Quick Start
Contact Us
Request for HAL Access
Please fill out the following form. Make sure to follow the link on the application confirmation page to request an actual system account.
https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/6587313 |
Submit Tech-Support Ticket
Please submit a tech-support ticket to the admin team.
help+isl@ncsa.illinois.edu |
Join HAL Slack User Group
Please join HAL slack user group.
https://join.slack.com/t/halillinoisncsa |
Check System Status
Please visit the following website to monitor real-time system status
https://hal-monitor.ncsa.illinois.edu:3000/ |
User Guide
Connect to HAL cluster
There are two methods to log on to the HAL system. The first method is to SSH via terminal
ssh <username>@hal.ncsa.illinois.edu |
and the second method is to visit the HAL OnDemand webpage.
https://hal.ncsa.illinois.edu:8888 |
Submit Interactive Job to HAL
swrun -p gpux1
srun --partition=gpux1 --pty --nodes=1 --ntasks-per-node=12 \
--cores-per-socket=3 --threads-per-core=4 --sockets-per-node=1 \
--gres=gpu:v100:1 --mem-per-cpu=1500 --time=2:00:00 \
--wait=0 --export=ALL /bin/bash |
Submit Batch Job to HAL
swbatch run_script.swb
sbatch run_script.sb |
Documentation
System Overview
Hardware Information
Login node
Login Node | IBM | 9006-12P | 1x |
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CPU | IBM | POWER9 16 Cores | 2x |
Network | Mellanox | 2 Ports EDR InfiniBand | 1x |
Compute node
Compute Node | IBM | AC922 8335-GTH | 16x |
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CPU | IBM | POWER9 20 Cores | 2x |
GPU | NVidia | V100 16GB Memory | 4x |
Network | Mellanox | 2 Ports EDR InfiniBand | 1x |
Storage Node
Storage Node | IBM | 9006-22P | 1x |
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CPU | IBM | POWER9 20 Cores | 2x |
Storage | WD | NFS | 1x |
Network | Mellanox | 2 Ports EDR InfiniBand | 1x |
Software Information
Manufacturer | Software Package | Version |
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IBM | RedHat Linux | 7.6 |
NVidia | CUDA | 10.1.105 |
NVidia | PGI Compiler | 19.4 |
IBM | Advance Toolchain | 12.0 |
IBM | XLC/XLF | 16.1.1 |
IBM | PowerAI | 1.6.1 |
SchedMD | Slurm | 19.05.2 |
OSC | Open OnDemand |
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Job Management with Slurm
Frequently Asked Questions