Which services and tools do you find in the Nikhef Data Processing Facility, how to use them, and how to get support.

The NDPF is the collection of services that enabled high-throughput data processing at Nikhef and that supports both local computing and the Dutch National e-Infrastructure. An integral part of the high-speed backbone of Nikhef and closely linked to the other institutes at the Amsterdam Science Park and SURF, it comprises many different functions. The NDPF services are supported by the Nikhef mission and programme resources, and by the Dutch National e-Infrastructure coordinated by SURF for users with a SURF or NWO resource allocation.

The most visible element of the NDPF is probably the compbined computational facility of ~12000 CPU cores, some with GPU accelerators, linked with 1.2Tbit to a (segmented) 16+ PByte high-speed distributed storage cluster running dCache. But there are also specialised systems for software development, integration testing, authentication and trust services, and network test systems. Local Nikhef users also have access to Stoomboot, providing further resources.

Review the services overview page for details of each!