Access Files

In the browser at the top of the screen, select the Files dropdown

You will be able to select your home directory, /groups, or /xdisk. If you select /groups or /xdisk, enter your PI's NetID in the Filter field to find your shared group space.

Editing Files

First, navigate to the file you wish to edit. Then, click the vertical ellipses on the right-hand side and select Edit

This will open a file editor in your browser where you may select your color theme, text size, and syntax highlighting.

Uploading Files

In the file browser, navigate to the directory where you would like to upload your files, then select "Upload" :

This will bring up a popup where you can open a file browser to search for your files. Alternatively, you can drag/drop files/directories onto the tile.

Downloading Files

To download small files from your HPC account to your local workstation, navigate to the file(s) you'd like to to transfer and check the box(es) on the left. Clicking download will initiate the transfer to your local Downloads directory.

Interactive Virtual Desktops

One nice feature of Open OnDemand is the ability to interact with HPC using a virtual Desktop environment. This provides a user-friendly way to run applications, perform file management, and navigate through your directories as though you were working with a local computer. Additionally, it eliminates the need to use X11 forwarding when working with GUI applications allowing an easy way to interact with software such as Matlab, VisIt, or Anaconda.

Jupyter Notebooks

The Jupyter Notebook is an open-source web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text. 

Kernels

Various Kernels are available to use through this OOD Application including Python, R, and Bash. Additionally, you have the ability to create your own python kernels to control python version and provide access to your own custom environments. You can also create kernels to enable access to other software applications. For example, if you want to add a kernel for Julia, you can log into an interactive terminal session and use the Julia module to add IJulia. When you log into your next Jupyter session, you should see the kernel in the "new" dropdown menu:

$ module load julia
$ julia

   _       _ _(_)_     |  Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
  (_)     | (_) (_)    |
   _ _   _| |_  __ _   |  Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
  | | | | | | |/ _` |  |
  | | |_| | | | (_| |  |  Version 1.6.1 (2021-04-23)
 _/ |\__'_|_|_|\__'_|  |  Official https://julialang.org/ release
|__/                   |

julia> using Pkg
julia> Pkg.add("IJulia")

Default Directory

When you start a Jupyter notebook, by default your working directory will be your home. If you would like to change this so that your session starts in a different location, you'll need to add a line to the hidden file ~/.bashrc in your home. To do this, open your ~/.bashrc in a text editor and add the following, substituting your desired path in for /path/to/directory:

export NOTEBOOK_ROOT=/path/to/directory

RStudio

RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R. It includes a console, syntax-highlighting editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging and workspace management. For an overview of the RStudio IDE, see: https://www.rstudio.com/products/RStudio/. Additionally, practice examples are available from https://www.rstudio.com/products/RStudio/.

For information on using R on HPC, see our online documentation on Using R Packages.

Matlab

A GUI for multiple versions of Matlab is available. You can select which version to use in the web form when specifying your resources.

Ansys

Multiple versions of the engineering application Ansys are available. You can specify which version to use in the web form when specifying your resources. To receive Ansys-specific support: Getting Help

Abaqus

A GUI for Abaqus is available. 

Job Viewer

The Job Viewer allows you to check the status and time remaining of your running jobs. You can also cancel your jobs using this interface. Note: be careful looking at All Jobs since this will likely timeout trying to organize them all. To use the Job Viewer, navigate to the Jobs dropdown and select Active Jobs.

This will open a new page listing all your running and pending jobs. You may delete them by clicking the red trash icon under Actions, or view more information about individual jobs using the dropdown on the left next to the ID.

Job Composer

The Job Composer lets you create and run a SLURM script on any of our three clusters. It should be noted that the Job Composer creates a special string of directories in your /home starting with ondemand/ which is where both your submission scripts and output files will be stored. Make note of the path to your files on the right-hand side of the Job Composer screen under Script location.