IBM p6-p575 - Firefly
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IBM
In use: August 13, 2008 - January 31, 2013
Experimental use
Peak teraflops: 3.61
Processors: 192
Clock speed: 4.70GHz
Memory (terabytes): 0.90TB
Electrical power consumption: 29.00 kW
Paired with: IBM p6-p575
Firefly was a test system for Bluefire and was used by CISL systems and consulting staff to test new software before deploying it in production on Bluefire. Firefly also served to host operational forecasts performed by the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) when Bluefire was unavailable. AMPS generates twice daily operational forecasts in support of the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and the scientists living there.