Starting in September 2025, the D3 Center at Osaka University will launch the operation of OCTOPUS (Osaka university Compute & sTOrage Platform Urging open Science), a next-generation computing and storage platform available to researchers at universities, research institutes, and companies, as well as graduate students and undergraduate students throughout Japan.
Between September and November, OCTOPUS will be offered free of charge to researchers across Japan who may consider using it in the future. This period will serve as a trial run prior to full operation.Full-scale operation is scheduled to begin in December 2025.
We encourage not only those who find their laboratory computing resources insufficient or wish to try out the latest processors, but also those who have never used a large-scale computing platform, to take this opportunity and consider using OCTOPUS.
System Specifications
| Total Computing Performance | 2.293 PFLOPS | ||
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| Node Configuration | Number of Nodes 140 nodes (16.384 TFLOPS) |
Processor：Intel Xeon 6980P (Granite Rapids / 2.0GHz 128 Core) x 2 Memory：768 GB |
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| Storage | DDN EXAScaler (Lustre) | HDD：4.48 PB (usable capacity: 3.58 PB) | |
| Interconnect | InfiniBand NDR200 (200 Gbps) | ||
Application Guidelines
| Application Period | Until October 31, 2025 |
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| Usage Period (Tentative) | From September to November 2025 Note: Accounts will be issued sequentially as the system becomes available. |
| Available Resources | All 140 OCTOPUS nodes - Shared usage environment may result in queue wait times. - Limits on job concurrency and runtime will apply. Storage (HDD): 4.48 PB total - 5.0 TB per group will be provided |
| No. of accepted applications | No limit |
| Notes |
- The trial period and available resources may be subject to change without prior notice. - Details regarding accounts and data handling after the free trial will be communicated separately. - During the trial, users will be asked to complete a survey. Your cooperation is appreciated. |
| Promotional Materials |
- Poster - Flyer |
Application Form
Please submit your application using the following form:
If you have used one of our supercomputing systems (SQUID) during the previous or current fiscal year, your account may be linked to the existing SQUID account.
If applicable, please mention this in the remarks section of the form.
