NCSA's HPC Resource Center

	Getting Started

Quick Access to NCSA HPC Information

HPC Resources Center
Experienced NCSA Users

Index to user information

High-Performance Computing Environment

Consulting Services and Training

Timely Technical Information

HPC Resource Center:
Jump Start for New Users!

Did you just received your allocation? For a jump-start on using the NCSA computational resources, begin reading with Step 1 (below) and then each step in order.

An understanding of UNIX is assumed. If you need some assistance or a tutorial, UNIXhelp for Users is a good place to start.

Quick Index

High-Performance Computing Environment

NCSA's high-performance systems: The systems available today
UniTree: The mass storage system
Andrew File System: A distributed file system with a common name space; not all HPC users have AFS accounts
Alliance resources: The high-performance and high-throughput resources made available by the National Computational Science Alliance

Consulting, Training, and System Support

HPC Consulting Office: Getting help with a high-performance problem
NLANR Distributed Applications Support: Tollfree help for researchers using distributed applications
Technology Management Group: Providing 24-hour operational support
Training: Dates, schedules, and online materials
NCSA Staff Primer: A collection of resources for NCSA staff only

Using NCSA's Resources

Index to user information: An alphabetical listing of user-oriented information
Allocations: How to apply for time on NCSA and Alliance systems
Required Security Software: Kerberos or SSH software, which eliminates clear-text signons and passwords, is required to access NCSA systems; check here for installation information
Documentation and Resources: Links to information about NCSA and Alliance systems and services
Software: High-performance software on the NCSA systems, NCSA-developed codes, and software coordinators
Visualization and Virtual Environments: Software, facilities, sample projects, and training opportunities

Newsletters and Notices

data link: The Alliance technical newsletter that links you to new web-based information that is useful to computational researchers
motd and news: Messages of the day and other news -- updated several times a day
Access: The Alliance science magazine

Quick Access to NCSA HPC Information

HPC Resources Center Experienced NCSA Users

HPC Resource Center: Jump Start for New Users!

HPC Resources Center
Experienced NCSA Users

HPC Resource Center:
Jump Start for New Users!