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==What do you want to do?== | ==What do you want to do?== | ||
* If you don't already have | * If you don't already have an account, see | ||
** [https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/account-management/apply-account Apply for a CCDB account] | ** [https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/account-management/apply-account Apply for a CCDB account] | ||
** [[Frequently Asked Questions about the CCDB]] | ** [[Frequently Asked Questions about the CCDB]] | ||
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** what [[#What resources are available?|clusters]] are available; | ** what [[#What resources are available?|clusters]] are available; | ||
** what [[Available software|software]] is available, and how [[Utiliser des modules/en|environment modules]] work; | ** what [[Available software|software]] is available, and how [[Utiliser des modules/en|environment modules]] work; | ||
** how to | ** how to [[Running jobs|submit jobs]]; | ||
** how the [[Storage and file management|filesystem]] is organized. | ** how the [[Storage and file management|filesystem]] is organized. | ||
* If you are new to HPC or would like some training, you can | * If you are new to HPC or would like some training, you can | ||
** view our [[Getting started with the new national systems]] mini-webinar series; | ** view our [[Getting started with the new national systems]] mini-webinar series; | ||
** read about how to connect to our HPC systems with [[SSH|SSH]]; | ** read about how to connect to our HPC systems with [[SSH|SSH]]; | ||
** read an | ** read an [[Linux introduction|introduction to Linux]] systems; | ||
** read about how to [[Transferring data|transfer files]] to and from | ** read about how to [[Transferring data|transfer files]] to and from our systems; | ||
** read about other national training offerings [https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/technical-support/training/ here]. | ** read about other national training offerings [https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/technical-support/training/ here]. | ||
* If you want to know which software and hardware are available for a specific discipline, a series of discipline guides is in preparation. At this time, you can consult the guides on | * If you want to know which software and hardware are available for a specific discipline, a series of discipline guides is in preparation. At this time, you can consult the guides on | ||
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** [[Geographic information systems]] ([[GIS]]) | ** [[Geographic information systems]] ([[GIS]]) | ||
** [[Visualization]] | ** [[Visualization]] | ||
* If you have hundreds of gigabytes of data to move across the network, read about the [[Globus]] file transfer | * If you have hundreds of gigabytes of data to move across the network, read about the [[Globus]] file transfer service. | ||
* Python users can learn how to [[Python#Creating_and_using_a_virtual_environment|install modules in a virtual environment]] and R users how to [[R|install packages]]. | * Python users can learn how to [[Python#Creating_and_using_a_virtual_environment|install modules in a virtual environment]] and R users how to [[R|install packages]]. | ||
* If you want to experiment with software that doesn’t run well on our traditional HPC systems, please read about | * If you want to experiment with software that doesn’t run well on our traditional HPC systems, please read about [[Cloud|our cloud resources]]. | ||
For any other questions, you might try the ''Search'' box in the upper right corner of this page, the main page for [[ | For any other questions, you might try the ''Search'' box in the upper right corner of this page, the main page for [[Technical documentation|our technical documentation]] or [[Technical support|contact us]] by email. | ||
==What resources are available?== | ==What resources are available?== | ||
The renewal of the national infrastructure began in 2016. The deployment currently consists of five clusters, called [[Cloud resources|Arbutus]], [[Béluga/en|Béluga]], [[Narval/en|Narval]], [[Cedar]], [[Graham]], and [[Niagara]]. | |||
[[Cloud resources|Arbutus]] is a [[cloud]] site, which allows users to launch and customize virtual machines. See [[Cloud]] for how to obtain access to Arbutus. | [[Cloud resources|Arbutus]] is a [[cloud]] site, which allows users to launch and customize virtual machines. See [[Cloud]] for how to obtain access to Arbutus. | ||
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[[Niagara]] is a homogeneous cluster designed for '''large parallel''' jobs (>1000 cores). To obtain access to Niagara, visit the [https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/services/opt_in Available Services] page. | [[Niagara]] is a homogeneous cluster designed for '''large parallel''' jobs (>1000 cores). To obtain access to Niagara, visit the [https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/services/opt_in Available Services] page. | ||
Your '''password''' to log in to all new national systems are the same one you use to log in to [https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/ | Your '''password''' to log in to all new national systems are the same one you use to log in to [https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/ the CCDB database]. Your '''username''' will be displayed at the top of the page once you've logged in. | ||
==What resources should I use?== | ==What resources should I use?== | ||
This question is hard to answer because of the range of needs | This question is hard to answer because of the range of needs we serve and the wide variety of resources we have available. If the descriptions above are insufficient, contact [[technical support]] or your [https://www.computecanada.ca/about/partners/ regional support]. | ||
In order to identify the best resource to use, we may ask specific questions, such as: | In order to identify the best resource to use, we may ask specific questions, such as: | ||