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H Winkhardt: Singularity als Modul

2023-04-21T11:11:20Z

Singularity als Modul

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	Using the flag is advisable, but may be omitted if the correct GPU- and driver-APIs are available on the container.		Using the flag is advisable, but may be omitted if the correct GPU- and driver-APIs are available on the container.

	= Examples =

	TBD

	= Useful links =		= Useful links =

H Winkhardt at 10:54, 21 April 2023

2023-04-21T10:54:55Z

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	= Description =		= Description =

	'''Singularity''' is a container platform~~. On bwForCluster Helix, Singularity 3.8 is installed on all nodes~~.		'''Singularity''' is a container platform.

	Because not every different software configuration can be provided as [[Environment Modules\|Modules]] on the clusters, containers offer a way to use a pre-built scientific software in a closed and reproducible space, independent from the environment. A Singularity container contains its own operating system, the intended software and all required dependencies, except for Kernel components (e.g. drivers). This also means that you can use software that isn't available for RHEL/CentOS, but is offered for other Linux systems. Singularity containers are easily movable between systems and do not require root-rights for execution (different to Docker).		Because not every different software configuration can be provided as [[Environment Modules\|Modules]] on the clusters, containers offer a way to use a pre-built scientific software in a closed and reproducible space, independent from the environment. A Singularity container contains its own operating system, the intended software and all required dependencies, except for Kernel components (e.g. drivers). This also means that you can use software that isn't available for RHEL/CentOS, but is offered for other Linux systems. Singularity containers are easily movable between systems and do not require root-rights for execution (different to Docker).

H Winkhardt at 08:09, 18 August 2022

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 '''Singularity''' is a container platform. On bwForCluster Helix, Singularity 3.8 is installed on all nodes.
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 For additional information about how to use Singularity, please consult the [https://sylabs.io/docs/ documentation].
 === Using nvidia-GPUs ===
-Singularity can interact with by setting the (experimental) --nv-flag
+Singularity can interact with by setting the (experimental) <syntaxhighlight style="border:0px" inline=1>--nv</syntaxhighlight>-flag
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H Winkhardt: Created page with "{| width=760px class="wikitable" |- ! Description !! Content |- | module load | --- |- | License | Open-source software, distributed under the 3-clause BSD License. #License..."

2022-08-18T08:01:37Z

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= Description =

'''Singularity''' is a container platform. On bwForCluster Helix, Singularity 3.8 is installed on all nodes.

= License =

Singularity is free, open-source software released under the 3-clause BSD license. Please read the [https://sylabs.io/guides/3.7/user-guide/license.html license] for additional information about Singularity.

= Usage =

== Program Binaries ==

The binary ''singularity'' is main program of the container platform.

To get help using Singularity execute the following command:
<pre>
$ singularity --help
</pre>

Furthermore, a man page is available and can be accessed by typing:
<pre>
$ man singularity
</pre>

For additional information about how to use Singularity, please consult the [https://sylabs.io/docs/ documentation].

=== Using nvidia-GPUs ===

Singularity can interact with by setting the (experimental) --nv-flag

<pre>
# Run container (two options to start a container)
singularity run --nv [options] <container>
singularity exec --nv [options] <container> <command>
</pre>

Using the flag is advisable, but may be omitted if the correct GPU- and driver-APIs are available on the container.

= Examples =

TBD

= Useful links =

* [https://sylabs.io/docs/ Documentation (english)]
* [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(Software) Wikipedia article (german)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(software) Wikipedia article (english)]