CodeCup Super Cluster

When playing test games and competitions, the player programs are executed on the CodeCup SuperCluster™. The cluster is controlled by our Advanced Cluster Management Software running on Linux.

Hardware

The cluster is built from former state-of-the-art components:

• 7 execution nodes, consisting of
  • 200 MHz Intel Pentium processor (f00f bug)
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1.6 GB IDE harddisk
  • AMD 79c970 PCI network card
• 10 Mbit Ethernet repeater
• 2 battery backed power supplies, dangerously hooked up to a daisy-chain of power extension cords