HPC

Why should I care about HPC?

I just run things on my desktop machine, can't I?

Yes
  • The CPUs in a desktop are similar to those in a "supercomputer"
But
  • Do you want to run 100%-CPU jobs on your desktop machine?
  • Would you like to:
    • Run a dozen or more jobs at once?
    • Run a (parallel) job on 64 or 128 CPUs/cores at once?
    • Use 32 GB RAM?
  • What happens if the cleaner unplugs your desktop 90% through a month-long computation?


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Page Contents:


Basic Linux Stuff


The Edit, Compile, Link Cycle


HPC


How can I get my results faster?


Remote Working


Backups!


Help and Community


Finale




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