July 21, 2009
Coates supercomputer photo essay
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Douglas Couch, an information technology security engineer at Purdue University, installs a 10-gigabit network card into a computer processor. More than 200 Purdue staff members and students joined forces to install the Big Ten's largest campus supercomputer, named "Coates." Coates is comprised of more than 10,000 processors, and is a pure 10 Gb-E computer, making it one of the world's fastest supercomputers. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)
A publication-quality photo is available at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2009/coates-couch.jpg
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Joshua Riaubia, an IT computer operator at Purdue University, races to deliver a cart of processors to the campus data center. It was a day for speed as more than 200 Purdue employees and students raced to build a 10,000-processor supercomputer by lunchtime. The supercomputer, "Coates," is thought to be the world's first supercomputer wired solely with 10-gigabit networking, making it among the world's fastest. Riaubia, who normally works the night shift, traded shifts so he could be there for the morning event. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)
A publication-quality photo is available at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2009/coates-riaubia.jpg
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Jake Collins, an information technology student employee at Purdue University, turns on a supercomputer node after installing the cabling that connected the computer's processors. The supercomputer, named "Coates," is expected to be the Big Ten's largest, with more than 10,000 processors, and students and staff built the computer in less than four hours. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)
A publication-quality photo is available at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2009/coates-collins.jpg
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Purdue University student Ryan Rosenogle installs cabling for "Coates," the Big Ten's newest and largest supercomputer. More than 200 Purdue University students and staff members helped with the "electronic barn-raising," and built the massive 10,000-core machine in less than four hours. Rosenogle is a student employee working in the IT department's data center. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)
A publication-quality photo is available at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2009/coates-rosenogle.jpg
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Purdue University project manager Donna Cumberland reviews the installation of the Big Ten's newest and largest campus supercomputer. The supercomputer, which is named "Coates" after a former staff member, is also among the world's fastest computers. The massive 10,000-core machine was installed in less than four hours by a coordinated team of more than 200 Purdue employees and students. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)
A publication-quality photo is available at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2009/coates-cumberland.jpg
Writer: Steve Tally, 765-494-9809, tally@purdue.edu
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