Ready To Learn?
In addition to our robust documentation information, RCD offers even more opportunities to get started and stay connected with our work. This page goes beyond just getting started and includes information about our training and workshops series that are free for students, faculty and staff at Clemson University. Some of the sessions meet synchronously in-person or online. Check the schedule using the links below for more information.
Getting Started
We're excited that you are here and interested in using the Palmetto Cluster. New users must request an allocation and attend an onboarding workshop.
Learn MoreTraining and Workshops
As part of our mission to support research at Clemson University, the Research Computing and Data, Engagement (RCDE) team strives to provide high-quality training materials for the HPC community. The following is an overview of our available training resources:
- Workshops: Want to learn more about high-performance computing, data science, visualization, and machine learning? Consider participating in one of our workshops!
- Live Sessions: Each semester, our team will offer live sessions for a selection of workshops from our catalog. Many of these offer both in-person and virtual participation options, so you can join us in the way that works best for you.
- Self-Guided Online Course: Online courses allow you to review the materials at your own pace. These are a great alternative if you cannot join us for a live session or would even like to review what you have previously learned.
Documentation
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Palmetto 2
Palmetto supports the research mission of Clemson University through innovative High Performance Computing (HPC) and Storage solutions. Our Research Computing & Data team helps students and faculty by providing user support, training, and hardware maintenance.
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Indigo Data Lake
The Indigo Data Lake supports the research mission of Clemson University by providing high-performance storage services to researchers.
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ColdFront
ColdFront is our new resource and allocation management tool. It will streamline requests for RCD resources.
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Open OnDemand
Open OnDemand (OOD or OpenOD) is a browser-based GUI for interacting with high-performance computing environments. Developed and maintained by the Ohio Supercomputing Center, OOD provides users with a unified and easy-to-use interface to help streamline most frequent interactions with the backend large-scale computing resources.
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Resource Owner
Resource owner documentation can be found on the RCD Documentation website. Please note that this information is limited to Internal Use Only and should only be shared within Clemson University.
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Mattermost
Mattermost is a collaborative chat platform similar to Slack. Collaborate with other researchers and share ideas and best practices. There are channels for disciplines, software, and programming languages.
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GitLab
Clemson Research Computing and Data maintains a GitLab instance at git.rcd.clemson.edu. Users with an approved GitLab Group allocation on ColdFront and those with Palmetto access are authorized to use GitLab.
