Frequently Asked Questions for rtc.rice.edu

15-May-2008


How to Use RTC

Introduction to RTC - An overview of rtc.rice.edu including a description of the system, its filesystems and quotas, example job submission scripts, instructions on how to customize your environment, and information on getting help.
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How do I get a research account on RTC? - Step-by-step instructions on how to get a research sponsor account for faculty, or a login account for Rice users and guests of Rice.
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How do I get a class account on RTC? - Step-by-step instructions for faculty and students on how to set up accounts for a class.
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August 2007 RTC Update Summary - Information on system updates that were installed during September, 2007 including a new node allocation policy.
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How will the 2006 RTC Upgrade Affect Me? - Information on the 2006 upgrade which upgraded the system kernel, operating system, hardware, and required all users to reapply for accounts.
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How do I use Linux? - Basic description of Linux and links to Linux tutorials and resources.
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How do I get help? Instructions on how to request help.
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Policies

Queuing Policy
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Account Retention, Data Retention, and Data Backup, Recovery, and Archiving
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Software Installation Policy
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Access to RTC

How do I get a research account on RTC?
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How do I get a class account on RTC?
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What is the password for my new account?
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Why has the password for my new account expired?
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How do I login to RTC using SSH from Unix/Linux?
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How do I login to RTC using SSH and X-Win32 from Windows?
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How do I login to RTC from off campus?
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How do I transfer files to RTC?
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How do I transfer large data sets from off campus?
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How do I access RTC from RiceNet2?
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How do I access RTC from the Residential Colleges?
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Submitting Jobs and Job Scheduling

How do I submit a job with PBS?
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Why am I getting the error "Access to queue is denied"?
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How do I submit a job to a specific queue?
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How do I enable or disable email notifications for my jobs?
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How do I submit a parallel (MPI) job with PBS?
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How do I submit a job with mpiexec or mpirun?
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Why are my PBS jobs not running?
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How do I get exclusive access to a node?
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How do I use the super queue and the quad-processor and large memory nodes?
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What kind of nodes are in the super queue?
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How do I set environment variables with module in PBS batch scripts?
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Software Development, Performance, and Debugging

How do I compile my program?
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Introduction to Parallel Computing (MPI)
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Which filesystem should I use for job output?
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How do I perform I/O redirection when using mpiexec?

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Can I run 32 bit executables on RTC?
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How do I write a parallel program (writing MPI code)?
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How do I compile, link, and run MPI code?
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How do I run the Totalview debugger?
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How do I use the Totalview debugger (user's guide and tutorials)?
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Why is my program running slow?
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How do I improve job efficiency and performance?
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How do I ensure that my job has enough memory available to run?
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What is the "floating point assist error"?
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How do I change the stack size for my processes?
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How do I set environment variables with module in PBS batch scripts?
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Memory management with Espresso pw.x.
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Software Tools on RTC

What software is installed on RTC?
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How do I request installation of my software?
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How do I run graphical applications on RTC from Windows?
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How do I run the Totalview debugger?
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How do I use the Totalview debugger (user's guide and tutorials)?
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How do I run NAMD on RTC?
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General HowTo Questions and Answers

How do I use Linux?
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How do I change my password?
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How do I determine my disk quota?
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How do I use /projects?
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How do I use passwordless SSH?
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How do I change my default shell?
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How do I change the stack size for my processes?
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