 Research

This article explains how to connect to the Wayne State University FTP server using FileZilla, Cyberduck, or WinSCP, including login steps and multi-factor authentication requirements.

This article explains how individual users and research groups can get started with the Open Science Grid (OSG), a high-throughput computing platform that enables access to distributed computational resources.

Grid FAQs

This article explains the consulting services offered by the High-Performance Computing Services team to WSU Schools, Colleges, and Divisions.

Wayne State researchers can purchase and host their own equipment on the HPC Grid with support from C&IT. Assistance is provided free of charge for consulting, grant requests, vendor negotiations, pricing, implementation, and running research applications.

This article explains how to set up Google Authenticator for the Grid.

On macOS, you can SSH into the Grid using Terminal. Open Terminal, then connect with the command ssh AccessID@grid.wayne.edu (replacing AccessID with your own). If prompted, verify the server’s public key by typing yes. Enter your password and complete Duo authentication when asked. Once approved, you’ll be logged into the Grid.

How to log in to Google Cloud resources for research,

Requesting a Grid account.

This tutorial shows how to check your disk quota on the WSU Grid. By entering the wsuquota command, users can view their current storage usage, available space, and total capacity. If additional space is needed, users may request it through the Grid Account Application page.

This article explains how to compile using Intel's Open Fabrics

This article guides users through compiling and running a C/C++ program on the WSU Grid.

This article guides users how to compile with Fortran.

This article provides information on how to connect to the Grid OnDemand.

This tutorial explains how to connect to the WSU Grid using Bitvise. After installing Bitvise, users configure login settings with their AccessID, enable specific SSH and data integrity options, and authenticate with MFA.

This tutorial explains how to create and configure a conda environment for use with Jupyter Notebook OnDemand on the WSU Grid. Steps include starting an interactive job, creating and activating a conda environment, installing required packages (pip and ipykernel), and registering the environment as a visible kernel in Jupyter Notebook.

This tutorial shows how to use the Nano text editor on the WSU Grid to open, edit, and save files.

Overview of loading and unloading software modules on the Grid using commands like module spider, module avail, module load, module unload, module swap, and ml. Includes tips for checking available modules, swapping compilers, and listing active modules.

This article explains how to manage files using Grid OnDemand, including how to upload, download, copy, paste, create, and edit files within your home directory.

This tutorial explains how to view and modify environment variables in the bash shell on the WSU Grid. It demonstrates checking variables with env and echo $PATH, temporarily updating the $PATH, and making changes permanent by editing the .bash_profile.

Instructions for preparing to develop and compile code on NVIDIA Tesla GPUs in the Grid. Users request GPU resources with srun, load CUDA modules, locate compilers, and build programs within an interactive job.

This guide explains how to recover deleted files using pNFS snapshots on the Grid. It walks users through locating snapshot directories, browsing previous backups, and restoring files or folders to their home directory.

This guide explains how to run Converge jobs on the WSU Grid, either on a single node or across multiple nodes.

The article provides step-by-step instructions for running a Gaussian job on the Grid system.

Instructions for running GPU jobs on the Grid using a sample SLURM script. Users copy and edit the script, submit with sbatch, and review output to confirm assigned GPUs and job results.

Instructions for running TensorFlow jobs on the Grid using GPU nodes. Includes copying tutorial files, editing the job script, submitting with sbatch, and locating output and error files.

This article provides steps on how to run a LS-DYNA job

This article outlines how to submit a multi-core job on the Grid. It involves copying a sample script (multicore.sh), editing it to include your email, and submitting it with sbatch.

This guide explains how to run a NAMD job on the Grid using one of several available versions, depending on your system configuration and networking needs.

This article explains how to run an MPI job on the WSU Grid, including copying the tutorial directory, editing the job script with your AccessID, submitting the job using sbatch, monitoring its status with qme, and checking resource usage on specific nodes.

This tutorial covers creating, submitting, and managing jobs on the Grid using Slurm.

This article provides step-by-step guide on how to run Jupyter Notebook OnDemand

This article explains how to run MATLAB on the WSU Grid using an interactive job session. Users must first install and launch an X window system (such as Xming for Windows or X11 for Mac/Linux).

Running Matlab OnDemand

This article provides information about how to access and run PyCharm through the Grid OnDemand platform, including how to launch the application, create and open projects, configure interpreters, and use Conda environments within PyCharm.

This article guides users through launching a Jupyter Notebook session on WSU’s Grid OnDemand platform to run PySpark code.

This tutorial explains how to run R on the Wayne State Grid. It walks users through logging in, starting an interactive job, loading the appropriate R module, and launching the R environment to begin work.

Instructions for running STATA on the Grid, available only to authorized users. Covers both interactive (using Xming/X11) and non-interactive methods, including loading modules, submitting jobs, and running scripts.

This guide explains how to use X11 for X-forwarding on the Grid.

Instructions for configuring Xming and PuTTY to enable X11 forwarding for grid.wayne.edu. Steps include installation, session setup, logging in, running interactive jobs, and launching X11 applications like xterm.

This article explains how to use PuTTY’s PSFTP tool to securely transfer files between your local machine and the Grid. It includes steps for connecting, uploading and downloading files, viewing directories, and accessing help commands.

This article guides users through setting up WinSCP to connect to the Grid using the SFTP protocol.

This guide explains how to set up and use Globus with the WSU HPC Grid. Users create a Globus ID, log in to the Globus website, and connect to the wsugrid#globus collection using their WSU AccessID. Files can be shared with other Globus users by creating a share and assigning permissions, and transfers require installing Globus Connect Personal for local access.

This article walks users through downloading and configuring PuTTY to connect to the WSU Grid

This article explains how to properly configure SSH access to Wayne State’s Grid in Visual Studio Code (VSCode) to avoid misusing the login node.

Instructions for using FileZilla to transfer files with SFTP. Users connect to grid.wayne.edu with their AccessID, authenticate with MFA, and drag and drop files between local and remote directories.

Step-by-step instructions for connecting to grid.wayne.edu using OpenSSH. Users verify OpenSSH installation, connect with their WSU AccessID, accept the host key if prompted, and log in with their password.

This guide explains how to use SAMtools on the Grid to manipulate DNA sequence alignment files in SAM/BAM/CRAM formats.

This article provides information about how to use the screen command on the Grid to manage multiple shell sessions within a single SSH session, including how to create, detach, reattach, and terminate screen sessions.

This tutorial explains how to use the Vim text editor to create or modify files on the Grid. It covers basic commands including how to enter Insert mode to type, how to navigate using arrow keys, and how to save and exit using commands like :wq.

HPC Grid policies

Tutorials for using the HPC Grid

WSU HPC Grid offers multiple storage tiers, including Panasas ActiveStor Prime (Tier 1, with 2 weeks of backups), Panasas ActiveStor 14 & 18 (Tier 2), Panasas snapshots, a dedicated backup system, and OSiRIS distributed storage. Faculty, staff, and students engaged in WSU-affiliated research or coursework may request storage allocations, Grid accounts, and group directories. Specialized storage, such as the Engineering Hadoop/Spark cluster, supports big data projects.

The article is a quick overview of IT resources that Principal Investigators can highlight in grant proposals. It covers three main components: Wayne State University Grid, Researcher's Dashboard, Research Networks.

This article explains how to specify node features when submitting jobs on the Grid using the --constraint option.

Researcher's Dashboard access.

Wayne State University has access to two advanced research networks: Internet2 and Michigan LambdaRail.

This article explains how to check for and request software on the Grid. It covers how to search available programs using the ml spider command and how to request installation of additional open-source or licensed software through a request form.

This article explains why specifying walltime is required when submitting jobs on the Grid, how it helps manage resources fairly, and how to properly set a walltime limit using job script directives.