{"id":3925,"date":"2016-09-16T13:50:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T13:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=3925"},"modified":"2016-09-16T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T13:50:11","slug":"smgresearch1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/tech\/software\/research-servers\/smgresearch1\/","title":{"rendered":"SMGResearch1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-724316a46bedcb39f21933a7bdaa5c18\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-724316a46bedcb39f21933a7bdaa5c18 .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/09\/photo-1458040937381-49c067dfd49a-scaled.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-724316a46bedcb39f21933a7bdaa5c18 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_px='450'><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color avia-full-stretch'><\/div><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' style='height:450px'><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3925'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-781ae9c73cea26c82852f18c0e959017\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-781ae9c73cea26c82852f18c0e959017{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-781ae9c73cea26c82852f18c0e959017 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-781ae9c73cea26c82852f18c0e959017 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-781ae9c73cea26c82852f18c0e959017 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-781ae9c73cea26c82852f18c0e959017 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-781ae9c73cea26c82852f18c0e959017 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-781ae9c73cea26c82852f18c0e959017 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >SMGresearch1<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-d18d8c2c81d10022ebd21ffa95322c35 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3925'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-e40f9bee1a889c55a31e0c5c4985c8e7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e40f9bee1a889c55a31e0c5c4985c8e7{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e40f9bee1a889c55a31e0c5c4985c8e7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e40f9bee1a889c55a31e0c5c4985c8e7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-e40f9bee1a889c55a31e0c5c4985c8e7 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What is SMGresearch1?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>SMGResearch1 is a virtual machine created in 2012 to provide\u00a0Faculty and PhD students\u00a0with access to computational resources and programs that were otherwise unavailable on desktop computers or via computer labs. The server was also intended to provide clients with a faster turnaround for computational resources than other methods of research computing at BU.<\/p>\n<p>Since its creation, research computing at Boston University has matured significantly. Centralized resources are now more powerful, accessible, and faster than SMGResearch1. As a result, effective immediately, <strong>Questrom ITS is phasing out SMGResearch1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-60ac4b9bd827598de90ae0b02a8dd750\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-60ac4b9bd827598de90ae0b02a8dd750{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-60ac4b9bd827598de90ae0b02a8dd750 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-60ac4b9bd827598de90ae0b02a8dd750 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-60ac4b9bd827598de90ae0b02a8dd750 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why is it Being Phased Out?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The server has become overly large and very difficult for ITS staff to maintain and continue running. Additionally, as researchers in Questrom have begun doing more advanced research, the work they&#8217;re doing on the server has become more advanced and in most cases too large for the server. As a result, Questrom ITS set out to find other alternative on-campus for our researchers. Based on our research, we believe that using\u00a0BU&#8217;s\u00a0Shared Computing Cluster (SCC) is a better solution for Questrom researchers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-822a4176f8d7d27e813f700e42d184ba\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-822a4176f8d7d27e813f700e42d184ba{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-822a4176f8d7d27e813f700e42d184ba .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-822a4176f8d7d27e813f700e42d184ba .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-822a4176f8d7d27e813f700e42d184ba av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why SCC<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Shared Computing Cluster is maintained by a dedicated Research Computing Services team who works to ensure that the service is available, fast, and reliable at all time. In addition to providing you with a reliable platform on which to run your research, the team is also able to help you run your research on the cluster faster and more reliably. Unlike the self-support model that comes with using SMGResearch1, the team behind the SCC is ready and willing to help you with your code and research to better enable your work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-be3b8dd71626e0e57910d011e0ec3ab4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-be3b8dd71626e0e57910d011e0ec3ab4{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-be3b8dd71626e0e57910d011e0ec3ab4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-be3b8dd71626e0e57910d011e0ec3ab4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-be3b8dd71626e0e57910d011e0ec3ab4 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >When is it Being Phased Out?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Starting immediately, no new accounts will be provisioned on SMGResearch1 and all new research projects are encouraged to use the SCC. Please note that PhD students will need their research projects to be sponsored by a faculty member.<\/p>\n<p>Existing projects should begin to migrate to the SCC as soon as possible. <strong>All projects must be moved by January 1, 2017<\/strong> at which point the server will be decommissioned.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-1c43b71a03f93785329e3d58506bb091\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1c43b71a03f93785329e3d58506bb091{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1c43b71a03f93785329e3d58506bb091 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-1c43b71a03f93785329e3d58506bb091 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-1c43b71a03f93785329e3d58506bb091 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What Next?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Questrom IT Services has been working with IS&amp;T Research Computing (formerly IS&amp;T Scientific Visualization and Computing) to deliver faster and more reliable research computing resources to our users. 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