Getting Started

General Notes

To get started on the cluster, the following resources may be of interest:

• Gridengine home page
• Local copy of "Gridengine"-documentation
• Overview/Background presentation (including sample scripts): Media:Hpc.pdf
• Spec Sheet: Media:stellies_cluster_spec.pdf
• HPC for Dummies: Media:Hpc for dummies.pdf
• MediaWiki FAQ
• Understanding queue error states

Procedure to be registered

Information required

Cost

Procedure for transferring user fees:

1. Initiate a journal to the accountant for your department at the finance department. This journal should:

 Debit your cost point 
 Kredit cost point R1243, account 5227 with R500.00
 Use your own cost point and initials as reference

2. As soon as the journal entry is shown as completed in your account, e-mail the corresponding transaction number to Johann Spies at jspies@sun.ac.za

3. Johann will activate your account as soon as he receives the transaction number

Users registering for after the end of June pay R250 for that year.