High Performance Computing at SLAC

If you wish to use a significant amount of UNIX Compute Farm resources, please contact Randy Melen, the High Performance Computing team leader in SCCS, to discuss the resources you will need, your schedule, and how your request will be balanced with the request from other researchers. He can be contacted at 650/926-2841 or at randy@slac.stanford.edu.


Getting Started

Getting Started A quick start to using the UNIX CPU compute farm.
Best Practices using Batch Recommendations for ways to work within the batch environment that are both productive and responsible.

Mass Storage Systems for the Farm

The MSTORE system is provided for the storage of large data files for use on the farm.
MSTORE Command Reference

Platform LSF Documentation

LSF 6.1 Documentation Index (HTML)
LSF 6.1 Documentation Index (PDF)

Parallel Computing at SLAC

Description of SLAC's parallel computing hardware and software and how to use MPI with LSF:
Parallel Computing at SLAC

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