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==What do you want to do?== <!--T:3--> | ==What do you want to do?== <!--T:3--> | ||
* 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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* If you have hundreds of gigabytes of data to move across the network, read about the [[Globus]] file transfer services. | * If you have hundreds of gigabytes of data to move across the network, read about the [[Globus]] file transfer services. | ||
* 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]]. | ||
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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]]. | |||
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==What resources should I use?== <!--T:12--> | ==What resources should I use?== <!--T:12--> | ||
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]. | ||
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