Helix/Software/Singularity
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| Description | Content |
|---|---|
| module load | --- |
| License | Open-source software, distributed under the 3-clause BSD License. More... |
| Citing | --- |
| Links | Homepage | Documentation |
| Graphical Interface | No |
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 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:
$ singularity --help
Furthermore, a man page is available and can be accessed by typing:
$ man singularity
For additional information about how to use Singularity, please consult the documentation.
Using nvidia-GPUs
Singularity can interact with by setting the (experimental) --nv-flag
# Run container (two options to start a container) singularity run --nv [options] <container> singularity exec --nv [options] <container> <command>
Using the flag is advisable, but may be omitted if the correct GPU- and driver-APIs are available on the container.
Examples
TBD