Documentation

Quick reference documentation for the users of the HPC cluster in VUB.

• Infrastructure
  • VSC Tier-2
  • VSC Tier-1
• Getting Access
  • Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum
• How to Connect
  • Hydra
  • Other VSC Tier-2 clusters
  • VSC Tier-1
• Job Submission
  • 1. Slurm Job Scheduler
  • 2. Main Job Types
  • 3. GPU Job Types
  • 4. Job Checkpoints and Restarts
• Software in the HPC
  • 1. Module System
  • 2. Graphical applications
  • 3. Specific Use Cases
  • 4. Installing additional software
• Data Storage
  • User storage
  • Virtual Organization storage
  • Data management in jobs
• Virtual Organization
  • VO directories
  • Joining an existing VO
  • Creating a new VO
  • Requesting more storage space
  • Setting per-member VO quota
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • 1. Basic use of the HPC
  • 2. Troubleshooting
  • 3. Data Transfer
  • 4. Advanced Questions
• Acknowledgements
• Data Protection
  • Researchers working with personal data
  • Data of former users on Hydra
  • Data transfer of former users on Hydra
• Training Material
  • HPC documentation
  • Training courses
  • Linux tutorial
  • HPC tutorial