Documentation

User Guides

Hydra (IBM Cluster 1600): An introduction to using IBM Cluster 1600 (832 cores).
Linux Workstations: An introduction to using our Linux workstations at Wisenbaker and the Student Computing Center.
Storage Archive (STK L180 Tape Library): An introduction to using our tape archive.

Account Activation and Management: This document introduces the AMS system and provides instructions for activating and managing your HPC resources.
Accessing TAMU Supercomputing Machines: Read this guide for information on using SSH or X-Windows for accessing our machines
An Introduction to UNIX: This guide covers basic concepts in UNIX.
Basic UNIX Commands: This guide describes the basic UNIX commands.
Software Environment Management with Modules: This guide describes how modules are used to manage the environment for the software installed on our systems.
Virtual Private Networks: The VPN service is useful for remote (outside of the campus firewall) users who need access to campus resources as if they were directly connected to the campus network. This page explains the benefits of VPN and how to install and configure the VPN software.

IBM Documentation (hydra): Provides documentation for IBM compilers, libraries, and etc.

Unix Tutorials for Beginners: This tutorial introduces basic UNIX concepts.
HLRS' Online MPI Course: An online course for MPI, OpenMP, HPF, and advanced topics in parallel programming.
TAMU MPI Tutorial: An introduction to MPI, the Message Passing Interface library. Code examples and compilation tips are provided for TAMU Supercomputing machines.
PACS' Interactive MPI Course: An online MPI course. Free registration is required.
OpenMP Tutorial: Provides an introduction to shared memory parallelization with OpenMP. ( PDF )
SGI's PowerLearn Course for the SGI Origins: This SGI provided course gives more information on performance tuning and parallelization techniques for our SGI Origin systems.
Scalar Code Optimization: This guide provides an introduction to scalar optimization concepts and techniques with examples for the SGI Origin 3800. ( Postscript - PDF )