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High Performance Computing

Ranger (Sun Constellation Linux Cluster)

An introduction to using TACC's Sun Constellation Linux Cluster (3936 Blades).

Lonestar (Dell Linux Cluster)

An introduction to using TACC's Dell Linux Cluster (1955 Blades).

Stampede (Dell Linux Cluster)

An introduction to using TACC's Stampede cluster for serial, small parallel, and larger loosely-coupled parallel job.

Champion (IBM Power 5)

(IBM Power5 System)An introduction to using TACC's IBM Power5 System. This document contains basic information on how to use the (HPC) Power5 SMP server nodes, and advanced computing techniques for optimizing scientific programs.


Scientific Visualization

Longhorn (Dell/NVIDIA Visualization and Data Analysis Cluster)

 

An introduction to using TACC's Longhorn Visualization and Data Analysis System.

Stallion (Dell visualization cluster)

An introduction to using TACC's StallionVisualization System.
Spur (Sun Terascale Visualization System)
An introduction to using TACC's Sun Terascale Visualization System.

Storage and Distributed Computing

The TACC mass storage server provides both short term and long term high performance storage (HPS). A Sun Microsystems® StorageTek ranch (ranch.tacc.utexas.edu) utilizes Sun's Storage Archive Manager Filesystem (SAM-FS) for migrating files to/from a tape archival system with a current storage capacity of 1 Petabyte(PB).

Additional Documentation

Information for New Users
Learn how to get started using TACC resources.

Customizing Your Login

An in depth discussion of how the UNIX login process works and how to customize start-up and shell options for your requirements.

Using Modules to Load the Programming Environment

The do's and don't's of configuring your shell and session start-up files so that you get the proper values for the environment variables used by the Programming Environment from Silicon Graphics under UNICOS and UNICOS/mk.