4 Linux Shell

Shell

Shell is the traditional method for interacting with HPC and Linux

• Even with ondmand you will need to understand how linux commands work
• You will probably need to learn linux on your own as you increase your usage of HPC
• Tons of resources online, just google it.

TASK: Lets open a linux shell in multiple ways.

• Ondemand Shell
• Linux Desktop
• SSH (using a company laptop at work or with VPN)

VAI has many software tools installed

• Using modules

module avail
module load VARI/slurmPretty
slurmpretty
R --version
module load bbc2/R/R-4.4.0
R --version

• Submitting jobs

TASK: Lets resubmit the previous Job

Best practices for submit node

• No actual Work should be done on the submit node!

Manual VPN and SSH.

• Connecting from home