XSEDE

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If you require large amounts of resources (ie. 1000s of CPUs, or 100s of GPUs) then access to the computing resources at the NSF funded XSEDE might be a good option.

Account

To create an account, visit the XSEDE Portal.

Proposal

As stated previously, writting a propoasl and then getting it approved is required to gain access to XSEDE. Instructions on how to do this are outlined here.

Data Management

There are several methods used to transfer data to and from XSEDE resources, they are outlined here

Jobs

For submitting jobs, XSEDE also supports Slurm, which is similar to what we already use on the HPC cluster.

Example on how to submit Slurm style jobs are described here

UCR Campus Champion

You can contact Jordan Hayes for additional information regarding XSEDE and how to gain access.