Documentation

User Guides

Eos (IBM iDataplex Cluster): An introduction to Supercomputing using Eos.
Hydra (IBM Cluster 1600): An introduction to Supercomputing using Hydra.
Linux Workstations: An introduction to using our Linux workstations at Wisenbaker and the Student Computing Center.
Storage Archive: An introduction to using our storage 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.

Intel Documentation (eos): Provides documentation for the Intel compilers, libraries, and other development tools.
IBM Documentation (hydra): Provides documentation for IBM compilers, libraries, and etc.

Introduction to UNIX/Linux: Basic and intermediate level topics for using unix on Supercomputing machines.
Introduction to Supercomputing on Eos: Computing in the LINUX/INTEL programming environemnt of Eos, including the PBS batch system, queues, and policies.
Introduction to Supercomputing on HYDRA: Computing in IBM's AIX/p5-575 programming environment, including the Load Leveler batch system, queues, and policies.
Introduction to Perl: Basic level introduction to programming in Perl.
Introduction to Code Parallelization with MPI: A basic to intermediate level course on code parallelization based on the MPI message passing model.
Introduction to Code Parallelization with OpenMP: Code parallelization for shared memory systems using the OpenMP standard of directives and calls.

MVAPICH2 Documentation: MVAPICH2 v1.7 Users Guide. Also in html and a Quick Introduction to MVAPICH2.
Introduction to PETSc [TACC Tutorial 01/10/2011]: Presentation material on PETSc prepared by Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at UT Austin
TAMU/Intel Tutorial on Compilers, Libraries, and Tools: Presentation materials from the Intel Tutorial hosted at TAMU
GPU/CUDA/OpenCL Programming: Presentation materials from the GPU Workshop hosted at TAMU
Unix Tutorials for Beginners: This tutorial introduces basic UNIX concepts.
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 )
OpenMP 3.0 An Overview: Provides an alternative introduction to shared memory parallelization with OpenMP. ( PDF ) (Examples )
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 )