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Using Jazz

This page is intended to provide a list to all resources for Jazz users, in particular the experienced Jazz user. Feel free to send suggestions about what you think would be useful to systems@lcrc.anl.gov.

Computing Environment

Document Description

Filesystems Discussion of the three different filesystems types available on Jazz. Locations, pros, cons, etc..

PBS tutorial Basic tutorial on how to write and submit job scripts, how PBS is used on Jazz, etc.. Includes examples of scripts, submissions, and PBS commands that can be used to query the status of the queue and jobs. Examples.

Running and Querying Jobs using PBS Using PBS on Jazz. How to submit and query jobs. Provides examples of submissions commands that can be used to query the status of the queue, jobs and reservations.

Running Jobs using Globus Globus and Jazz. How to globus is set up on Jazz, how to submit pbs jobs using globus, how to query PBS, etc. Examples.

Application Documentation Intended to be used as reference documents, this collection includes third-party application user guides, links to other on-line references and how to use the applications on the Jazz cluster. Some of those pages are accessible directly from this page as well.

New User's Guide Intended to help new users get started using Jazz, the LCRC Linux cluster. It provides basic information on how to get an account, log on, set up your environment, everything you need to know from the beginning up through how run your first job.

Application Performance Analysis Information on how to understand the performance of your application and determine what you might do to improve it.

Accounts, Projects, and Policies

Document Description

Policies Policies for LCRC and Jazz. Includes the current scheduling policy.

Mailing Lists Description of the available lists, their membership and posting restrictions, access to their archives, etc.

Managing Allocations How to get your default project, your current balance and a transaction list and how to set your default project. Includes information on how to select a different project on job submission. Examples are available.

About Accounts An overview of LCRC Jazz accounts, including account policies such as who may have an account.

LCRC Account Page Main LCRC account page, from here you can make changes to your account, access your project information, etc. You will need to log on with your LCRC username and password.

Request an LCRC account Use the form on this page to request a new LCRC account.

About Projects An overview of policies associated with projects, such as who may request projects and how accounting is handled.

Project Management Project management page (for Principal Investigators (PIs) on projects). Only those projects for which you are a PI which be visible. You will need to log on to the page with your LCRC username and password.

Request a New Project Use the form on this page to request a new project. Only Jazz users may request a new project, use your Jazz username and password to log on.

External Resources Information about other facilities, how to get access and calls for proposals.

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Computing Environment
Document	Description
Filesystems	Discussion of the three different filesystems types available on Jazz. Locations, pros, cons, etc..
PBS tutorial	Basic tutorial on how to write and submit job scripts, how PBS is used on Jazz, etc.. Includes examples of scripts, submissions, and PBS commands that can be used to query the status of the queue and jobs. Examples.
Running and Querying Jobs using PBS	Using PBS on Jazz. How to submit and query jobs. Provides examples of submissions commands that can be used to query the status of the queue, jobs and reservations.
Running Jobs using Globus	Globus and Jazz. How to globus is set up on Jazz, how to submit pbs jobs using globus, how to query PBS, etc. Examples.
Application Documentation	Intended to be used as reference documents, this collection includes third-party application user guides, links to other on-line references and how to use the applications on the Jazz cluster. Some of those pages are accessible directly from this page as well.
New User's Guide	Intended to help new users get started using Jazz, the LCRC Linux cluster. It provides basic information on how to get an account, log on, set up your environment, everything you need to know from the beginning up through how run your first job.
Application Performance Analysis	Information on how to understand the performance of your application and determine what you might do to improve it.
Accounts, Projects, and Policies
Document	Description
Policies	Policies for LCRC and Jazz. Includes the current scheduling policy.
Mailing Lists	Description of the available lists, their membership and posting restrictions, access to their archives, etc.
Managing Allocations	How to get your default project, your current balance and a transaction list and how to set your default project. Includes information on how to select a different project on job submission. Examples are available.
About Accounts	An overview of LCRC Jazz accounts, including account policies such as who may have an account.
LCRC Account Page	Main LCRC account page, from here you can make changes to your account, access your project information, etc. You will need to log on with your LCRC username and password.
Request an LCRC account	Use the form on this page to request a new LCRC account.
About Projects	An overview of policies associated with projects, such as who may request projects and how accounting is handled.
Project Management	Project management page (for Principal Investigators (PIs) on projects). Only those projects for which you are a PI which be visible. You will need to log on to the page with your LCRC username and password.
Request a New Project	Use the form on this page to request a new project. Only Jazz users may request a new project, use your Jazz username and password to log on.
External Resources	Information about other facilities, how to get access and calls for proposals.