Compute Servers

Here at ARC we provide two general purpose compute servers, Circe and Hecate.

Usage Rules and Guidelines

  1. Programs that require large amounts of memory (100’s of GB or more) should be run on hecate.
  2. Before you run your jobs on a server run htop to check the server load. It will be pretty obvious if the server you are on is under a heavy load (lots of green, red, yellow and blue). If so, checkout the other server to see if it is more available.
  3. Please limit the number of threads a multi-threaded job uses. Be mindful of the other user’s jobs on the server you are using. If there is a heavy load on the server you are using, please nice your jobs so they do not clog up the system too much. If someone complains about your job consuming to many resources we will nice it for you.
  4. If you want software installed, try building it locally before contacting us.