GETTING STARTED

GETTING ACCESS

To get access to the INSPEM HPC server, read and understand the HPC usage policies & general guidelines and complete the application form provided. If you have not used Linux before or not familiar with command-line interface (CLI), now would be a good time to follow Linux Tutorial provided by Ubuntu.

GETTING CONNECTED

There are two options to connect:

1. Using a terminal to connect via SSH (For Linux users / CLI familiar MacOS user)
2. Using a SSH Client such as PuTTY (For Windows and MacOS users). Visit Common SSH / TTY clients .

TYPICAL WORKFLOW:

1. Connect to the head (login) node
2. Transfer your files to the INSPEM HPC server
3. Optional: compile your code and test it
4. Create a job script and submit your job
5. Wait for job to be executed
6. Study the results generated by your jobs, either on the cluster or after downloading them locally.

GENERAL BEST PRACTICES

1. Before starting, you should always check:
   • Are there any errors in the script?
   • Are the required modules loaded?
   • Is the correct executable used?
2. Check your computer requirements upfront, and request the correct resources in your batch job script.
   • Number of requested cores
   • Amount of requested memory
   • Requested network type
3. Submit your job and wait (be patient). Check your jobs at runtime. You could login to the head node and check the proper execution of your jobs.
4. When your job starts, it will log on to the compute node(s) and start executing the commands in the job script. You will have your default environment, so don't forget to load the software with module load. 

RELEVANT MATERIALS

1. Job submission using SLURM
2. Machine Learning using HPC
3. Basic Slurm