Welcome to RDHPCS’s Documentation

Note

Documentation Migration in Process

We are in the process of migrating from the current RDHPCS wikis The documentation contained on this site is a migration from the current RDHPCS wikis. The information here may not be full, and in a sub-optimal layout.

Getting Started

• Getting Started
  • Maintenance Schedule
  • Getting Access
  • Accessing the Systems

Maintenance Calendar

• RDHPCS Maintenance Calendar

Getting Help

• Getting Help
  • Submitting a Good Help Request
  • Required Information for Specific Types of Help
  • Managing Help Tickets
  • Help Ticket System User Portal

Accounts

• Accounts
  • Getting an RDHPCS Account
  • Common Access Card (CAC)
  • RSA Token
  • Account Suspension, Deactivation, Reactivation
  • Role Accounts
  • Accessing the RDHPCS Systems
  • Common Access Card (CAC) Login

Logging In

• Logging In
  • Obtaining an Account
  • First Time Login
  • Connecting
  • X11 Graphics
  • SSH Port Tunnels
• Connecting
  • Compiling
  • Running
  • Staging/Combining
  • Transferring Data to/from Gaea
  • Allocation
  • Running a Simple Job
  • Running the Script

Systems

• Systems
  • General Information
  • Gaea User Guide
  • RDHPCS Cloud Computing
  • Jet User Guide
  • Hera User Guide
  • Niagara User Guide
  • MSU-HPC User Guide
  • HSMS HPSS User Guide
  • PPAN User Guide

Data Storage and Transfers

• Data Storage and Transfers
  • Summary of Storage Areas
  • NESCC HPSS
  • GFDL Archive
  • Globus Online Data Transfer
  • Globus Example

Modules

• Modules
  • View Active Modules
  • Find Modules
  • Load Modules
  • Adding Additional Module Paths
  • Modules with sh, bash, and ksh scripts

Queue Policy

• Policies and Best Practices
  • System Usage
  • Cron Usage
  • File System Usage Practices and Policies
  • Filesystem Backup and Data Retention
  • Data Disposition
  • Managing Packages in /contrib
  • Queue Policy

Software

• Software
  • Python on RDHPCS Systems
• Tectia
  • Tectia Initial Setup procedure
  • Install and Configuring Tectia
  • Port Tunnelling

SLURM

• Slurm
  • Running a Job
  • Monitoring Jobs
  • Priority and Fairshare
  • Getting Information About Your Projects
  • Generating Reports
  • References

How to contribute to the Documentation

• Contributing to these docs
  • Submitting suggestions
  • Authoring content
  • GitHub Guidelines