Services for Research

• Home
  • Scientist's User Interface (SUI)
  • Home
• Sciences
  • Biosciences
    • Bioscience Programs
    • Bioscience Development
    • Bioscience Networks
      • Bioscience Mailing List
  • Chemistry
    • Chemistry Databases
    • Getting Started
  • Computational Engineering
  • Geosciences
    • PalTuli spatial data service
    • OpenStreetMap
    • Open GIS data
    • GIS software
    • GIS@CSC news
      • GIS@CSC news 4/2014
      • GIS@CSC news 2015/1
      • GIS@CSC news 2016/1
      • GIS@CSC news 2016/2
      • GIS@CSC_NEWS_1_2017
    • GIS guidelines
      • GIS web services
    • Geocomputing
      • ArcGIS computing
      • ArcPy in cPouta
      • Data considerations
      • OSGeoLive in cPouta
  • Language Research
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Physics
• Computing
  • CSC's Servers
    • Server Technical Information
  • Computing Environment
  • Storage Environment
  • Grid Environments
    • Finnish Grid Infrastructure
    • FGCI - Finnish Grid and Cloud Infrastructure
  • PRACE
  • Cloud Computing
    • cPouta
    • ePouta
    • User policy and terms of usage for Pouta Services
  • Data Intensive Computing
  • Pricing
• Software
  • Programming
  • Parallel Computing
  • Code Optimization
    • Optimization Service
  • Visualization
    • Scientific visualization service
    • Image examples
  • Open Source Software Development at CSC
• Training
  • Facilities
  • Upcoming events
  • CSC Webinars
• News
• Support
  • Guides
    • CSC Computing environment user guide
      • 1. Introduction
        • 1.1 Notation used in this guide
        • 1.2 Getting access to CSC services
        • 1.3 Connecting the servers of CSC
        • 1.4 Projects and resources
        • 1.5. Monitoring and applying computing resources
      • 2. Linux basics for CSC
        • 2.1 Using Linux in command line
        • 2.2 Editing text and viewing images
        • 2.3 Working with bash shell
        • 2.4. More commands for managing files
        • 2.5 Commands for data processing
        • 2.6 Packing and compression tools
        • 2.7 Linux scripts
      • 3. Directories and data storage at CSC
        • 3.1 User specific directories at the servers of CSC
        • 3.2. Archiving data to the HPC archive and IDA storage services
      • 4. Running applications at the servers of CSC
        • 4.1 Application software selection at CSC
        • 4.2 Environment module systems
        • 4.3 Batch jobs
      • 5. Moving data between CSC and local environment
        • 5.1 Data transport with Scientist's User Interface
        • 5.2 Copying files from linux and Mac OSX machines with scp
        • 5.3 Graphical data transfer tools
        • 5.4 Using rsync for data transfer and synchronisation
        • 5.5 Using wget to download data from web sites to CSC
        • 5.6 Using Funet FileSender to share and transport files
        • 5.7 Remote disk mounts
      • Appendixes
        • 1. List of linux commands discussed in this guide
    • Sisu User Guide
      • 1. Introduction
        • 1.1 Sisu supercomputer
        • 1.2 Operating system and shell environment
        • 1.3 Connecting to Sisu
        • 1.4 Monitoring the load in Sisu
        • 1.5 Disk environment
      • 2. Module environment
      • 3. Using the batch job environment
        • 3.1 Using SLURM commands to execute batch jobs
        • 3.2 Constructing a batch job file
        • 3.3 Using aprun to execute parallel processes
        • 3.4 Hybrid parallel jobs
        • 3.5 Interactive batch jobs
        • 3.6 Using Hyper-threading in batch jobs
        • 3.7 Using DataWarp burst buffering
      • 4.Compiling environment
        • 4.1 Available Compilers
        • 4.2 Mathematical libraries
        • 4.3 Using MPI
        • 4.4 Shared memory and hybrid parallelization
        • 4.5 Debugging Parallel Applications
        • 4.6 Profiling Parallel Applications with CrayPAT
    • Taito User Guide
      • 1. Introduction
        • 1.1 Taito supercluster
        • 1.2 Operating system and shell environment
        • 1.3 Connecting to Taito
        • 1.4 Monitoring the load in Taito
        • 1.5 Disk environment
      • 2. The module system in Taito
        • 2.1 Basic usage
        • 2.2 Advanced topics
      • 3. Batch jobs
        • 3.1 Constructing SLURM batch job files
        • 3.2 Using SLURM commands to execute batch jobs
        • 3.3 Parallel batch jobs
        • 3.4 Interactive batch jobs
        • 3.5 Array jobs in Taito
        • 3.6 Profiling with Performance Reports
      • 4. Compiling environment
        • 4.1 Available Compilers
        • 4.2 Mathematical libraries
        • 4.3 Using MPI
        • 4.4 Shared memory and hybrid parallelization
        • 4.5 Debugging parallel applications
        • 4.6 Processor architechture specific compiling
        • 4.7 Taito profiling
      • 5. User's own software installations
        • Example 1
      • 6. Using Taito-GPU
        • 6.1 Taito-GPU hardware and operating system
        • 6.2 Getting access to Taito-GPU
        • 6.3 Module and storage environment on Taito-GPU
        • 6.4 Compiling and linking GPU-programs
        • 6.5 Running GPU-programs
        • 6.6 Deploying GPU + MPI-programs
        • 6.7 Profiling GPU-programs
        • 6.8 Debugging GPU-programs
        • 6.9 Using Taito-GPU's graphics cards for rendering
      • 7. Using Taito-shell for interactive processes
      • Taito FAQ
      • Appendixes
        • Compiling in Haswell processor environment
    • cPouta User Guide
      • 1. Concepts of cloud computing
      • 2. Getting access to the cPouta service
        • 2.1 Applying for cPouta access
        • 2.2 Security Guidelines for cPouta
        • 2.3 Accounting principles
      • 3. Using cPouta
        • 3.1 Virtual machine flavors and quotas
        • 3.2 Launching a virtual machine with the cPouta web interface
        • 3.3 Connecting to your virtual machine
        • 3.4 Command line client tools
          • 3.4.1 Installation using package manager tools
          • 3.4.2 Using cPouta from the command line
        • 3.5 Orchestration with Heat
        • 3.6 Container Orchestration
      • 4. Storage in cPouta
        • 4.1 Ephemeral storage
        • 4.2 Persistent volumes
        • 4.3 Snapshots
      • 5. Creating and uploading virtual machine images
      • 6. Additional Services
        • 6.1 Sending e-mail from cPouta
        • 6.2 DNS services in cPouta
      • 7. Frequently asked questions about cPouta
      • 8. Known problems and limitations
    • FGCI User Guide
      • 1. Preparatory steps
        • 1.1 Grid certificates
        • 1.2 Joining the fgi.csc.fi Virtual Organization
        • 1.3 ARC middleware
      • 2. Using FGCI with ARC middleware
        • 2.1 Job description files
        • 2.2 Executing grid jobs with ARC commands
        • 2.3 Using software through runtime environments
        • 2.4 Running parallel applications in FGCI
        • 2.5 Using arcrunner to run large job sets in FGCI
        • 2.6 Using storage elements for data transport in FGCI
      • 3. Grid monitor
    • Kaivos User Guide
      • 1. Getting a database account
      • 2. MySQL client programs at CSC
      • 3. Data import and export
      • 4. Using MySQL client through batch job system
      • 5. Using kaivos.csc.fi directly from your local computer
      • 6. Using Perl MySQL API at CSC
      • 7. Python MySQL API at CSC
  • FAQ Knowledge Base
    • FAQ details
  • Courses
  • User Accounts and Projects
    • Applying for Computing Resources
      • Sisu Scalability Tests
    • Applying for Other Resources
    • User Accounts for Researchers Working Abroad
    • Billing and Monitoring
      • Saldo
  • Open Calls for Resources
    • Grand Challenge Proposals
      • Proposal Form
    • DECI Calls
    • HPC-Europa3
  • Grid Certificates
    • NorduGrid Certificates
  • Service Breaks
  • Support Request: HOWTO
• Scientific Customer Panel