Research and high-performance computing
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Systems
- At IU, what is Big Red?
- At IU, what is Quarry?
- At IU, what was the Libra Cluster?
- At IU, what is the Research Database Complex?
- At IU, what is the Research File System (RFS)?
- At IU, what is the Massive Data Storage Service (MDSS)?
- At IU, how much disk space is available to me on the research systems?
- Policies regarding UITS research systems
Software
- What statistical and mathematical software packages are available on IU's supercomputers?
- Bioinformatics support
- At IU, what software is available on the research computing systems, and how may I request that software be added?
- On IU's TeraGrid-enabled system Big Red, what software is available to researchers with TeraGrid accounts?
- What is Matlab and where can I access it at IU?
- What is Maple, and where can I access it at IU?
Programming languages
- On IU's research systems, what programming languages are available?
- At IU, what C compilers are available on the UITS central systems?
- At IU, what C++ compilers are available on the UITS central systems?
- What is Perl, and where can I get more information about it?
- At IU, which systems have Perl?
- What is Python?
- What is Fortran, and where can I learn more about it?
Running programs on IU's research systems
- 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?
- What is TORQUE/PBS?
- What is Moab?
- On IU's research systems, how do I compile my C or Fortran programs using GNU compilers?
- On Big Red at IU, how do I compile my C, Fortran, or Java programs?
- Compiling programs on Big Red at IU
TeraGrid
- What is the TeraGrid?
- As a researcher at IU, why might I want a TeraGrid account?
- On the TeraGrid, what types of allocations are available?
- How do I apply for a new TeraGrid allocation?
- What IU information technology systems are connected to the TeraGrid?
Support
- At IU, what research computing services are available?
- Where can I get help using IU's supercomputers?
- At IU, what is Computational Biology?
- Where can I get online information about doing research at IU?
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Last modified on September 01, 2009.
Last modified on September 01, 2009.







