Welcome to the Research Computing Support Group at UTSA!

The Research Computing Support Group at UTSA provides computing, storage and visualization resources to support research that has specialized or highly intensive computation, storage, bandwidth or graphics requirements. Typical applications include statistics, data analysis, molecular modeling, scientific and engineering simulation and visualization. Research Computing resources and services are widely used by researchers and students alike. Please contact us for any additional information at RCSG@utsa.edu. For Help Desk support, you can contact OIT Connect at x5555 and/or email to OITConnect@utsa.edu.

*NEW* Training Workshops

https://www.utsa.edu/oit/FacultyAndStaffServices/TrainingAndDevelopment/HPCTraining.html

System Notes

• $HOME directory - /home-new/abc123 - This directory is entirely controlled by you and the default permissions are that nobody else can see or access your files. This location is where you should store completed project data. It is backed up nightly and two weeks worth of backups are kept.
• Work directory - /work/abc123 - This directory is where you should place any input/output files as well as logs for your running jobs. This directory is NOT backed up.

General Information

• Getting Help
• About Shamu cluster
• FAQ

System Usage

• Quick Start Guide
• Getting Started
• Using the System
• Running Jobs
• Using TACC's Resources
• Monitoring your jobs

Computing Resources

• Hardware
• Storage
• Network

Software & Programming

• Software and Applications
• Common Languages and Compilers
• Sample SGE Submit Scripts
• Sample Slurm Submit Scripts
• Grid Engine Job Submission
• Python Vms in anaconda
• R environments in anaconda
• Slurm - New Job Scheduling System
• Slurm Job Submission

Visualization

• Facilities

CBI Migration FAQ

Jupyter Notebooks

• Notebooks on azure cloud
• Peril notebook example