Research Computing: Getting Started

UNC Research Computing makes a number of computing resources available for researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill. Among these are a 128-processor SGI Altix (Cedar/Cypress); a 4160-processor Dell Linux cluster (Topsail); a 352-processor Beowulf Linux cluster (Emerald); four 16-processor IBM P575 machines and a 32-processor IBM P690 (accessed through Emerald).

An [ http://help.unc.edu/?id=1959 ] Onyen is required to get an account on any of the Research Computing servers. If you already have an Onyen, you can request access to these servers by visiting the [ https://onyen.unc.edu/ ] Onyen Services page and selecting Subscribe to Services . Accounts on these servers are available to faculty, staff, and graduate students. Undergraduate students needing access should follow the instructions in the Research Accounts section of the [ http://www.unc.edu/policy/onyenpol.html#Heading11 ] Onyen Policy document. At this time, requests for accounts on the large Dell cluster (Topsail) should be sent to <research@unc.edu>. Note that this resource is intended for use for very large parallel jobs. CPU hours on Topsail will be awarded through a peer-reviewed proposal and allocation process.

If you are new to UNIX/Linux, this document will be helpful: [ http://help.unc.edu/?id=5288 ] UNIX/Linux: Getting Started

New users of our services should read the following documents to get started. Select from among the following links to learn about various services provided by the Research Computing division.