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** [[Frequently Asked Questions about the CCDB]] | ** [[Frequently Asked Questions about the CCDB]] | ||
* If you are an experienced HPC user and are ready to log onto a cluster, you probably want to know | * If you are an experienced HPC user and are ready to log onto a cluster, you probably want to know | ||
** what [[#What resources are available?| | ** what [[#What resources are available?|systems]] 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 [[Running jobs|submit jobs]]; | ** how to [[Running jobs|submit jobs]]; | ||
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* If you have hundreds of gigabytes of data to move across the network, read about the [[Globus]] file transfer service. | * 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 | * If you want to experiment with software that doesn’t run well on our traditional HPC clusters, please read about [[Cloud|our cloud resources]]. | ||
For any other questions, you might try the <i>Search</i> 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. | For any other questions, you might try the <i>Search</i> 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 | ==What systems are available?== | ||
The renewal of the national infrastructure began in 2016. The deployment currently consists of five | The renewal of the national infrastructure began in 2016. The deployment currently consists of five systems, 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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One can also find a shared calendar of [https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/technical-support/training-calendar upcoming workshops]. | One can also find a shared calendar of [https://alliancecan.ca/en/services/advanced-research-computing/technical-support/training-calendar upcoming workshops]. | ||
==What | ==What system should I use?== | ||
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 our [[ | 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 our [[technical 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: | ||