HPC computing tier. This service offers immediate access to computing resources for computationally intensive tasks. Users receive up to 32 CPU cores, 256GB shared memory, and full access to large-memory HPC systems. Storage options include a 50GB home directory and up to 5TB scratch space. The service also includes comprehensive consulting and support for HPC management, data science, and scientific programming. Research groups may have customized allocations and dedicated lab spaces.
Extreme Plasmas around Compact Objects (EPaCO) group led by Prof. Mahlmann. Dedicated lab storage space for EPaCO can be accessed via:
Requesting access to lab ressources: E-mail to jens.f.mahlmann@dartmouth.edu.