This section of the documentation contains information and guides on subjects which are more useful to users who are already using the HPC facilities to run jobs.
Here you can find information gathered from real-world examples of problems and use-cases the HPC community at Newcastle has encountered.
If you are a long time Rocket user, then this page will give you a very quick introduction to the changes and new features on Comet and how it differs. This is not intended for new HPC users.
Optimisation of Slurm job parameters for specific workloads and advanced use of Slurm.
Categories of software, help, scripts and guides for individual applications.
Using HPC resources for interactive sessions and graphical applications; including R-Studio, Jupyter, Matlab and compute-intensive Linux desktop applications.
How to use container tools such as Docker, Apptainer and Podman on our HPC facilities.
If you need access to more resources than available on Newcastle University HPC facilities, or with different, more specialised equipment, there are a range of Tier 2 and Tier 1 facilities which may be available to you.
These pages have recently been changed or updated within the Advanced Topics section:
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