Cluster quickstart

STUB — replace with real cluster instructions. This page exists to show the format. Replace it with the official onboarding for your cluster: login host, allocation request, basic SLURM, where storage lives, and the first “hello world” job.

1. Get an account

Replace with the actual application link / process at Goethe University.

2. Log in

ssh <username>@<cluster-login-host>

3. Submit your first job

cat > hello.sh <<'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
#SBATCH --job-name=hello
#SBATCH --time=00:01:00
#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=1
#SBATCH --mem=512M
echo "Hello from $(hostname)"
EOF

sbatch hello.sh
squeue -u "$USER"

4. Where to put data

Replace with cluster’s actual storage layout: $HOME, scratch, project, archive.

5. Where to find software

module avail
module load python/3.11
python --version

See the software list for what Labs maintains.

6. When you’re stuck

Open a ticket. Include:

• Your username on the cluster.
• The job ID (squeue or the line printed by sbatch).
• The exact command you ran and the error you got.
• What you expected to happen.