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Please note that the https://rcs.ucalgary.ca technical documentation page web site is being developed by Research Computing Services as an easier-to-maintain replacement for the old https://hpc.ucalgary.ca web site.  Pages on the old site will be note be updated and will be retired as corresponding information is incorporated into the new site.
Research Computing Services (RCS) is a group within the wider University of Calgary Information Technologies team that plans, manages, and supports high performance computing (HPC) systems in use by researchers throughout the University of Calgary. Our primary focus is to meet the increasing demand for engineering and scientific computation by offering a wide range of specialized services to help researchers solve highly complex real-world problems or run large scale computationally intensive workloads on our high-end HPC resources.


The demand for and use of scientific computing cycles at the [https://ucalgary.ca University of Calgary] is running at an all-time high.
This RCS Wiki contains technical documentation for use by users of HPC systems operated by RCS
Researcher-based institutional, multi-institutional, and national initiatives have been very successful
in attracting external funding to increase the computational power available to researchers at the University
in the form of '''High Performance Computing''' ('''HPC''').
'''HPC''' is the term used to describe the '''high-end computing resources''' – computers, storage, networking and visualization – that,
together, are used to help solve highly complex real-world problems, or
to run computationally intensive workloads of a scale far beyond the tasks that could be achieved on today's leading desktop systems.
'''Advanced Research Computing''' is a similar term that is slightly more inclusive than traditional '''HPC'''.


There is a '''High Performance Computing group''' within '''Research Computing Services''',
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This web site provides a focal point for that HPC support for U of C researchers.
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'''Research Computing''', '''ARC''', '''HPC''', '''WestGrid''', '''Compute Canada''', '''Storm''', '''Helix''', '''big data''', '''programming''',
'''debugging''', '''visualization''', '''cluster''' and '''Linux'''.


'''Contact us''':
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* For general enquiries: [mailto:support@hpc.ucalgary.ca support@hpc.ucalgary.ca].
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* For Compute Canada specific questions: [mailto:support@computecanada.ca support@computecanada.ca].
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=== Contact us for support ===
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* For general RCS/HPC inquiries, please email: [mailto:support@hpc.ucalgary.ca support@hpc.ucalgary.ca]
* For IT related issues (networking, VPN, email), please email: [mailto:it@ucalgary.ca it@ucalgary.ca]
* For Compute Canada specific questions: [mailto:support@computecanada.ca support@computecanada.ca]


'''RCS''' has an office at the '''Foothills campus'''.
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It is '''HSC B200D''', it is in the basement in the IT area, but the main entrance is through the IT reception in '''G204Z''',
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If you would like to have a face-to-face meeting with an analyst, please, arrange an appointment beforehand.


== General information ==
* [[General Cluster Guidelines and Policies]]
* [[How to get an account]]
* [[Data ownership]]
* [[Connecting to RCS HPC Systems]]
* [[External collaborators]]


* [[CloudStack|Cloud/Virtual Machine Infrastructure (CloudStack)]]


= QuickStart Guides =
* [[On-line resources for new Linux and ARC users]]
* [[Acknowledging Research Computing Services Group]]


* [[ARC Quickstart Guide | ARC cluster]] - ARC is a general purpose cluster for University of Calgary researchers.
== Cluster Guides ==
* [[ ARC Cluster Guide]] - ARC is a general purpose cluster for University of Calgary researchers.
*  [[Helix Cluster Guide]] - Helix is a specialized cluster mainly provided for Cumming School of Medicine projects
*  [[GLaDOS Cluster Guide]] - GLaDOS is a researcher-owned cluster maintained by Research Computing Services.
*  [[TALC Cluster Guide]] - Teaching and Learning Cluster (TALC) is a cluster created by Research Computing Services to support academic courses and workshops.
* [[MARC Cluster Guide]] -- Medical Advanced Research Computing cluster at the University of Calgary created by Research Computing Services in 2020.


* [[Helix Quickstart Guide | Helix cluster]] - Helix is a specialized cluster mainly provided for Cumming School of Medicine projects
== Other services ==


* [[GLaDOS Quickstart Guide | GLaDOS cluster]] - GLaDOS is a researcher-owned cluster maintained by Research Computing Services.
* [[Jupyter Notebooks]]
* [[Open OnDemand | Open OnDemand portal]]


 
== Software pages ==
* [https://hpc.ucalgary.ca/talc TALC] - (original page on old HPC web site) Teaching and Learning Cluster (TALC) is a cluster created by Research Computing Services to support academic courses and workshops.
* [[TALC Quickstart Guide | TALC]] - (future page on this Wiki) Teaching and Learning Cluster (TALC) is a cluster created by Research Computing Services to support academic courses and workshops.
 
= Software pages =
* [[Managing software on ARC]]
* [[Managing software on ARC]]
* [[Using Conda]]
* [https://hpc.ucalgary.ca/arc/software/conda Using Conda (external link)]
* [[Gaussian on ARC]] -- how to use Gaussian 16 on ARC.
* [[Gaussian on ARC]] -- How to use Gaussian 16 on ARC.
* [[Apache Spark on ARC]]
* [[Apache Spark on ARC]]
* [[ARC Software pages]]
* [[Bioinformatics applications]]
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= Running courses on HPC resources =
== Running courses on HPC resources ==
 
* [[TALC Cluster|TALC]] - Teaching and Learning Cluster (TALC) is a cluster created by Research Computing Services to support academic courses and workshops.
* [[TALC cluster guidelines]]
* [[TALC Terms of Use]] - Terms of use to which TALC account holders must agree to use the cluster.
 
* [[List of courses on TALC]] - A list of current and historical courses taught using TALC.
= Training =


* [[HPC Linux topics]]
== Training ==
* Our [[HPC Systems]]
* [[HPC Linux topics]] - A list of topics on which RCS technical support staff can provide one-on-one or group training
* [[Courses]]
* [[Linux Introduction]]
* [[What is a scheduler?]]
* [[What is a scheduler?]]
* [[SLURM: Running jobs]]
* [[Running jobs]]
* [[Data storage options for UofC researchers]]
* [[Data storage options for UofC researchers]]
* [[Security and privacy]]
* [[How to transfer data]]
* [[How to transfer data]]
* [[UofC Services]]
* [[Book online training sessions]]
* [[How-Tos | More How-Tos]]
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==What's New==
* [[CHGI Transition]] - Information on the current CHGI Transition
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Revision as of 22:22, 6 October 2022

Research Computing Services (RCS) is a group within the wider University of Calgary Information Technologies team that plans, manages, and supports high performance computing (HPC) systems in use by researchers throughout the University of Calgary. Our primary focus is to meet the increasing demand for engineering and scientific computation by offering a wide range of specialized services to help researchers solve highly complex real-world problems or run large scale computationally intensive workloads on our high-end HPC resources.

This RCS Wiki contains technical documentation for use by users of HPC systems operated by RCS

Contact us for support

Find us at G204Z

General information

Cluster Guides

  • ARC Cluster Guide - ARC is a general purpose cluster for University of Calgary researchers.
  • Helix Cluster Guide - Helix is a specialized cluster mainly provided for Cumming School of Medicine projects
  • GLaDOS Cluster Guide - GLaDOS is a researcher-owned cluster maintained by Research Computing Services.
  • TALC Cluster Guide - Teaching and Learning Cluster (TALC) is a cluster created by Research Computing Services to support academic courses and workshops.
  • MARC Cluster Guide -- Medical Advanced Research Computing cluster at the University of Calgary created by Research Computing Services in 2020.

Other services

Software pages

Running courses on HPC resources

  • TALC - Teaching and Learning Cluster (TALC) is a cluster created by Research Computing Services to support academic courses and workshops.
  • TALC Terms of Use - Terms of use to which TALC account holders must agree to use the cluster.
  • List of courses on TALC - A list of current and historical courses taught using TALC.

Training


What's New