To request an account, visit: https://hpc.auburn.edu/hopper

You will use your Auburn University user ID and password to connect to Hopper.

To reset your AU password, visit: https://www.auburn.edu/myaccount

Use a secure-shell (SSH) client to connect. Linux and Mac OS users, use your favorite terminal to connect.

SecureCRT is recommended for Window users, available at: https://www.auburn.edu/auinstall

ssh <auburnid>@hopper.auburn.edu

To view running jobs: showq

To submit a job: qsub -l nodes=1;ppn=20 <jobscript.sh>

For more information on qsub:man qsub

To check the status of a job: checkjob -v <job_id>

To get the estimated start time of a pending job:

showstart <job_id>

Home Directories: /home/<auburnid> or ~/ Your home directory is the primary location for your datasets, output, and custom software. To transfer files to your home directory with SCP:

scp <auburnid>@hopper.auburn.edu <source_filename> <~/target_filename>

Scratch: /scratch This location is not subject to quota limits. Use this directory to store very large datasets for a short period of time. Files in this location are purged after 30 days and are not backed up.

Software: /tools Many of the most popular software packages, compilers, and libraries are located here.

Queues and Scheduling

Files and Locations

To check available modules: module avail

To see which modules are loaded: module list

To set your environment for a particular job: module load <software>[/version]

To check your environment: echo $PATH echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

To add to your path manually: export $PATH=$PATH:/new/path

Environment

Connecting

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