BIG node documentation

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMqhykatkkATmWkqIdaXqQRv8GnfUOX9qSdDuShfmCI/

Cheat Sheet

Get access to VSC. For full information: https://vlaams-supercomputing-centrum-vscdocumentation.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/index.html

Account

Manage account and groups through: https://account.vscentrum.be/django/

#login to the VSC

#for genius
ssh vsc3XXXX@login.hpc.kuleuven.be
#or
ssh vsc3XXXX@login1-tier2.hpc.kuleuven.be
#or
ssh vsc3XXXX@login2-tier2.hpc.kuleuven.be
#genius login nodes for visualization:
ssh -X vsc3XXXX@login3-tier2.hpc.kuleuven.be
#or
ssh -X vsc3XXXX@login4-tier2.hpc.kuleuven.be

The Module System

#give a list of available modules
module av
#load a module
module load modulename
module load modulename/moduleversion
#show a list of all loaded modules
module list
#unload a module
module unload modulename
#unload all modules at once
module purge
#show the help
module help

PBS job submission

PBS script header:

#!/bin/bash -l
#PBS -l walltime=1:00:00
#PBS -l pmem=5gb
#PBS -l nodes=1:ppn=2
#PBS -M mail@mail.com
#PBS -m abe
#PBS -N jobname
#PBS -A lp_creditaccount
module load modulename modulename2

Start Basic Jobs

#submit a job
qsub job.pbs
#show system jobs
showq
#show all requested
qstat
#show the estimated start for a job
showstart jobID
#check the status of a job
checkjob jobID