BinAC2

The bwForCluster BinAC 2 supports researchers from the broader fields of Bioinformatics, Astrophysics, Geosciences, Pharmacy, and Medical Informatics.

Immediate Shutdown of BinAC 2 Login: 08.07.2026

Due to a critical security vulnerability, all login nodes of BinAC 2 had to be taken offline immediately. What does this mean for you? Login access is currently unavailable – please refrain from further login attempts. Jobs already running in the queue are not affected and will continue as normal. New jobs cannot be submitted at this time. Next Steps We are working diligently to resolve the issue and will keep you informed as soon as the systems are available again. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

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Training & Support

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User Documentation

Registration Login Hardware and Architecture Node Specifications File Systems and Workspaces Usage of Software on BinAC 2 For available Software Modules see bwhpc.de Software Search (select bwForCluster BinAC 2) Create Software Environments with Conda Use nf-core Nextflow pipelines See Development for info about compiler and parallelization Batch System (SLURM) SLURM Partitions

Cluster Funding

Please acknowledge the cluster in your publications.