Running jobs
Interactive Jobs
Interactive access is intended for code development and short runs. To run interactive jobs on Dirac, users must request compute node resources via the batch system. Read More »
Submitting Batch Jobs
A batch job is the typical way users run production applications on NERSC machines. The user submits a batch script to the batch system (Torque). This script specifies, at the very least, how many nodes and cores the job will use, how long the job will run, and the name of the application to run. Read More »
Queues and Policies
This page describes Dirac's batch queues and shows how to request special GPU and and other unique system resources. Read More »
