If you want to learn more about using the command line, we have some useful resources on UNIX Basics.įor detailed instructions on how to perform some important tasks on our systems, check out our HOWTO articles. To get an introduction to High-Performance Computing, please read our HPC Basics page.

Commercial clients are charged per core hour at their agreed-upon rate. For Ohio academics, you are charged according to these practices. The command OSCusage will also provide usage details. Please use MyOSC to update your password, shell, and check usage on the project. It provides information about scheduling, job submission and how to write scripts to accomplish various tasks. We also have a more detailed guide on the batch system that we recommend new users read. Instructions to be executed by the node(s) assigned to you when your request for resources can be met by the scheduler – can get very complicated, so it’s best to refer to the documentation for the software you want to use to get started. If you have a large amount of data to move, you can schedule transfers via Globus Online. Small files can be moved to and from OSC systems inside of OnDemand. Moving large files to or from OSC via the login nodes can experience difficulty since there are compute restrictions on those nodes, so the recommendation is to connect to or. SCP (Secure CoPy) is another common method. SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) is the primary method of moving files to and from OSC storage systems. If that sounds too intimidating, and you would like to try a zero-client web-browser approach to using OSC, you can log in to our web portal, OnDemand:įor an introduction to the features of OnDemand, check out For more details on how to connect to our systems, please visit

This is a method of getting a command-line interface on our clusters, which runs a version of the Linux operating system. Logging in to OSC resources is primarily accomplished via SSH (or “secure shell”). This is our web portal for managing your account, project, authorized users, etc. How to request an accountįor information on getting an account and allocation with us, please visit This document provides some useful links to get you started.

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