USC - High Performance Computing & Communications

USC Center for High Performance Computing and Communications

:: Systems & Resources
> Linux Computing Resource
> Sun Computing Resource
> HPCC Policies

:: Getting Access
> Account Applications
> Account Resource Limits

:: Learning to Use
> Linux Computing Resource
    - Standard Environment
    - Setting Up the Compiler
    - Temporary Disk Space
    - USCLinux
    - Portable Batch System
    - MPI Tutorials
    - MPI Compilers
    - MPI Execution
    - Gaussian03
    - Useful Commands
    - Compiler Help Pages
    - 64 Bit Nodes
> Sun Computing Resource
    - Standard Environment
    - Setting Up the Compiler
    - Temporary Disk Space
    - Portable Batch System
    - MPI Tutorials
    - MPI Execution
    - Applications on Almaak-01

Systems & Resources

HPCC consists of a diverse mix of computing and data resources. The principal computing resources are a Linux Computing Resource supercomputer and a Sun Fire 15K shared memory system.

> Linux Computing Resource
> Sun Computing Resource
> HPCC Policies

Getting Access

HPCC operates several high-performance computational facilities for use by the research community at USC. The following information explains the account application process and usage policies for the HPCC resources.

> Account Applications
> Account Resource Limits

Learning to Use

The following information about using the HPCC Linux and Sun Computing Resources is provided for new and experiened HPCC users.

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> Linux Computing Resource
    1. Standard User Environment
    2. Setting Up the Compiler
    3. Temporary Disk Space
    4. USCLinux
    5. Portable Batch System (PBS)
    6. Message Passing Interface (MPI): Tutorials
    7. Setting Up the MPI Compilers
    8. Simple MPI Execution
    9. Gaussian03
    10. Useful Commands
    11. Various Compiler Help Pages
> Sun Computing Resource
    1. Standard User Environment
    2. Setting Up the Compiler
    3. Temporary Disk Space Policy on Almaak
    4. Using the Portable Batch System (PBS) on Almaak
    5. Message Passing Interface (MPI): Tutorials
    6. Simple MPI Execution
    7. Applications on Almaak