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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.
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 and is a replacement for the old unmaintained HPC website at https://hpc.ucalgary.ca/.
This RCS Wiki contains technical documentation for use by users of HPC systems operated by RCS


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=== Contact us for support ===
=== Contact us for support ===
[[File:Map HSC G204Z.png|150px|thumb|right|Find us at [https://ucmapspro.ucalgary.ca/RoomFinder/?Building=HSC&Room=G204Z G204Z (Open in UC Interactive Room Finder) ]]]
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* For general inquiries, please email: support@hpc.ucalgary.ca
* For general RCS/HPC inquiries, please email: [mailto:support@hpc.ucalgary.ca support@hpc.ucalgary.ca]
* For Compute Canada specific questions: support@computecanada.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 located at [https://ucmapspro.ucalgary.ca/RoomFinder/?Building=HSC&Room=B200D HSC B200D] and can be reached via the IT reception on the main floor at [https://ucmapspro.ucalgary.ca/RoomFinder/?Building=HSC&Room=G204Z G204Z] next to the University bookstore'''. If you would like to have a face-to-face meeting with an analyst, please contact us via email to arrange an appointment beforehand.
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==Clusters ==
== General information ==
RCS manages various high performance computing clusters for the University of Calgary. Resources for each of the clusters are listed below.
* [[General Cluster Guidelines and Policies]]
* [[How to get an account]]
* [[Data ownership]]
* [[Connecting to RCS HPC Systems]]
* [[External collaborators]]


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* [[CloudStack|Cloud/Virtual Machine Infrastructure (CloudStack)]]
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* [[ ARC Cluster Guide]] - ARC is a general purpose cluster for University of Calgary researchers.
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* [[Helix Cluster Guide]] - Helix is a specialized cluster mainly provided for Cumming School of Medicine projects
* [[General Cluster Guidelines and Policies]]
* [[GLaDOS Cluster Guide]] - GLaDOS is a researcher-owned cluster maintained by Research Computing Services.
* [[ARC Cluster Guide|ARC Cluster Guide]]
* [[TALC Cluster Guide]] - Teaching and Learning Cluster (TALC) is a cluster created by Research Computing Services to support academic courses and workshops.
* [[Managing software on ARC]]
* [[MARC Cluster Guide]] -- Medical Advanced Research Computing cluster at the University of Calgary created by Research Computing Services in 2020.
* [[Gaussian on ARC]] -- How to use Gaussian 16 on ARC.
 
* [[Apache Spark on ARC]]
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* [[Open OnDemand | Open OnDemand portal]]
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|description=TALC is a cluster to support academic courses and workshops.
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* [[General Cluster Guidelines and Policies]]
* [[TALC Cluster Guide|TALC Cluster Guide]]
* [[TALC Terms of Use]]
* [[List of courses on TALC]]
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* [[MARC Cluster Guide]]
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== Software pages ==
== Software pages ==
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* [[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]]
* [[Jupyter Notebooks]]
* [[ARC Software pages]]
* [[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|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.
* [[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.
* [[List of courses on TALC]] - A list of current and historical courses taught using TALC.


== Training ==
== 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
* [[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?]]
* [[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==
==What's New==
* [[CHGI Transition]] - Information on the current CHGI Transition
* [[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