GLUON: Parallel Computing infrastructure at IFIC

This document serves as a concise guide intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the GLUON infrastructure, as well as the basic documentation necessary for its use. Herein, you will find detailed information about the components that constitute this parallel computing infrastructure and the essential guidelines for its effective operation.

Contents:

• GLUON System Overview
• Basics
  • Directories
  • User Running Limits
  • Time Reservation by Job: JobFlavour
  • Use of Compute Nodes According to Job Type
  • Problems?
• User Interface
  • MPI Test example
• Worker Nodes use
  • Basic Commands
  • HTCondor Vanilla Universe
    • Detailed Explanation of an HTCondor Vanilla Universe Submission File
  • HTCondor Parallel Universe
    • Detailed Explanation of an HTCondor Parallel Universe Submission File
• Work with Python3 in GLUON: Miniconda3 Guide
  • Installing Miniconda3 on Linux
  • Creating Virtual Environments with Conda
  • Activating and Deactivating Environments
  • Listing Available Conda Environments