Northeastern University Research Computing

Welcome

• Welcome
  • What is Discovery
• Getting Help
  • Email
  • Submit a ticket
  • Consultations (online)
  • Status page

Getting Started with Discovery

• Getting Access
  • Request an account
• Connecting to Discovery
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Using X11
  • Next steps

Hardware on Discovery

• Hardware overview
• Partitions
  • Introduction
  • Viewing partition information
  • Allocating partitions in your jobs
  • Partition Access Request

Software on Discovery

• Using Module
  • Module commands
  • Module example
  • Using software applications with X11 Forwarding
• Installing Software
  • Requesting Software Installation
  • Using Spack
  • Using Make
  • Creating a Python Environment
  • Creating a Packrat Environment (for R)
  • Installing Matlab toolboxes
• Working with MATLAB Parallel Computing Toolbox
  • Using parcluster example

Using Discovery

• Using Slurm
  • Viewing Cluster Information
  • Submitting Jobs
  • Monitoring Jobs
• Using sbatch
  • SBATCH Examples
  • Example Parallel Job Scripts
  • Using Arrays
• Using srun
  • srun examples
• Working with GPUs
  • Requesting GPUs with srun or sbatch
  • Using CUDA
  • Using GPUs with PyTorch
  • Using TensorFlow
• Transferring Data
  • Data transfer node using Mac
  • Data transfer node using Windows
• Using Globus
  • Globus Account Set Up
  • Install Globus Connect
  • Working with Globus

Understanding storage options

• Storage Accessible on Discovery
• General Data Storage Options
  • Connecting to /research

Using Open OnDemand (OOD)

• Introduction to Open OnDemand (OOD)
• Using OOD’s File Explorer
• Using OOD’s Interactive Apps
  • Available Apps (June 2020)
  • Working with Jupyter Notebook [Custom Anaconda Environment]

Using Discovery in your classroom

• Using Discovery with your class FAQ