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Users are advised to read the NSCCS User Guide prior to accessing/using the NSCCS machines and its software.
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Please read How to use SSH to access NSCCS machines for details.
Where can I get more information about Magellan?
Information on Magellan can be found in the NSCCS User Guide.
How do I change my password on Magellan?
To change this, please type passwd at the prompt and follow the instructions given.
How do I get more information on running jobs?
Users are strongly recommended to read the man page for the particular software they would like to use. This can be done by typing man runscript, where runscript corresponds to a specific software runscript. e.g. man runadf
Click here for a list of runscripts.
How do I submit jobs to the queuing system?
Jobs are submitted using batch with the bsub command. The batch job control system on Magellan is the Load Sharing Facility (LSF) from Platform Computing Corporation. This provides a set of batch queues to which users can submit batch jobs. The LSF system then manages the running of the batch work selecting jobs from the different queues depending on the relative priorities of the batch queues and available resources for running batch work. LSF is similar in concept to NQS and users familiar with NQS will find little difficulty in converting to using LSF.
Please read section 7 in the NSCCS User Guide for further details.
Click here to read the user guide "An example on how to submit a job onto the queue".
How can I look at the status of CPU time allocated to a project?
Information on the status of CPU time allocated to a project can be viewed using the command:
acct qusage chemxxx
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If you type quota at the prompt, details of your usage will be given.
How can I transfer/copy files onto Magellan?
You can use either secure ftp (sftp) or secure copy (scp).
For examples:
sftp username@magellan.rl.ac.uk
scp filename username@magellan.rl.ac.uk:target_directory
You will be prompted to enter your password.