Research and high-performance computing
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Systems
- Big Red II at Indiana University
- Getting started on Big Red
- Mason at Indiana University
- Quarry at Indiana University
- The Research Database Complex (RDC) at Indiana University
- Policies regarding UITS research systems
Software
- At IU, what software is available on the research computing systems?
- What statistical and mathematical software packages are available on IU's supercomputers?
- On Big Red at IU, how can I use SoftEnv to customize my software environment?
- On Big Red II, Mason, Quarry, and Rockhopper at IU, how do I use Modules to manage my software environment?
Programming languages
- What is Fortran, and where can I learn more about it?
- On IU's research systems, what programming languages are available?
- What is Perl, and where can I get more information about it?
- At IU, which systems have Perl?
- What is Python?
Running programs
- Big Red at Indiana University
- Quarry at Indiana University
- Compiling programs on Big Red at IU
- Compiling programs on Quarry at IU
- What is MPI, and where can I find information about using it on Big Red?
- Where can I find an OpenMP or MPI tutorial online?
- Batch jobs on Big Red
- Monitoring LoadLeveler jobs on Big Red at IU
- On Big Red or Quarry at IU, how do I link to a library?
- What are segmentation faults (segfaults), and how can I identify what's causing them?
Storing data
- At IU, how much disk space is available to me on the research systems?
- The Research File System (RFS) at Indiana University
- The Scholarly Data Archive (SDA) at Indiana University
- Data Capacitor at Indiana University
Visualization
- At IU, what is the Advanced Visualization Lab?
- At IU, what visualization facilities are available at or from the AVL?
XSEDE
- What is the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) project?
- What types of XSEDE allocations are available?
- How do I apply for a new XSEDE allocation?
- What is the XSEDE User Portal, and how do I create an account?
- How do I get help with XSEDE?
Support
- Getting help with IU's supercomputers
- At IU, what research computing services are available?
- At IU, what is UITS Scientific Applications and Performance Tuning?
- At IU, what types of visualization consulting does the AVL offer?
- At IU, where can I get help with GIS or remote sensing?
- On IU's research systems, how can I let a consultant see my code?
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Last modified on March 11, 2013.
Last modified on March 11, 2013.







