SDSC User Tools
SDSC User Services provides a range of tools for assisting with managing your computing account and working on SDSC resources. This section brings together forms, applications, and commands to facilitate your computing. The table below shows where tools are available and links to instructions throughout User Support documentation.
| Tool/Command | Description | Command line or Web | DS | BG | IA64 |
| Compiling & Running Jobs | |||||
| SDSC User Portal | Make reservations, move files, manage credentials, check usage, and run jobs from the Web. SRB file management and data mining coming soon. | Web interface | * | * | |
| Master Control Program (MCP) | Select first available resource to run parallel jobs. | command line | * | ||
| fullauto | Automatically generate MCP job scripts based on locally stored setings and run MCP. | command line | * | ||
| GUR Co-scheduler | Make reservations across clusters at SDSC and other sites. | command line | * | ||
| User Settable Reservations Portal | Make and cancel reservations from the SDSC User Portal. | Web interface | * | * | |
| user_set_res | Create a user reservation.
See specific machine User Guide. |
command line | * | * | |
| user_cancel_res | Cancel user reservation.
See specific machine User Guide. |
command line | * | * | |
| show_q | Displays the current state of the running and queued jobs.
See specific machine User Guide. |
command line | * | * | |
| show_bf | Indicates how many nodes are free and how long before a scheduled job will start.
See specific machine User Guide. |
command line | * | * | |
| qstat | Show the status of PBS batch jobs. | command line | * | ||
| IPM | Obtain a concise summary of the performance and communication characteristics of your code for better optimization. | command line & Web | * | * | |
| Batch Queue Predictor | Predict the queue time for a job. | command line | * | * | |
| TotalView | Debugger | command line | * | * | |
| Informational Tools | |||||
| SDSC Knowledge Base | Fast lookup of frequently asked questions | Web | * | * | * |
| Subscribe to User News | Learn about relevant events for allocated users: training, outages, new services, and upgrades | Web, email (RSS coming soon) | * | * | * |
| Software Repository | Search by application name, domain science, or resource for installed software | Web | * | * | * |
| Workshop Registration | Sign up for training at SDSC | Web | * | * | * |
| SDSC Resource Operations Summary | Summary of utilization and availability for HPC resources | Web | * | * | * |
| Account Management | |||||
| reslist | Monitor your allocations. | command line | * | * | * |
| resalloc | Set the percentage of SUs to a particular user. | command line | * | * | |
| tgusage | Monitoring usage (Teragrid). | command line | * | * | |
| Change Password Form | Change your password on a regular basis using strong passwords. | Web Form | * | * | * |
| Request New Password | Reset a forgotten password. | Web Form | * | * | * |
| Add/Remove Users | Add a user to or remove a user from an allocation. | Web Form | * | * | * |
| Search Allocations | Find current and past allocations. | Web Form | * | * | * |
| Data Tools | |||||
| Storage Resource Broker (SRB) | Facilitates data management | Web, command-line, and client software | * | * | * |
| SAS Enterprise Miner | Data Mining Tool | Command-line launches environment | Available on Thor only | ||
