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keller_and_evans_lab:cu_research_computing [2016/12/12 11:55]
matthew_keller /* Getting information on jobs */
keller_and_evans_lab:cu_research_computing [2019/11/08 12:06]
borderr [Overview of best practices]
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-General documentation for using RC is [[[https://www.rc.colorado.edu/support|on their website]]]. This document will mostly cover specific instructions for using it in the Vrieze and Keller labs. 
  
 +This document will mostly cover specific instructions for using RC in the Vrieze and Keller labs. We will try to update this, but RC is a bit of a moving target, so some of what is written below may now be outdated.
  
-======= Logging in ======= 
  
 +======= Getting started =======
 +
 +General documentation for using RC is [[[https://curc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/|on their website]]]. We recommend that ALL new users first read these overviews on that webpage. In particular: \\
 +Logging In <which you've already done>
 +Duo 2-factor Authentication <which you've already done>
 +Allocations
 +Node Types
 +Filesystems
 +The modules system
 +The PetaLibrary
 +Running applications with Jobs
 +Batch Jobs and Job Scripting
 +Interactive Jobs
 +Useful Slurm commands
 +Job Resource Information
 +squeue status and reason codes
 +Containerization on Summit
 +
 +
 +======= Overview of best practices =======
 +
 +[[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yQToDgohYZIzwu9NL0Z5ORpmN-9qeY3cpT7RDusEg-w/edit?usp=sharing|Richard Border's slides]] from October 2019 (might be out of date)
 +
 +
 +
 +======= Logging in =======
  
 Put these settings in your ''~/.ssh/config'' file so you only have to enter your OTP once per session, instead of for every ssh connection you make Put these settings in your ''~/.ssh/config'' file so you only have to enter your OTP once per session, instead of for every ssh connection you make
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 These settings should work from Mac and Linux. I'm not sure how to do the equivalent from Windows with Putty. On a Mac, those settings will cause X11 to start. If you don't want that to happen, then remove the ''ForwardX11 yes'' line. These settings should work from Mac and Linux. I'm not sure how to do the equivalent from Windows with Putty. On a Mac, those settings will cause X11 to start. If you don't want that to happen, then remove the ''ForwardX11 yes'' line.
 +
 +For those with access to summit (ONLY!), here are the steps to using it:
 +  
 +  #From a login node:
 +  ssh -YC <uname>@shas07{01-15}
 +  
 +  #In your shell script:
 +  No need to include -A UCB00000442
 +   --partition=shas
 +  
 +  #To run R:
 +  ml load R
 +  ml load gcc
 +  R
 +
  
  
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