Research Computing Technical Documents
Due to UNC’s 2019 transition to a different help.unc.edu platform, many of Research Computing technical documents are not yet available there. Below is a list of Research Computing’s technical documentation and each links to its current location. As they are migrated, each will have a migrated link added to reflect their location on help.unc.edu.
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Longleaf | Dogwood | Files & Storage | Applications | VCL | Other
Please email research computing if there is a document you cannot find.
Longleaf
- Getting Started on Longleaf [migrated]
- Longleaf Overview and Technical Specifications [migrated]
- Longleaf Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) [migrated]
- Longleaf SLURM Examples [migrated]
Dogwood
- Getting Started on Dogwood [migrated]
- Dogwood Technical Specifications [migrated]
- Dogwood MPI modules [migrated]
- Dogwood Partitions and User Limits [migrated]
- Dogwood SLURM Examples [migrated]
Files & Storage
- Getting Started with Globus Connect [migrated]
- Globus Connect file transfer [migrated]
- Mass Storage [migrated]
- Mass Storage – Common FAQs [migrated]
- Snapshots as a Backup for Research Computing NAS Filesystems [migrated]
- Research Computing’s Non-Sensitive Research Data FTP Site for non-onyen Collaborators [migrated]
- Using ITS Research Computing’s Secure FTP Server [migrated]
- Disk Quotas for Research Computing Home Directories [migrated]
- Transferring Files: Moving or Copying Files to/from Research Computing Accessible Drives
Applications
- Modules Approach to Software Management [migrated]
- Amsterdam Density Functional (ADF)
- Invoking Discovery Studio on a Research Server via UNIX/Linux Desktop
- Invoking Discovery Studio on a Research Server via Windows
- Invoking GaussView on a Research Server via UNIX Desktop
- Invoking GaussView on a Research Server via Windows
- Scientific Application – Discovery Studio
- Scientific Application – Materials Studio
- Scientific Application – Schrodinger
- Visualization Application – GaussView
VCL (Virtual Computing Lab)
- Getting Started on VCL [migrated]
- Help Procedures for the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) [migrated]
- Setting User Preferences in the VCL [migrated]
- VCL Frequently Asked Questions [migrated]
- Making a Reservation for an Image in the VCL [migrated]
- Basic Information about Images in the VCL [migrated]
- Creating a Linux Image in the VCL [migrated]
- Creating a Windows Image in the VCL [migrated]
- Updating an Image in the VCL [migrated]
- Grant Access to an Image in the VCL [migrated]