HPC Support

The High Performance Computing service provides a computing facility in support of research activity within the University. It is run by the Research Computing team within IT Services. The service includes operating the Lovelace HPC cluster and also managing access to the Sulis Tier-2 HPC service for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ users.

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Advantages of using HPC

The ways in which HPC can help your work

Applying for time

To get access to Lovelace you must first apply for compute time

Lovelace HPC cluster

Accessing the service

Connecting to Lovelace from on- and off-campus

Accessing storage

Home directories and transferring files

Checking your balance

See how much of your compute time you have left

Job submission and monitoring

The basics of submitting work to the HPC system, checking progress and cancelling jobs

Software environment

Accessing software packages and dealing with multiple versions of them

Installed software

Software available on Lovelace

System hardware

An overview of Lovelace's compute nodes, storage and interconnect

Software development

Compilers, libraries and other software tools

Visualisation

Running visualisation tasks on the cluster

Sulis Tier-2 HPC service

We have a share in the multi-university Sulis Tier 2 HPC service

Training and help

Tutorials, training courses, other sources of information and how to contact us