Systems

Welcome. You may wonder what kind of IT systems this is about. Hardware systems, operating systems, storage systems, software systems? The answer is: All of the them, and a few more.

The IT Systems Group is responsible for ...

  • Hardware located in the computer center, in particular its acquisition and configuration. Setup, installation, monitoring, and maintenance is done in cooperation with the IT Operations Group
  • Providing Linux installation and configuration management systems
  • Providing Windows installation and configuration management systems as well as underlying directory services
  • Design, implementation and operation of large scale batch systems and high-performance clusters
  • Support for scientific applications and workflows is organized in close cooperation with other IT groups
  • Large virtualization infrastructures with different scopes, ranging from classical server consolidation with a focus on high-availabiliy to modern cloud based IaaS
  • Support and administration of storage systems in close cooperation with other IT groups
  • Providing printing services from hardware consulting to print servers
  • Contact: Yves Kemp