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Rocks Cluster Distribution
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<p>Rocks Cluster Distribution (originally NPACI Rocks) is a <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distribution</a> intended for <a href="/facts/High-performance_computing/HT9NwGAN">high-performance computing</a> (HPC) <a href="/facts/Cluster_(computing)/mT7S1BcX">clusters</a>. It was started by National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure and the <a href="/facts/San_Diego_Supercomputer_Center/LtSAk3Wh">San Diego Supercomputer Center</a> (SDSC) in 2000. It was initially funded in part by an <a href="/facts/National_Science_Foundation/FlDT8TbW">NSF</a> grant (2000–07), but was funded by the follow-up NSF grant through 2011. </p>