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Current Usage Narrative
As of July 17, 2026:
- Cluster 2 is your default choice for local compute. Most things work here.
- Cluster 3 aka Wynton is your default for "at scale" calculations. Most of ZINC and most software is here. Cluster 3 will be going away in 2027. We'
're not sure exactly when.
- Cluster 7 should be your default choice for local compute, except it still lacks some features and software. This is the cluster that will grow most between now and 2030 assuming we survive our leaders.
- Cluster 8 will be your default choice for "at scale" calculations by 2027. For now, you can get access, and there is spare capacity.
- Cluster 0 still exists, but is "legacy" and is being wound up.
- Cluster 6 aka Keiser still exists, but is "legacy" and is being wound up.
- Cluster 1 has not existed since 2014. ixnay onyay ethay uestionsqay.
Set up your own cluster
see: So you want to set up a lab
New group members
please use Cluster 7. Most group members as of Feb 2026 are using Cluster 2. A few are using Cluster 7, just ask us. Cluster 8 (coreHPC) is available. exceptions.
- the cpu/gpu and disk spaces are guesses and no effort has been made to make them accurate. If you know the correct numbers, please update and indicate this **
| Cluster ID | Description | How to get started | cpu/gpu | Disk space | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster 0 | Legacy UCSF cluster | Closed | 300/0 | 20 TB | Legacy support. Retire asap. |
| Cluster 1 | Toronto Cluster | Closed | 448/0 | 40 TB | Defunct |
| Cluster 2 | New UCSF cluster | Closed | 800/52 | 6.5 PB | No new growth. Merge into Cluster 7 |
| Cluster 3 | UCSF Shared Cluster aka Wynton | Closed | 18,000/250 | 6 PB | Wynton is end of life. Merging with cluster 8. |
| Cluster 5 | Amazon Cloud | ask John | unlimited | unlimited | Commercial. Ask us. Watch out for bandwidth costs. |
| Cluster 6 | Mike Keiser cluster | Closed | 100/50 | 1 PB | End of life. being merged into cluster 7 |
| Cluster 7 | New Cluster 7 | JJ/Khanh | 100/8 | 1 PB | Future main private cluster for our group |
| Cluster 8 | FAC/coreHPC | UCSF IT | 16,000/350 | 1 PB | UCSF replacement for Wynton |
| Cluster 9 | Offsite experimental cluster | John | 64/4 | 1 PB | off-site cluster |
Access our clusters from secure machines only. If unsure, ask the sysadmins.
Pages in category "Cluster"
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