Adding a Rocket cluster account¶

Rocket is a heterogeneous HPC cluster that currently consists of more than 50 compute nodes, featuring almost 7000 cores, 50 terabytes of memory and 70 GPUs, interconnected by high-speed low-latency InfiniBand networking. The cluster also utilizes two General Parallel File systems, which provide over 10 petabytes of usable storage space.

• To order a Rocket cluster account, select HPC category in the Marketplace.
• Choose Rocket (UT HPC) from the resource list.
• Fill in the Allocation name and Allocation description, then click Create.
• Review the request and, if everything is correct, click Yes.
• As with all resource orders, the Rocket resource order has to be approved by the Organization Owner (see the guide here ).

• To access Rocket for the first time, ensure that you have an SSH key available in your account.
• Go to your Account, choose FreeIPA account under Credentials section, and click Create.