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==Welcome To Viper!==
 
==Welcome To Viper!==
Viper is the University of Hull's supercomputer and is located on-site with its own dedicated team to administrate it and support users.
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'''Viper''' is the University's supercomputer in {{CURRENTYEAR}} , often termed an '''HPC''' (or '''H'''igh-'''P'''erformance '''C'''omputer).
  
*[[#Quickstart| '''New user who already knows what Viper is?''' Skip to Quickstart]]
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It is located on-site with a dedicated team to operate Viper and support users.
* [[FurtherTopics/FurtherTopics| '''Returning user looking for further information?''' Further Topics]]
 
* [[#Support|'''Need support?''' Skip to Support]]
 
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'''What is a Supercomputer?'''
 
  
A supercomputer has a much higher level of processing power than a general purpose computer, composed of:
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**[[#introduction|'''With no knowledge of Viper''']]
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**[[#Quickstart| '''Who already knows what Viper is''']]
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**[[DAIM_Guide| '''Are you a DAIM MSc student needing to use Viper for your project?''']]
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*''' Existing Users'''
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** [[FurtherTopics/FurtherTopics| '''Looking for further information?''']]
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** [[#Support|'''Need support?''']]
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[[ File:Hpc-tidied2.jpg |center| Viper]]
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[[#introduction|'''What is a supercomputer?''']]
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A supercomputer has a much higher processing power than a general-purpose computer. Viper is composed of:
 
*180 compute nodes, each with 28 processing cores and 128GB of memory   
 
*180 compute nodes, each with 28 processing cores and 128GB of memory   
 
*4 high memory nodes with 1TB of memory  
 
*4 high memory nodes with 1TB of memory  
*5 GPU nodes with Nvidia A40s and P100s
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*5 GPU nodes with 3 Nvidia A100s, 4  A40s and a twin P100.
 
*2 Visualisation nodes
 
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'''Why is Viper useful?'''
 
'''Why is Viper useful?'''
  
*Many jobs can be run at once
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*Many jobs can be run at once.
*These jobs can be split into tasks and run in parallel
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*These jobs can be split into tasks and run in parallel.
*Or these jobs can be run with many different scenarios in parallel
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*Or these jobs can be run with many different scenarios in parallel.
*Using Viper frees up your personal computer
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*Using Viper frees up your personal computer.
*It can complete tasks that your personal computer may not have the resources for
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*Viper has significant resources that your desktop computer does not.
  
  
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* Astrophysics
 
* Astrophysics
 
* BioEngineering
 
* BioEngineering
* Business School
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* Business Analysis
* Chemistry
 
 
* Computer Science
 
* Computer Science
* Computation Linguistics
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* Geographical research
* Geography
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* Artificial Intelligence
 
* And many more
 
* And many more
  
 
==Quickstart==
 
==Quickstart==
New to Viper? Here is a step by step guide to help you run your first job. Feel free to skip any topics you may already be comfortable with.
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Here is a step-by-step guide to help you run your first job. Feel free to skip any topics you may already be comfortable with.
  
 
# [[Quickstart/What Is Viper|What is Viper]]
 
# [[Quickstart/What Is Viper|What is Viper]]
# [https://viper.hull.ac.uk/ Apply for an account (''campus only'')]
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# [https://hull.service-now.com/student/ Apply for an account (Student portal)]
 
# [[Quickstart/Connect|Getting Connected]]
 
# [[Quickstart/Connect|Getting Connected]]
 
# [[Quickstart/Linux Command Line|Linux command line]]
 
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# [[Quickstart/Batch Jobs|Batch Jobs]]
 
# [[Quickstart/Batch Jobs|Batch Jobs]]
 
# [[Quickstart/Data Management|Data Management]]
 
# [[Quickstart/Data Management|Data Management]]
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# [[Quickstart/Virtual Environments| Virtual Environments]]
 
# [[Quickstart/Tutorial Videos|Tutorial Videos]]
 
# [[Quickstart/Tutorial Videos|Tutorial Videos]]
# [[Quickstart/Virtual Environments| Virtual Environments]]
 
  
 
==Support==
 
==Support==
[[General/UserDropin|User Drop-in Sessions]] are held every Wednesday 10-11 on Teams.
 
 
There is a selection of [[Training/Tutorial Videos|Tutorial Videos]] to help get you started using Viper.
 
  
In the [https://support.hull.ac.uk/ Support Portal] you can find forms to: request VPN access, report an issue with a job, request a software install, and request a runtime extension. These can be found by going to ''University Services > High Performance Computing (Viper)''.
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* '''[[General/UserDropin|User Drop-in Sessions]] are held every Wednesday from 09:30 to 10:30 am on Teams'''.
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* There is a selection of [[Tutorial Videos/Tutorial Videos|Tutorial Videos]] to help get you started using Viper.
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* In the [https://hull.service-now.com/ Support Portal] you can find forms to request VPN access, report an issue with a job, request a software install, and request a runtime extension.
  
 
==Further Topics==
 
==Further Topics==
Additional information on more specific topics.
 
  
 
[[FurtherTopics/FurtherTopics| Further Topics]]
 
[[FurtherTopics/FurtherTopics| Further Topics]]

Latest revision as of 08:19, 18 June 2024

Welcome To Viper!

Viper is the University's supercomputer in 2024 , often termed an HPC (or High-Performance Computer).

It is located on-site with a dedicated team to operate Viper and support users.

Viper

What is a supercomputer?


A supercomputer has a much higher processing power than a general-purpose computer. Viper is composed of:

  • 180 compute nodes, each with 28 processing cores and 128GB of memory
  • 4 high memory nodes with 1TB of memory
  • 5 GPU nodes with 3 Nvidia A100s, 4 A40s and a twin P100.
  • 2 Visualisation nodes


Why is Viper useful?

  • Many jobs can be run at once.
  • These jobs can be split into tasks and run in parallel.
  • Or these jobs can be run with many different scenarios in parallel.
  • Using Viper frees up your personal computer.
  • Viper has significant resources that your desktop computer does not.


Who might use Viper?

Viper is currently being used for:

  • Astrophysics
  • BioEngineering
  • Business Analysis
  • Computer Science
  • Geographical research
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • And many more

Quickstart

Here is a step-by-step guide to help you run your first job. Feel free to skip any topics you may already be comfortable with.

  1. What is Viper
  2. Apply for an account (Student portal)
  3. Getting Connected
  4. Linux command line
  5. Using Modules
  6. Interactive Sessions
  7. Slurm
  8. Batch Jobs
  9. Data Management
  10. Virtual Environments
  11. Tutorial Videos

Support

  • User Drop-in Sessions are held every Wednesday from 09:30 to 10:30 am on Teams.
  • There is a selection of Tutorial Videos to help get you started using Viper.
  • In the Support Portal you can find forms to request VPN access, report an issue with a job, request a software install, and request a runtime extension.

Further Topics

Further Topics