Research Computing Knowledge Base

Welcome to the UCR Research Computing Knowledge Base. Explore our comprehensive repository to leverage the full spectrum of research computing resources at UCR, from computing clusters and workstations to secure storage solutions and software. Browse by category below or use the search bar in the upper right corner.

Computing and Storage

Workstations/Servers

• Ursa Major Research Workstations: Overview and launch instructions for research workstations.
• Connecting to a Ursa Major Research Workstation: Connection instructions.
• How to: Launch a Ursa Major Research Workstation

HPC Clusters

• Available HPC Clusters: Discover available HPC clusters.
• Launching an Ursa Major Cluster: Guide to starting your cluster.
• Connecting to HPC Cluster & Running a Sample Job: Connecting and job submission instructions.
• Ursa Major Job Script Examples: Sample scripts for job submission.
• Ursa Major HPC Cluster Templates: Templates for creating new clusters.
• [HPCC User Tools](https://github.com/UCR-Research-Computing/HPCC-User-Utils]: Useful tools for HPCC users.
• ACCESS_Systems

Kubernetes Clusters

• The Nautilus Cluster: Information on using Nautilus within the Pacific Research Platform.
• Example YAML files for the Nautilus Cluster: Example YAML files for Nautilus Cluster.

Jupyter Notebooks/Google Colab

• [Usefull Jupyter Notebooks and Colab Notebooks](https://github.com/UCR-Research-Computing/Useful-Google-Colab-Notebooks]: Useful Jupyter Notebooks and Colab Notebooks.

Cloud: Ursa Major, GCP and AWS

• Ursa_Major_Secure_Research_Storage
• Mounting Google Cloud Storage: Integration instructions for Google Cloud Storage.
• Google Drive and Google Cloud Storage and AWS S3: Using Google Drive for research and best practices for AWS S3.
• How to: Create a Ursa Major Research Storage Bucket
• How to: Access a Ursa Major Research Storage Bucket
• How to: Mount Google Cloud Storage on a Linux Workstation or Cluster: Integration instructions for Google Cloud Storage.
• How to: Mount Google Drive on a Linux Workstation or Cluster

On-Prem

• Local Lab Storage: Storage options and best practices for labs.

Support

• UCR RCSAS: Overview of the Research Computing System Administration Service.
• RCSAS MOU: Service agreement details for RCSAS.

Software

• Research Software on Ursa Major Cluster: Comprehensive list of available research software.
• Installing R JAGS on Ursa Major: Step-by-step installation guide.
• Molecular Dynamics Simulation Input Files with ChatGPT: Utilizing ChatGPT for simulation inputs.
• UCR Research Computing Github Org: The UCR Research Computing Github Organization page.
• How-to Offline LLMs: Install Ollama and host offline Open Source LLMs

Training

• UCR Research Computing Overview: Overview of UCR Research Computing.
• Campus Information Security Team Meeting Winter 2023

Security

• Ursa Major Policy: Security policies and guidelines for using Ursa Major resources.

AI/ML

• Ursa Major Research Services: AI and ML services provided by Ursa Major.
• LLM Inference Settings: Adjusting LLM inference output for research purposes.
• How to host offline Open Source LLMs: Install Ollama and host offline Open Source LLMs

For further details and updates, please visit our dedicated UCR Research Computing website or contact our support team.