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The sites cannot yet provide detailed technical specifications of the new systems. Generally, the new systems will be similar in architecture to the old systems but with considerably increased capacity and performance. For instance, we expect to have fewer compute nodes, but each node will have a significant increase in the number of cores due to the increase in the size of multi-core CPUs since 2017.
The sites cannot yet provide detailed technical specifications of the new systems. Generally, the new systems will be similar in architecture to the old systems but with considerably increased capacity and performance. For instance, we expect to have fewer compute nodes, but each node will have a significant increase in the number of cores due to the increase in the size of multi-core CPUs since 2017.
= What we know so far (OLD - TO BE DELETED) =
We'll keep this table updated regularly as we move through the acquisition, installation, and migration phases. Please be aware that all dates are subject to change.
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| Current Status || Sep 3, 2024: Currently all sites have completed Requests for Proposals, and are working with the vendors on deliverables and purchase orders. 
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| Specifications || The sites cannot yet provide detailed technical specifications of the new systems. Generally, the new systems will be similar in architecture to the old systems but with considerably increased capacity and performance. For instance, we expect to have fewer compute nodes, but each node will have a significant increase in the number of cores due to the increase in the size of multi-core CPUs since 2017.
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| Timeline || We expect the new systems to be installed in the first quarter of 2025, with a reasonable expectation that they will be in production and available to users in early summer 2025. More specific delivery and installation schedules are not yet available.
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= Resource Allocation Competition and renewals =
= Resource Allocation Competition and renewals =
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