Load
Num. Users
For logins you upload your ssh key to Authman: https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ISTKB/pages/1551728653/How+to+use+SSH+Authman+-+for+users
As of S2024 Ubuntu 24.04 is becoming the primary Linux.
As of W2019 Ubuntu is now the primary Linux. Login from off-campus with eceTerm.uwaterloo.ca or the use the campus VPN and then log into an eceUbuntu server. Note that the eceTerm.uwaterloo.ca servers are only to be used to then login (ssh -X) to a campus server will the work will be done.
Here is historical server load - Solaris Unix (2005 to 2011) and (CentOS 2011 to 2018)
| Machine | Machine Type | Location | Load Avg | Up-time | Extra Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eceubuntu2 | Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti 11GB 4352 CUDA cores 2018 Intel Xeon Silver 4114 (Q3-2017) 10-core 2.2 to 3.0GHz Passmark 1676 / 13081 Lenovo Thinkstation P720 | DC Server Room | 0.05 5 min 0.04 15 min 0.00 |
12 days 23:35 |
"Physical memory" 69% of 93G "Shared memory" 100% of 6.8M "Swap space" 0% of 8G "Available memory" 0% of 42G "/" 6% of 467G "/opt" 70% of 228G Kernel 6.14.0-29 ( Ubuntu24.04.2 LTS) 513 Processes and 2 Users and ThinLinc , and IOPs 1.3, and CPUwait 0.02 %, and IPCM 4, and ALL IPC 10, and File Desc 11952, and MB 29.0 C, and CPU 19.0 C, |
| Total | 1 of 1 machines up with 2 Users | load | |||
| Machine | Machine Type | Location | Load Avg | Up-time | Extra Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eceubuntu1 | Nvidia Tesla K40C 12GB 2880 CUDA cores 2013 Intel i5-8400 (Q3-2017) 6-core 2.8 to 4.0GHz Passmark 2374 / 9222 | DC Server Room | 8.04 5 min 8.03 15 min 8.30 |
13 days 0:44 |
"Physical memory" 65% of 63G "Shared memory" 100% of 47M "Swap space" 18% of 8G "Available memory" 0% of 51G "/" 42% of 456G Kernel 6.14.0-29 ( Ubuntu24.04.2 LTS) 1351 Processes and 9 Users and ThinLinc , and IOPs 1.9, and CPUwait 0.26 %, and IPCM 4, and ALL IPC 10, and File Desc 34816, and CPU 78.0 C, |
| ecetesla0 | Nvidia Tesla P4 8GB 2560 CUDA cores 2016 Xeon Gold 5120 (Q3-2017) 14-core 2.2 to 3.2GHz SuperMicro X11SPG-TF Passmark 1725 / 18145 | 10Gb/s NIC DC Server Room | 0.01 5 min 0.02 15 min 0.00 |
9 days 2:51 |
"Physical memory" 23% of 93G "Shared memory" 100% of 19M "Swap space" 0% of 8G "Available memory" 0% of 89G "/" 45% of 456G Kernel 6.14.0-29 ( Ubuntu24.04.2 LTS) 473 Processes and 0 Users and ThinLinc 0, and IOPs 0.7, and CPUwait 0.00 %, and IPCM 6, and ALL IPC 12, and File Desc 7760, and MB 31.0 C, and CPU 22.0 C, and GPU: 7.11 W , 29 C |
| ecetesla1 | RTX 3070 8GB 5888 CUDA cores Ryzen9-5900X (Q3-2020) 12-core 3.7 to 4.8GHz Asus Pro WS x570-ACE Passmark 3502 / 39498 | 10Gb/s Intel NIC DC Server Room | 0.00 5 min 0.00 15 min 0.00 |
9 days 2:56 |
"Physical memory" 28% of 126G "Shared memory" 100% of 4.5M "Swap space" 0% of 8G "Available memory" 0% of 115G "/" 22% of 915G "/private" 1% of 1.8T Kernel 6.14.0-29 ( Ubuntu24.04.2 LTS) 527 Processes and 0 Users and ThinLinc 0, and IOPs 0.7, and CPUwait 0.01 %, and IPCM 4, and ALL IPC 10, and File Desc 6032, and MB 29.2 C, |
| ecetesla2 | RTX 3070 8GB 2020 5888 CUDA cores Ryzen9-5900X (Q3-2020) 12-core 3.7 to 4.8GHz Asus Pro WS x570-ACE Passmark 3502 / 39498 | 10Gb/s Intel NIC DC Server Room | 0.12 5 min 0.06 15 min 0.01 |
9 days 2:59 |
"Physical memory" 52% of 126G "Shared memory" 100% of 5.3M "Swap space" 0% of 8G "Available memory" 0% of 117G "/" 21% of 915G Kernel 6.14.0-29 ( Ubuntu24.04.2 LTS) 556 Processes and 1 Users and ThinLinc 0, and IOPs 2.7, and CPUwait 0.03 %, and IPCM 4, and ALL IPC 10, and File Desc 11024, and MB 29.0 C, and GPU: 27.24 W , 39 C |
| ecetesla3 | GTX 1070 8GB 1920 CUDA cores Intel i7-7700K (Q1-2017) 4-core 4.2 to 4.5GHz Asus H170M-Plus Passmark 2750 / 9700 | 10Gb/s NIC Thanks WEEF DC Server Room | 0.02 5 min 0.02 15 min 0.00 |
9 days 3:00 |
"Physical memory" 21% of 63G "Shared memory" 100% of 8M "Swap space" 0% of 8G "Available memory" 0% of 60G "/" 43% of 456G Kernel 6.14.0-29 ( Ubuntu24.04.2 LTS) 267 Processes and 0 Users and ThinLinc 0, and IOPs 0.6, and CPUwait 0.00 %, and IPCM 4, and ALL IPC 10, and File Desc 5856, and CPU 37.0 C, and GPU: 5.80 W , 28 C |
| ecetesla4 | RTX 3070 8GB 5888 CUDA cores Ryzen9-5900X (Q3-2020) 12-core 3.7 to 4.8GHz Asus Prime B350M-A Passmark 3502 / 39498 | 10Gb/s Intel NIC DC Server Room | 11.61 5 min 12.60 15 min 12.90 |
57 days 0:50 |
"Physical memory" 69% of 126G "Shared memory" 100% of 116M "Swap space" 0% of 8G "Available memory" 0% of 116G "/" 21% of 915G Kernel 6.14.0-24 ( Ubuntu24.04.2) 545 Processes and 12 Users and ThinLinc 0, and IOPs 0.8, and CPUwait 0.00 %, and IPCM 4, and ALL IPC 10, and File Desc 12816, and MB 34.8 C, and GPU: 17.75 W , 43 C |
| eceubuntu4 | GTX 1070 8GB 1920 CUDA cores Intel i5-8400 (Q3-2017) 4-core 3.4 to 4.0GHz Passmark 2374 / 9222 Asus B360M-Plus | DC Server Room | 0.15 5 min 0.08 15 min 0.08 |
13 days 2:46 |
"Physical memory" 98% of 63G "Shared memory" 100% of 2.4M "Swap space" 62% of 8G "Available memory" 0% of 4.8G "/" 43% of 456G Kernel 6.14.0-29 ( Ubuntu24.04.2 LTS) 520 Processes and 0 Users and ThinLinc 0, and IOPs 3.0, and CPUwait 0.02 %, and IPCM 4, and ALL IPC 10, and File Desc 16128, and CPU 33.0 C, and GPU: 5.59 W , 32 C |
| Total | 7 of 7 machines up with 22 Users | load | |||
| Machine | Machine Type | Location | Load Avg | Up-time | Extra Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iccad1 | 2 Xeon E5-2667 v2 (Q3-2013) each 8-core 3.3 to 4.0GHz Dell R620 NO AVX2 NOT FOR CALIBRE Passmark 2035 / 21339 | DC Server Room | 0.10 5 min 0.09 15 min 0.03 |
54 days 14:11 |
"Physical memory" 13% of 503G "Shared memory" 100% of 662M "Swap space" 0% of 7.8G "Available memory" 0% of 489G "/" 27% of 70G "/opt" 37% of 386G "/CMC" 45% of 13T "/opt/sentinelone/rpm_mount" 27% of 70G Kernel 4.18.0-553.58.1 (el8_10.x86_64 RedHat EL 8) 671 Processes and 3 Users and ThinLinc 2, and IPCM , and ALL IPC , and CPU 31.0 C, |
| iccad2 | 2 of Xeon E5-2667 v2 (Q3-2013) each CPU 8-core 3.3 to 4.0GHz Dell R620 NO AVX2 NOT FOR CALIBRE Passmark 2035 / 21339 | DC Server Room | 0.04 5 min 0.05 15 min 0.01 |
54 days 14:08 |
"Physical memory" 65% of 188G "Shared memory" 100% of 371M "Swap space" 0% of 4G "Available memory" 0% of 178G "/" 66% of 70G "/opt" 90% of 157G "/CMC" 45% of 13T "/opt/sentinelone/rpm_mount" 66% of 70G Kernel 4.18.0-553.63.1 (el8_10.x86_64 RedHat EL 8) 773 Processes and 3 Users and ThinLinc 3, and IPCM , and ALL IPC , and CPU 32.0 C, |
| iccad3 | 2 of Xeon E5-2667 v2 (Q3-2013) each CPU 8-core 3.3 to 4.0GHz Dell R620 NO AVX2 NOT FOR CALIBRE Passmark 2035 / 21339 | DC Server Room | 0.20 5 min 0.43 15 min 0.20 |
54 days 14:02 |
"Physical memory" 15% of 503G "Shared memory" 100% of 494M "Swap space" 0% of 7.8G "Available memory" 0% of 483G "/" 19% of 70G "/opt" 37% of 386G "/CMC" 45% of 13T "/opt/sentinelone/rpm_mount" 19% of 70G Kernel 4.18.0-553.63.1 (el8_10.x86_64 RedHat EL 8) 937 Processes and 7 Users and ThinLinc 4, and IPCM , and ALL IPC , and CPU 35.0 C, |
| Total | 3 of 3 machines up with 13 Users | load | |||
| Machine | Machine Type | Location | Load Avg | Up-time | Extra Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iccad5 | 2 of Xeon E5-2620 v4 (2016) each 8-core 2.1 to 3.0GHz Huawei Passmark 1630 / 9224 | DC Server Room | 0.00 5 min 0.00 15 min 0.00 |
14 days 0:14 |
"Physical memory" 2% of 503G "Shared memory" 100% of 292M "Swap space" 0% of 4G "Available memory" 0% of 494G "/" 37% of 70G "/opt/sentinelone/rpm_mount" 37% of 70G Kernel 4.18.0-553.72.1 (el8_10.x86_64 RedHat EL 8) 637 Processes and 0 Users and ThinLinc 0, and IPCM , and ALL IPC , and CPU 28.0 C, |
| eceansys.eng | 2 of Xeon E5-2620 (2012) each 6-core 2.0 to 2.5GHz Ansys 2024R1 RSM Dell R720 Passmark 1110 / 9802 | DC Server Room | 0.34 5 min 0.16 15 min 0.04 |
13 days 0:44 |
"Physical memory" 10% of 62G "Shared memory" 100% of 115M "Swap space" 0% of 23G "Available memory" 0% of 59G "/" 62% of 70G "/opt/sentinelone/rpm_mount" 62% of 70G Kernel 4.18.0-553.72.1 (el8_10.x86_64 RedHat EL 8) 317 Processes and 0 Users and ThinLinc 0, and IPCM , and ALL IPC , |
Historical Load : Sun Solaris Machines (2005 to 2011) : CentOS 2011 to 2018
| Operating System | Current Kernel |
| CentOS5 EOL | 2.6.18-419 |
| CentOS6 EOL | 2.6.32-754.27.1 |
| CentOS7 EOL | 3.10.0-1160.119.1 |
| Ubuntu18.04 LTS EOL | 4.15.0-136 |
| Ubuntu18.10 EOL | 4.17.0-36 |
| RedHat EL 8.10 | 4.18.0-553.69.1 |
| Ubuntu19.04 EOL | 5.0.0-41 |
| Ubuntu20.04.2 LTS | 5.13.0-52 |
| RedHat EL 9 | 5.14.0-570.25.1 |
| Ubuntu20.04.6 LTS | 5.15.0-134 |
| Ubuntu22.04 OEM | 5.17.0-1019 |
| Ubuntu22.04 LTS2 | 5.19.0-45 |
| Ubuntu18.04 HWE | 5.4.0-132 |
| Ubuntu22.04 OEM2 | 6.0.0-1019 |
| RedHat EL 10 | 6.12.0-55.21.1 |
| Ubuntu24.04.2 LTS | 6.14.0-29 |
| Ubuntu22.04.3 LTS | 6.5.0-45 |
| Ubuntu22.04.5 LTS | 6.8.0-79 |
Scientific Linux (RedHat 7) machines shut down September 2024 and Cadence is now run on RedHat 8. CPUs without AVX2 can not run Matlab R2024+ or Mentor Calibre 2024+
Sun Solaris OS & hardware was used until 2011 peaking at a 30 CPU Sun 6500 machine.
CentOS Linux started to be used in 2009 on Intel Pentium dual-core machines as they offered 10x the performance at 1/10 the power draw.
In F2018 the primary Linux OS became Ubuntu 18.04 LTS because of it's inclusion of current versions of software tools, support of newer CPUs and aprox. 3x the performance in heavily multi-threaded use.