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bwHPC represents services and resources in the State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, for High Performance Computing (HPC), Data Intensive Computing (DIC) and Large Scale Scientific Data Management (LS2DM).

The main bwHPC web page is at https://www.bwhpc.de/ including the latest News and Success Stories.

Many topics depend on the cluster system you use. First choose the cluster you use, then select the correct topic.

Status: 19.10.2026 BinAC 2 login restriction due to CVE-2026-98260 et al.

Courses / eLearning

eLearning and Online Courses Introduction to Linux in HPC (external resource)

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When to use an HPC Cluster Running Calculations Registration

HPC System Specific Documentation

bwHPC encompasses several HPC compute clusters at different universities in Baden-Württemberg. Each cluster is dedicated to specific research domains. Documentation differs between compute clusters, please see cluster specific overview pages: bwUniCluster 3.0 General Purpose, Teaching bwForCluster BinAC 2 Bioinformatics, Astrophysics, Geosciences, Pharmacy, and Medical Informatics bwForCluster Helix Structural and Systems Biology, Medical Science, Soft Matter, Computational Humanities, and Mathematics and Computer Science bwForCluster JUSTUS 2 Theoretical Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, and Quantum Sciences bwForCluster NEMO 2 Neurosciences, Particle Physics, Materials Science, and Microsystems Engineering

bwHPC Clusters: operational status Further Compute Clusters in Baden-Württemberg (separate access policies): Datenanalyse Cluster der Hochschulen (DACHS) bwHPC tier 1: Hunter (getting access) bwHPC tier 2: HoreKa (getting access)

Documentation valid for all Clusters

Software Environment Modules: usage of preexisting software List of Software on all clusters Data Transfer: working with files <---> Development: software, programming languages, parallel pogramming (Energy) Efficient Cluster Usage for low waiting times and fast running jobs HPC Glossary Scientific Data Storage User guides of available scientific data storage services: SDS@hd: Everyone can join existing storage projects. New projects and SVs can only be requested by bwIDM members with employee status. Costs can arise, see cost sheet. bwSFS Associated, but local scientific storage services are: LSDF Online Storage (only for KIT and KIT partners) Scientific Data Archiving For user guides of the scientific data archiving services: bwDataArchive: Open to all scientists at KIT and institutions in Baden-Württemberg that have signed a service agreement with KIT Associated, but local archiving services for scientific data are: heiARCHIVE (only for members of Heidelberg University) For instructions on how to move the data, depending on the offered connections, can be found under Data Transfer. Research Data Management Research Data Management (RDM) contact persons Portal for Research Data Management (Forschungsdaten.info) Support Submit a Ticket in our Support Portal Support is provided by the bwHPC Competence Centers: Acknowledgement Please acknowledge our resources in your publications.