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Glossary

compute node

A node type where parallel and threaded applications should be run. These nodes typically have large core counts, and a high amount of memory per core. The srun is typically used to launch parallel jobs on these nodes.

data transfer node

A node type that is configured for the transfer of data files across local and remote file systems.

DTN

See data transfer node.

front-end node

See login node.

login node

A node type that is mainly used for interactive, and single threaded application usage. This is the node type where users are placed when accessing a system.

Slurm

An open source cluster management and job scheduling system.