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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.
 
Viper is the University of Hull's supercomputer and is located on-site with its own dedicated team to administrate it and support users.
  
*'''New user who already knows what Viper is?''' [[#Quickstart| Skip to Quickstart]]  
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*[[#Quickstart| '''Are you a new user who already knows what Viper is?''']]  
*'''Returning user looking for further information?''' [[FurtherTopics/FurtherTopics| Further Topics]]  
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'''What is a Supercomputer?'''
 
'''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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A supercomputer has a much higher level of 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 4 Nvidia A40s and a twin P100
 
*2 Visualisation nodes
 
*2 Visualisation nodes
  
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* Astrophysics
 
* Astrophysics
 
* BioEngineering
 
* BioEngineering
* Business School
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* Business Analysis
* Chemistry
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* Computational 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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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.
  
 
# [[Quickstart/What Is Viper|What is Viper]]
 
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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]]
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==Support==
 
==Support==
[[General/UserDropin|User Drop-in Sessions]] are held every Wednesday 10-11 on Teams.
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[[General/UserDropin|User Drop-in Sessions]] are held every Wednesday from 10-11 on Teams.
  
There is a selection of [[Training/Tutorial Videos|Tutorial Videos]] to help get you started using Viper.
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There is a selection of [[Tutorial Videos/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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In the [https://support.hull.ac.uk/tas/public/ssp/content/detail/service?unid=04cebf66128e4c8c8df023229c23b64a  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==

Revision as of 11:52, 9 January 2023

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.

Hpcmajorcrop.jpg

What is a Supercomputer?

A supercomputer has a much higher level of 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 4 Nvidia 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
  • It can complete tasks that your personal computer may not have the resources for


Who might use Viper?

Viper is currently being used for:

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

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.

  1. What is Viper
  2. Apply for an account (campus only)
  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 10-11 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

Additional information on more specific topics.

Further Topics