What is TEGP?
The Texas Educational Grid Project (TEGP) was instituted as a consortium of community college and university educators who were interested in enhancing the educational experience for students afforded by the emerging clustered grid computing technology, i.e., Beowulf-class clustered computer systems. From the beginning, educators involved realized that, once fully operational, the TEGP of more than 800 processors would provide a virtual supercomputer environment through which researchers and students could investigate the nature of cluster command, high-performance computing issues and distributed algorithm development.
Responsibilities
In return for access to the 800+ processor clustered grid,
each
member of the TEGP organization has accepted the responsibility for the
design, implementation, security, support, and availability of the
resident Beowulf-class computer cluster. Of paramount importance, each
organization member has agreed to use the donated equipment solely for
educational or research activities and to make one-half of the
computing cycle capacity of each cluster available for grid
calculations when requested.
Mission Statement
Settling merely for the "known" requires no experimentation, requires no imagination, and returns no insights. With the TEGP cluster a researcher will be able to commit 800+ processors to a seemingly intractable problem; on that day a new vision of the physical world could be revealed. Through the collaboration provided by the TEGP, the Beowulf project at UMHB will continue to create a rich environment for the creative outlet of our students and faculty.