TACC User Guides
High Performance Computing
Ranger (Sun Constellation Linux Cluster)
An introduction to using TACC's Sun Constellation Linux Cluster (3936 Blades).
Lonestar (Dell Linux Cluster)
An introduction to using TACC's Dell Linux Cluster (1955 Blades).
Stampede (Dell Linux Cluster)
An introduction to using TACC's Stampede cluster for serial, small parallel, and larger loosely-coupled parallel job.
Champion (IBM Power 5)
(IBM Power5 System) An introduction to using TACC's IBM Power5 System. This document contains basic information on how to use the (HPC) Power5 SMP server nodes, and advanced computing techniques for optimizing scientific programs.
Scientific Visualization
Stallion (Dell visualization cluster)
An introduction to using TACC's StallionVisualization System.
Spur (Sun Terascale Visualization System)
An introduction to using TACC's Sun Terascale Visualization System.
Storage and Distributed Computing
Ranch Mass Storage Services at TACC
The TACC mass storage server provides both short term and long term high performance storage (HPS). A Sun Microsystems® StorageTek ranch (ranch.tacc.utexas.edu) utilizes Sun's Storage Archive Manager Filesystem (SAM-FS) for migrating files to/from a tape archival system with a current storage capacity of 1 Petabyte(PB).
Additional Documentation
Learn how to get started using TACC resources.
An in depth discussion of how the UNIX login process works and how to customize start-up and shell options for your requirements.
Using Modules to Load the Programming Environment
The do's and don't's of configuring your shell and session start-up files so that you get the proper values for the environment variables used by the Programming Environment from Silicon Graphics under UNICOS and UNICOS/mk.
