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The bwUniCluster 3.0+KIT-GFA-HPC 3 is the joint high-performance computer system of Baden-Württemberg's Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences for general purpose and teaching and located at the Scientific Computing Center (SCC) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The bwUniCluster 3.0 complements the four bwForClusters and their dedicated scientific areas.

Maintenance

Due to extensive work on the electrical installation, the HPC system bwUniCluster 3.0 and all other HPC services will be unavailable from

09.02.2026 at 06:00 AM until 18.02.2026

Please see the maintenance page for more information about planned upgrades and other changes

Training & Support

User Documentation

Cluster Funding

Please acknowledge bwUniCluster 3.0 in your publications.

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 The '''bwUniCluster 3.0+KIT-GFA-HPC 3''' is the joint high-performance computer system of Baden-Württemberg's Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences for '''general purpose and teaching''' and located at the Scientific Computing Center (SCC) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The bwUniCluster 3.0 complements the four bwForClusters and their dedicated scientific areas.
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-Due to regular maintenance work the HPC System bwUnicluster 2 will not be available from
+Due to extensive work on the electrical installation, the HPC system bwUniCluster 3.0 and all other HPC services will be unavailable from
-.05.2024 at 08:30 AM until 24.05.2024 at 15:00 AM
+.02.2026 at 06:00 AM until 18.02.2026
-Please see the [[BwUniCluster2.0/Maintenance/2024-05|maintenance]] page for more information about planned upgrades and other changes
+Please see the [[BwUniCluster3.0/Maintenance|maintenance]] page for more information about planned upgrades and other changes
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-== Changes ==
-Änderungen an Hardware, Quota
+The HPC cluster bwUniCluster 3.0 is the successor of bwUniCluster 2.0. It features accelerated and CPU-only nodes, with the host system of both node types consisting of classic x86 processor architectures.
-== Migration ==
+<br>
-Wie zieht man Daten um?
+To ensure that you can use the new system successfully and set up your working environment with ease, the following points should be noted.
+== Registration ==
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+All users who already have an entitlement on bwUniCluster 2.0 are authorized to access bwUniCluster 3.0. The user only needs to '''register for the new service''' at https://bwidm.scc.kit.edu .
+== Changes ==
+Hardware, software and the operating system have been updated and adapted to the latest standards. We would like to draw your attention in particular to the changes in policy, which must also be taken into account.
+<br>
+Changes to hardware, software and policy can be looked up here: [[BwUniCluster3.0/Data_Migration_Guide#Summary_of_changes|Summary of Changes]]
+== Migration ==
+bwUniCluster 3.0 features a completely new file system. '''There is no automatic migration of user data!'''
+<br>
+The file systems of the old system and the login nodes will remain in operation for a period of '''3 months''' after the new system goes live (till July 6, 2025).
+<br>
+In order to move data that is still needed, user software, and user specific settings from the old HOME directory to the new HOME directory, or to new workspaces, instructions are provided here: [[BwUniCluster3.0/Data_Migration_Guide#Migration_of_Data|Data Migration Guide]]
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-* Access: [[Registration/bwUniCluster|Registration]], [[Registration/Deregistration|Deregistration]]
+* Access: [[Registration/bwUniCluster|Registration]], [[Registration/Deregistration|Deregistration]], [[BwUniCluster3.0/Policies|Policies]]
 * [[BwUniCluster3.0/Login|Login]]
+** [[BwUniCluster3.0/Login/Client|SSH Clients]]
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+** [[BwUniCluster3.0/Login/Data_Transfer|Data Transfer]]
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-** [[BwUniCluster3.0/Slurm|Slurm]]
-** [[BwUniCluster3.0/Batch_Queues|Queues and interactive Jobs]]
 * [[BwUniCluster3.0/Maintenance|Operational Changes]]
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