BioHPC is a cloud-type computational resource
configured for biologists. It is targeted for researchers who
want to learn the Linux operating system, and do
bioinformatics data analysis themselves.
BioHPC is part of the
Bioinformatics Facility, one of the core
facilities of the Biotechnology Resource Center (BRC), part of the Cornell Institute of Biotechnology.
BioHPC has previously been known as the Computational Biology Service Unit (CBSU).
| Accounts |
BioHPC accounts are available to Cornell researchers and their collaborators, as well as employees/researchers from upstate NY universities and companies.
You can request a BioHPC account here. |
| Rental servers |
BioHPC currently has 91 Linux servers that can be reserved using our calendar-based online scheduler.
The servers have a wide range of computing capacities,
with between 12 - 112 cores,
RAM ranging from 48 GB to 1.0 TB,
and up to 37 TB local hard drive storage.
There are 5 GPU servers available to rent, and many of our servers have fast NVMe storage.
A detailed list of hardware configurations is available on our
hardware infrastructure page. To rent a server, you will need a BioHPC credit account. |
| Hosted servers |
Hosted servers are owned by a research group, and managed by BioHPC.
BioHPC staff will be happy to help you choose appropriate hardware, obtain a quote, and purchase a server.
Hosted servers are configured just like rental servers, with the same access to software and network storage,
but with a permanent reservation for group members. Group membership can be managed through our webpage.
BioHPC currently manages 158 hosted servers. |
| Storage |
Each user associated with an active BioHPC Credit Account or hosted server gets
200GB free storage space, which is network-mounted to all BioHPC machines.
Local storage attached to rental/hosted machines is always free to use during the duration of a machine reservation.
Additional networked storage can be purchased for $105.00 per 1TB per year.
We also have a back-up storage service available. |
| Software |
We make an effort to honor software installation requests, and have an extensive list of software installed in the BioHPC cloud,
described in detail on our lab software page.
There are also a limited number of commercial software available through the floating licenses maintained by the Biotechnology Resource Center (BRC). |
| Support |
BioHPC organizes workshops to teach various aspects of bioinformatics data analysis.
Additionally, we offer free office hours to help BioHPC users get started using our system.
You can also also contact us by email with questions/problems/requests. |
| Other services |
For existing customers, we also offer VM and website hosting, as well as customized bioinformatics support/consulting.
See our price list for rates, and contact us for more details. |
| Fees |
BioHPC is a fee-based service system, users need to
purchase compute units in order to make reservations, or pay an
annual maintenance fee for hosted servers. Here is our
current
price list. |