NCSA Intel 64 Tesla Cluster User Documentation

Table of Contents

1. Technical Summary
2. Allocations and Access
1. The Allocation Process
2. Encryption Software
3. Connecting to NCSA Systems
   1. NCSA HPC Systems
   2. Archival Storage System
3. Account Management
   1. Managing your Account
   1. Passwords
   2. Your shell
   3. Managing your "dot" files
   4. Forwarding your mail
   2. Managing your Allocation
   1. Adding/removing users
   2. Charging Algorithms
   3. Verifying Your Account Balance
   4. Changing Projects for Charging
   5. Refunds
   6. Account Termination, Renewals, and Extensions
4. File Systems and Storage
   1. Directories
      1. Home Directories
      2. Scratch Directories
      3. /tmp, /usr/tmp, and /var/tmp Directories
      4. Reserved Project Space
      5. TeraGrid Environment Variables
   2. Permanent File Storage
   3. File Transfer Options
5. Managing Your Environment (SoftEnv)
6. Programming Environment
1. Compilers
1. Compiler Commands
2. Vendor Documentation
3. Useful Compiler/Linker Options
2. Tesla Compilers
1. NVIDIA CUDA
2. Portland Group Compiler
3. Libraries and Application Software
1. Intel's Math Kernel Library (MKL)
2. Locally Installed Software
3. Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Library
7. Running Jobs
   1. Interactive Use
   2. Running Programs
   3. Batch System (Torque)
   1. Scheduling Policies
   2. Queues
   3. Batch Commands
   1. qsub
   2. qsub -I
   3. qstat
   4. qhist
   5. qdel
   4. Sample Batch Scripts
   5. Disk Space for Batch Jobs
   6. Automated Saving of Files from Batch Jobs
   4. Notes