Research and high-performance computing
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Systems
- At IU, what is Big Red?
- At IU, what is Quarry?
- At IU, what is the Research Database Complex?
- Policies regarding UITS research systems
Software
- At IU, what software is available on the research computing systems, and how may I request that software be added?
- What statistical and mathematical software packages are available on IU's supercomputers?
- Bioinformatics services, software, and support
- On Big Red and Quarry at IU, how can I use SoftEnv to customize my software environment?
Programming languages
- What is Fortran, and where can I learn more about it?
- On IU's research systems, what programming languages are available?
- What is Perl, and where can I get more information about it?
- At IU, which systems have Perl?
- What is Python?
Running programs
- Getting started on Big Red
- Getting started on Quarry
- Compiling programs on Big Red at IU
- Compiling programs on Quarry at IU
- What is MPI, and where can I find information about using it on Big Red?
- Where can I find an OpenMP or MPI tutorial online?
- Batch jobs on Big Red
- Monitoring LoadLeveler jobs on Big Red at IU
- On Big Red or Quarry at IU, how do I link to a library?
- What are segmentation faults (segfaults), and how can I identify what's causing them?
Storing data
- At IU, how much disk space is available to me on the research systems?
- At IU, what is the Research File System (RFS)?
- At IU, what is the Scholarly Data Archive (SDA)?
- Indiana University Data Capacitor
Visualization
- At IU, what is the Advanced Visualization Lab?
- At IU, what visualization systems are available at the AVL?
XSEDE
- What is the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) project?
- What types of XSEDE allocations are available?
- How do I apply for a new XSEDE allocation?
- What is the XSEDE User Portal, and how do I access it?
- How do I get help with XSEDE?
Support
- Getting help with IU's supercomputers
- At IU, what research computing services are available?
- At IU, what is UITS High Performance Applications?
- At IU, what types of visualization consulting does the AVL offer?
- At IU, where can I get help with GIS or remote sensing?
- On IU's research systems, how can I let a consultant see my code?
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Last modified on October 12, 2011.
Last modified on October 12, 2011.







