What is an HPC cluster?


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Desktop schematic: 4 cores and 8 GB RAM

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Schematic of HPC cluster showing login and compute nodes, job queue, and storage
HPC cluster schematic

Connecting to an HPC system


The job scheduler


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Screenshot of the nano text editor

Transferring files


Accessing software via module files


Parallel jobs


High Throughput Computing


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compare_potentials.png

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