BIPS Cluster Documentation
Getting started with the institute’s HPC cluster
Welcome to the BIPS cluster documentation. This site will help you get productive on the cluster, whether you’re new to HPC or just need a quick reference.
Quick links
TipNew to the cluster?
Start with Connecting to the Cluster to get set up, then follow the Quick Start Guide to get R running on a compute node.
| I want to… | Go to… |
|---|---|
| Set up SSH access | Connecting |
| Run R interactively | Quick Start |
| Understand nodes, cores, jobs | Cluster Basics |
| Submit a batch job | Batch Jobs |
| Use Python | Python with uv |
| Use the GPU | GPU Jobs |
| Fix a problem | FAQ |
Getting help
If you run into issues not covered in these docs, contact the system administrator with:
- What you were trying to do
- The exact commands you ran
- Any error messages
- Your job ID (from
squeue --me) if applicable