NOTE: Our Our clusters use the UNIX operating system modified to by the ROCKS cluster software as provided by the San Diego Supercomputing Center. Part of the process of learning effectively wield the power of a cluster is learning how to perform basic operations in the UNIX such as manipulating files, writing simple scripts, etc. This can be quite daunting, but there are number of possible
While it would be nice to provide our own spin on how to use UNIX, and the power of the UNIX operating system, right now our time is better spent elsewhere. To get the most use of of our clusters, or any other UNIX system you should learn a little bit about how UNIX works, and how to make minimal use of the bash shell. Our recommendation is to invest in books publishd by O'Reilly and Associates. ORA has very good beginner's books. One that seems good is Learning the UNIX Operating System . As you progress in your use of UNIX, you may also want to pick books up on bash, shell scripting, perl scripting, and/or python scripting (as needed).
To use 3rd party software we have added, you will use the module command.
Here is aA Little UNIX Dictionary which will let you use many of the buzzwords that you here.