1. Accounts & Allocations
   1. Account Requests
   2. Project Requests & Allocations
   3. Special requests
2. Machines & Systems
   1. Systems Map
   2. Network Configuration
   3. List of Machines
3. Software
   1. Applications
   2. Software Documentation
4. HPC@UNM Documentation
   1. Applications
   2. Compilers
   3. Communication Libraries
   4. Linux Supercluster Reference Card
   5. GnuPG Reference Card
   6. Makefiles
   7. Schedulers
   8. Numerical Libraries
   9. Performance Monitors and Optimization
   10. User Guides- LosLobos, Roadrunner, Blackbear, Truchas
   11. Axiom
   12. CDE
   13. Condor
   14. Connect
   15. Debian
   16. Emacs
   17. Linux
   18. Loadleveler
   19. MPICH-GM
   20. Makefile
   21. Nedit
   22. Queuing
   23. SSH Keys
5. User Services
   1. HPC@UNM Announcements Mailing List
   2. Anonymous FTP
   3. Secure Access to HPC@UNM Systems
   4. Linux
   5. Email
   6. SSH
   7. Web

• HPC@UNM uses the Albuquerque Integrated Reporting System (AIRS) for managing accounts and allocations.
  • Account Requests/Add User: http://santafe.hpc.unm.edu/irs/request_account.html
  • Project Allocation Requests: http://santafe.hpc.unm.edu/irs/request_project.html
  • Special requests: help@hpc.unm.edu

• The HPCERC hardware configuration centers around several IBM Linux clusters. These systems are supported by a network of communications devices, a mass storage system, visualization hardware, file servers, PCs, Macintoshes and peripherals.

 

The complete list of systems including their compilers, schedulers, and user guides is located at http://www.hpc.unm.edu/docs/systems.html

• External Connectivity

  • T3 connection to the Abilene network and a T3 connection to the Internet backbone, with each connection offering transmission speeds of up to 45 megabits of data per second.

• Internal Connectivity

  • Gigabit ethernet backbone & fast ethernet (100 Mbps)

  • The nodes in each SP system are internally connected within themselves by a high performance switch (40MB/sec).

  • SP external disk drives are connected to general purpose machines by SCSI (10MB/sec).

• The HPCERC Visualization Lab includes a number of SGI machines (indigo, indy, onyx2) used primarily by onsite visitors/researchers or local users.

• The HPCERC employs a number of other machines for various purposes:
  • File servers
  • Control workstations
  • Training / Workshop
  • DNS, NIS, Internal-only news server
  • WWW and anonymous FTP server
  • Mail servers
  • Testing
  • Guest machines
  • Staff machines
  • other special purposes

• Most of these machines are inaccessible to users. Users should not attempt use any machine which is not approved for public use unless otherwise directed.

• The HPC@UNM offers a number of software applications in the following categories:

  • System Software

  • Message Passing Libraries / Parallel Tools

  • Compilers / Preprocessors / Debuggers

  • Math Subroutine Libraries

  • Image Processing / Visualization / Graphics

  • Molecular Modeling / Quantum Chemistry

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics / Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

  • UNIX and Local Utilities / Information Software

 

Software Documentation

• Documentation for software installed on the general purpose systems can include any of the following:

  • Info pages
  • Man pages
  • Read me files
  • PostScript documents
  • On-line help (internal to the application)
  • HTML documents
  • InfoExplorer (IBM's on-line manuals)
  • Web links to Vendor materials

• For documentation that is included with the package distribution, be sure to check its install directory. The HPC@UNM does not maintain a central repository of all software documentation.
• Consult vendor WWW servers. Most software vendors have web pages which include product information and documentation.

IBM Software Documentation

WWW Resources

The BEST place for documentation about IBM software products including the parallel environment, AIX operating system, hardware, technical reports and more, is located on IBM's various web pages. Some starting points:

• SP Resources - probably the most complete source for SP information of all types

• IBM Tech Resources - good place for technical reports and "internals" documentation.

• IBM RS/6000 - covers the entire RS/6000 product line

• IBM's homepage - if you can't find it anywhere else, this is the launching point.

Hardcopy

• Ordering IBM Manuals: see the Services and Support section on IBM's home page

• Many IBM Manuals are available free of charge by download from the various IBM web pages cited above.

• InfoExplorer provides an ascii or X-based utility for accessing most of IBM manuals while you are logged into an HPC@UNM SP machine.

• The following IBM manuals in InfoExplorer format:

  IBM PRODUCT	X COMMAND	ASCII COMMAND
  AIX InfoExplorer	info	info -a
  XL FORTRAN	info -l xlf	info -a -l xlf
  XL C Compiler	info -l c	info -a -l c
  XL C++ Compiler Set	info -l cset	info -a -l cset
  LoadLeveler	info -l LoadL	info -a -l LoadL
  ESSL	info -l essl	info -a -l essl
  PESSL	info -l pessl	info -a -l pessl
  Parallel Environment	info -l pe	info -a -l pe
  PVMe	info -l pvm3	info -a -l pvm3
  SP2 Systems Support	info -l sp2	info -a -l sp2

• Instructions for using IBM's InfoExplorer are available.

• The HPC@UNM is continually ordering and installing new software packages that will meet its users needs. We strive to keep existing software up to date. Periodically we review packages for usefulness and remove any that are outdated or unused.

• All users are encouraged to send suggestions for software acquisitions, the on-line software pages and documentation to the User Services Consultants.

• Please send suggestions by email to webmaster@hpc.unm.edu.

HPC@UNM Documentation

• Nearly everything users need to know about the HPC@UNM can be found on the Center's WWW server, located at:

  http://www.hpc.unm.edu

• Important links to check out:

  • What's New - News and information posted daily

  • Technical Documentation - Main page for documentation topics

  • Training - Workshop schedules and registration, links to workshop tutorials and exercises.

  • Accounts & Access - Different types of accounts and how to obtain one; how to access the HPC@UNM systems, including Secure Access.

  • Resource Limits - CPU and disk limits, scratch file space.

  • Password Policy

  • Help Desk - How to contact the Help Desk, 24x7 coverage, Help Desk hours and technical consulting.

GAMESS, HONDO, GAUSSIAN, NWChem, Molden, MD Poly, CACTUS, ZEUS-MP, AIPS++, PAPI, PCL, Flatland, OpenDX, AVS

Compliers can run on many systems.  Click on the complier to learn more.

Linux Supercluster Reference Card

Condor, PBS

PAPI, Linux-counters, MILC, ARPI3D

IRIX

MPICH - MPICH is a freely available, portable implementation of MPI, the new Standard for message-passing libraries. (HTML) Postscript (1,347 Kb), (compressed Postscript (496 Kb) ) or PDF (1,172 Kb)

• Blackbear
• LosLobos
• Roadrunner
• SP2
• Truchas

• cc+
• f77
• essl manual

HPC@UNM constantly inspects its systems and networks according to the HPC@UNM Security and Account Usage Policy.

• http://www.hpc.unm.edu/computing/policies/aup.pdf

• GnuPG users may access HPC@UNM's GnuPG Reference Card at http://www.hpc.unm.edu/security/gnugp.html

An acknowledgement of UNM-Alliance support must appear in publications of any material, whether copyrighted or not, based on or developed with resources of the University of New Mexico and the Alliance.

Suggested Wording

We would like to thank the University of New Mexico for access to their Albuquerque High Performance Computing Center. This work utilized the UNM-Alliance Supercluster.

Submitting Copies

Copies of technical reports and publications using HPC@UNM resources should be sent to HPC@UNM with the grant number listed with your login information.

• HPC@UNM offers a moderated email Mailman service. Users will be kept receive timely information about changes to HPC@UNM machines. It includes information about configuration changes, downtimes, important events and other topics of potential interest to those using the HPC@UNM computing resources.

• To subscribe:

  • Please visit https://mailman.hpc.unm.edu/mailman/listinfo/

   

Services: Anonymous FTP

Anonymous FTP is closed for security reasons. Please contact help@hpc.unm.edu for special requests.

Secure Access

• HPC@UNM uses secure shell (ssh).
• HPC@UNM supports the following ssh clients: 1) openssh for Unix, 2) putty for Windows
• Other ssh clients may work. They are not supported by HPC@UNM. Your milage may vary.

• HPC@UNM currently supports PINE and Netscape email clients.

• Setup guidelines for user environments are available at: http://www.hpc.unm.edu/docs/linux.html

SSH:
Users must use secure-shell when connecting to other HPC@UNM systems once logged in.

% ssh nambe.hpc.unm.edu

% ssh blackbear.hpc.unm.edu

% ssh loslobos.alliance.unm.edu

% ssh roadrunner.alliance.unm.edu

Research and distribution projects are often posted to the HPC@UNM´s public web as separate directories.  Please contact the Webmaster to discuss hosting your own web site.