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How to Use EasyBuild for Self-Service Software
If you have a software need that isn't provided for in the existing modules, you can often find it in the EasyBuild infrastructure. Easy Build (EB) helps streamline software builds by gathering and building prerequisite software and libraries for your target p...
Operational Status
Real-time information about ACRES' operational status is available at these pages: Node allocation / availability / queue status System Load information (coming soon)
User Contributed Submission Scripts
This page includes submission scripts created by Clarkson Community members to help get new ACRES users started with their work. If you have a contribution you'd like added to this page, please email it to helpdesk@clarkson.edu. Thank you! File Mod...
How to Use Graphical Applications on ACRES
Following this method, you may run a graphical application on ACRES and see / interact with it through the display of your local computer. RUNNING PARALLEL JOBS Please note: DO NOT use the method outlined in the article to execute parallel jobs. Intensive pa...
Using ACRES: The Basics of a Linux Command Line
If it's your first time logging in to ACRES, you may be left staring at a flashing green cursor in a black terminal, without the slightest idea of what to do next. If that's you, you've come to the right place. Read on, and you'll be up and running in no ...
How to find Software (introduction to the module system)
A "module" system called Lmod is used on ACRES, which allows users to conveniently search for available software, and then "load" / "unload" software modules. A software module is basically a collection of environment settings that allows you to use the softwa...
How to Build a Submission Script
Step-by-step guide Jobs are submitted through a job script, which is a shell script (usually written in bash). Since it is a shell script, it must begins with a "shebang": #!/bin/bash #!/bin/bash --- This is followed by a preamble ...
ACRES - Software - Gaussian16
Gaussian16 Gaussian 16 Linux version was purchased by Drs. Mario Wriedt and Jingyun Ye, Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science. Broad campus-wide usage of this software is encouraged but potential users should contact the software owners before using ...
ACRES - Software - ANSYS Fluent
This page describes how to run ANSYS Fluent jobs on ACRES, using Fluent version 2021R2. (Work in Progress, more details / pictures coming soon) 1Quick Steps 2How to Make an ANSYS Journal File 3Using the Text User Interface (TUI) 4Related articles Quic...
ACRES - Software - cp2k
ACRES includes cp2k 7.1.0 For parallel processing you will want to use the cp2k.popt executable. Sample SBATCH file for scheduling via SLURM: #!/bin/bash #SBATCH --account=user #SBATCH --job-name=cp2k #SBATCH --output=cp2k.txt #SBATCH --nodes=9 #SBAT...
ACRES - Software - Quantum Espresso
Quantum Espresso 6.5 Jobs are submitted using SBATCH scripts. Example SBATCH for parallel job with 4 nodes: #!/bin/bash#SBATCH --job-name=espresso#SBATCH --output=espresso-results.txt#SBATCH --nodes=4#SBATCH --time=00:10:00#SBATCH --partition=general#SBAT...
ACRES - Software - Abaqus
Abaqus 2019 Abaqus jobs are submitted using SBATCH scripts. Example SBATCH for abaqus job with 20 nodes: #!/bin/bash#SBATCH --job-name=24Degrees#SBATCH --output=24Degrees-test-results.txt#SBATCH --nodes=20##SBATCH --time=00:10:00#SBATCH --partition=genera...
ACRES - Software - Matlab Parallel
1Overview 2Run Interactively from your PC 2.1Supported Versions 2.2Step 1. Set Firewall Rule 2.2.1Windows 10 2.2.2Linux RedHat / CentOS (FirewallD) 2.3Linux RedHat / CentOS (iptables) 2.4 Step 3. Download Integration Scripts 2.5 Step 4: Confi...
High Performance Computing (HPC)
Clarkson University hosts several HPC environments. Most are small-scale and supported by individual researchers and research groups. One, ACRES, is centrally supported by the Office of Information Technology. General information about the genesis of ACRES,...
Available Software
The computational packages listed below are made available on ACRES, most via the loading of lmod modules. Please note that software is added frequently, so this list may not be comprehensive. For instructions on loading the modules you need or to get an up...
ACRES - Software - Altair SimLab
1Overview and Scope 2Exporting A Solver Input File 4Choosing the Appropriate Solver 5Adjusting the SLURM Submit Script 6Submitting the Job 7Retrieving the Results 8Errors and Solutions 9Related articles Overview and ...
Webspace Server
OIT provides a LAMP web server for all campus community members. Files are served from Active Directory shares like U: and S: which can be found mounted to most campus computers. All faculty, staff, and student are eligible to use this service. As part of thi...
Configuring Wireless Using Android
eduroam on Android Open a web browser and navigate to https://cat.eduroam.org. Tap Click here to download your eduroam® installer. Select Clarkson University from the list. Begin typing "Clarkson" to filter if necessary. Tap Android, verif...
Copy Course Content with Sharing Cart Block
The Sharing Cart is a block for duplicating course items into a personal library and an easy way to move those Moodle resources and activities between multiple courses on your site. With just three clicks, the Sharing Cart copies and moves a single course item...
How To Login To Acres
This page describes how to log in to the ACRES computing cluster. If you do not yet have an account on ACRES, please request one by emailing the OIT helpdesk: helpdesk@clarkson.edu Login to Clarkson VPN If you are not connected to Clarkson's Network (e.g. yo...