Computing Resources

Our lab has a number of different computing resources available for people to take advantage of.

Why use a computer other than my own?

More power: A significant amount of the computing tasks our lab performs utilize very large data files and require much more memory (RAM), computing power (CPUs), and storage space than exists on most standard laptops/desktops.
Reproducibility: If everyone in lab is using the same computer and the same versions of software, then it makes it easy for everyone in the lab to reproduce what has been done - including yourself!
Simplification: You no longer have to worry about and/or struggle with installing software. This also makes troubleshooting much simpler, since everyone has access to the same computer(s).

What’s available?

Raven

Raven is a Linux (Ubuntu 18.04LTS) computer with 48 CPUs, 256GB of RAM, and ~24TB of hard drive (HDD) storage.

Hyak

Hyak is the Univ. of Washington’s high-performance computing (HPC) cluster. We have two Linux (RedHat CentOS) “nodes” (i.e. computers) available:

28 CPUs, 128GB RAM
28 CPUs, 512GB RAM

How do I start?

Raven

RStudio Server

Read about why you should use RStudio Server.

Request Access to RStudio Server

Request RStudio Server access using the repo Issues. If you are not an existing UW employee/student, please provide a current email address.
- If you already have a UW NetID, proceed to Step #3.
- If you do not have a UW NetID, proceed to Step #2.
If you are not an existing UW employee/student, please provide Sam with a current email address. You will receive instructions from UW IT with instructions on how to register with UW and receive a UW NetID. Steven or Sam will notify you in the the repo Issue you created when you can proceed to Step 3.
Once you have a UW NetID, download and install Husky OnNet. This is a VPN service that provides access to computers hosted on the UW network.
Post your UW Net ID in the repo Issue you created.
Steven or Sam will send you a direct message in Slack with your RStudio Server login credentials.

Accessing RStudio Server

Activate Husky OnNet VPN service.
Paste the following URL in your internet browser:
- http://raven.fish.washington.edu:8787
- If you receive a notice from your browser regarding “insecure connection”, you may safely ignore this and proceed.
Use login credentials provided by Steven or Sam.
If you encounter any issues, please create a new Issue. Please post screenshots and paste text of any error messages you encounter.

Administration Instructions

Steven/Sam go here to sponsor UW NetID: https://uwnetid.washington.edu/sponsor/
After acceptance by user, provision access to Husky OnNet with their UW NetID: https://provision.uw.edu/

--- title: "Computing Resources" format: html: code-fold: false code-tools: true code-copy: true highlight-style: github code-overflow: wrap --- Our lab has a number of different computing resources available for people to take advantage of. # Why use a computer other than my own? - More power: A significant amount of the computing tasks our lab performs utilize very large data files and require much more memory (RAM), computing power (CPUs), and storage space than exists on most standard laptops/desktops. - Reproducibility: If everyone in lab is using the same computer and the same versions of software, then it makes it easy for everyone in the lab to reproduce what has been done - including yourself! - Simplification: You no longer have to worry about and/or struggle with installing software. This also makes troubleshooting much simpler, since everyone has access to the same computer(s). # What's available? ## Raven Raven is a Linux (Ubuntu 18.04LTS) computer with 48 CPUs, 256GB of RAM, and \~24TB of hard drive (HDD) storage. ## Hyak Hyak is the Univ. of Washington's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster. We have two Linux (RedHat CentOS) "nodes" (i.e. computers) available: - 28 CPUs, 128GB RAM - 28 CPUs, 512GB RAM # How do I start? ## Raven ### RStudio Server [Read about why you should use RStudio Server.](./03-rstudio.qmd) #### Request Access to RStudio Server 1. Request RStudio Server access using [the repo Issues](https://github.com/RobertsLab/tusk/issues). If you are *not* an existing UW employee/student, please provide a current email address. - If you already have a UW NetID, proceed to Step #3. - If you *do not* have a UW NetID, proceed to Step #2. 2. If you are *not* an existing UW employee/student, please provide Sam with a current email address. You will receive instructions from UW IT with instructions on how to register with UW and receive a UW NetID. Steven or Sam will notify you in the [the repo Issue you created](https://github.com/RobertsLab/tusk/issues) when you can proceed to Step 3. 3. Once you have a UW NetID, download and install [Husky OnNet](https://itconnect.uw.edu/connect/uw-networks/about-husky-onnet/use-husky-onnet/). This is a VPN service that provides access to computers hosted on the UW network. 4. Post your UW Net ID [in the repo Issue](https://github.com/RobertsLab/tusk/issues) you created. 5. Steven or Sam will send you a direct message in Slack with your RStudio Server login credentials. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #### Accessing RStudio Server 1. Activate Husky OnNet VPN service. 2. Paste the following URL in your internet browser: - `http://raven.fish.washington.edu:8787` - If you receive a notice from your browser regarding "insecure connection", you may safely ignore this and proceed. 3. Use login credentials provided by Steven or Sam. 4. If you encounter any issues, please [create a new Issue](https://github.com/RobertsLab/tusk/issues). Please post screenshots *and* paste text of any error messages you encounter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #### Administration Instructions 1. Steven/Sam go here to sponsor UW NetID: https://uwnetid.washington.edu/sponsor/ 2. After acceptance by user, provision access to Husky OnNet with their UW NetID: https://provision.uw.edu/