DACHS/Getting Started

General Workflow of Running a Calculation

On a compute cluster, you do not simply log into the Cluster and run your software on the login node. Rather you write a "job script" that contains all commands to run and process your job. This job script is sent into a queue via the SLURM job scheduler to be run on one (or many) of the compute nodes.

Please follow the links for more details and example on job scripts. The overall process is described in more detail here: → Running Calculations

Get Access to the Cluster

Follow the registration process for the DACHS Cluster: → How to Register

Login to the Cluster

Setup service password and 2FA token and login to the cluster: → Login DACHS

Using the Linux Commandline

The Training course → Linux course on training.bwhpc.de The (external) HPC Wiki → Introduction to Linux Command line

Transfer your Data to the Cluster

Get familiar with available file systems on the cluster: → File Systems

Transfer your data to the cluster using appropriate tools: → Data Transfer

Find Information About Installed Software and Examples

Compiler, Libraries and application software are provided as software modules. Learn how to work with software modules.

Run sample script from a pre-installed software (Software job examples in the page above)

Run your Software in a Batch Job

Get familiar with available nodes types on the cluster: → Hardware and Architecture

Submit and monitor your jobs with Slurm commands: → bwUniCluster2.0 Slurm

Acknowledge the Cluster

Remember to mention the cluster in your publications. → Acknowledgement