Welcome to the Deep Thought Documentation

The new Flinders High Performance Computing (HPC) solution is called Deep Thought. Comprising of high-end DELL hardware and services, Deep Thought delivers a core enterprise HPC service, where moderate usage is delivered at no cost to researchers or colleges.

Attention

This documentation is under active development, meaning that it can change over time as we improve it. Please email deepthought@flinders.edu.au if you require assistance.

User Documentation

• Getting Access to DeepThought
  • Flinders Staff / HDR Students
• Transferring Files to Deepthought
  • Before we get started
  • Transferring Files
• Linux Commands: HPC Style
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Help! I have no idea
• SLURM
  • System Specifications
  • SLURM on DeepThought
  • SLURM: The Basics
  • SLURM: Advanced
  • SLURM: Extras
  • SLURM: Script Template
• The Module System
  • How Do I Install Software?
  • Module Format
  • Useful Commands
  • Additional Software & Modules
  • Currently Installed Modules
  • Writing Your Own Modules

Technical Specifications

• Deepthought: System Specifications
  • Partition Layout
  • Storage Layout
  • Node Breakdown

FAQ & Known Issues

• FAQ
  • What are the SLURM Partitions?
  • SLURM - Tasks & OpenMPI/MPI
  • IsoSeq3: Installation
  • BX-Python
  • What can I do on the Head Node?
  • My Mount Point at /r_drive or /mnt is missing!
• Known Issues
  • PDF Version
  • EBPUB Version
  • Web / ReadTheDocs / Online Version

Software & Support Policies

• Fair Usage Guidelines
• Storage Usage Guidelines
• Software Support Guidelines
  • Supported Software Categories
• Upgrade Cycles
• HPC Etiquette
  • Head / Login / Management Nodes
  • General Cluster Rules
  • Permissions & Access Levels
  • If You Break These Rules

Acknowledgements

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License

This documentation is released under the Creative-Commons: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.