To request access: fill out <access request form>. Make sure to follow the link in the confirmation email to request actual system account.

Frequently Asked Questions

To report problems: email us

For our new users: New User Guide for HAL System

User group Slack space: <??>

Real-time Dashboards: https://metrics.ncsa.illinois.edu/

<insert Open OnDemand portal info>

Globus Endpoint: <insert globus endpoint>

Quick start guide: (for complete details see Documentation section on the left)

To connect to the cluster:


ssh <username>@isl-login01.ncsa.illinois.edu 

To submit interactive job:

srun --pty -p cpu -- bash

To submit a batch job:

sbatch run_script.sb  

Job Queue time limits:

• "gpu" and "cpu" queues:  24 hours

Resource limits:

• <TBA>
• For larger/more numerous jobs, please contact admins for a special arrangement and/or a reservation

To see CLI scheduler status:

swqueue