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Quest, including the Quest Analytics Nodes, the Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC), the Kellogg Linux Cluster (KLC), and Quest OnDemand, will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance starting at 8 A.M. on Monday, June 22, and ending approximately at 5 P.M. on Friday, June 26. During the maintenance window, you will not be able to login to Quest, Quest Analytics Nodes, the GCC, KLC, or Quest OnDemand submit new jobs, run jobs, or access files stored on Quest in any way including Globus. For details on this maintenance, please see the Status of University IT Services page.

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Getting Started

  • Introduction to Quest
  • Genomics Compute Cluster Quick Start
  • HPC Best Practices
  • Getting Help

System Guides

  • Quest Compute Cluster
    • Quest Overview
    • User Guide
      • Logging In
      • File System
      • Transferring Data
      • Software Modules
      • Slurm Job Scheduler
      • GPUs
      • Getting Allocation Information
    • Compute and Storage Resources
    • Software
      • AlphaFold
      • Knitro
      • MATLAB
      • Python
      • R/RStudio
      • VASP
      • Abaqus
    • Policies and Guidelines
    • Quest Analytics Nodes
      • Analytics Nodes Usage Tips
    • Quest OnDemand
    • Genomics Compute Cluster
    • Maintenance Release Notes
  • Research Data Storage Service
    • Service Overview
    • Share Management
    • User Guide
    • Troubleshooting Guide
  • Globus
    • Log in
    • Access Data Using Collections
    • Transfer Files
    • Share Data
    • Troubleshoot
  • Secure Data Enclave
    • Service Overview
    • SDE Structure
      • Environment Components
      • User Roles
      • Projects
      • Storage Options
      • Virtual Machines (VMs)
    • SDE User Guide
      • Accessing the SDE
      • Installing Command Line Tools
      • Using VMs
      • Managing Storage Buckets
      • Importing and Exporting Data
      • Managing Software and Code
      • Glossary
    • Acceptable Use Policy
    • Estimating Costs
    • Service Requests
  • NU@Nightingale
    • Overview
    • Compute and Storage Resources
    • Onboarding Process
    • Using Nightingale
    • Importing and Exporting Data
    • Offboarding Process
    • Getting Help
    • NCSA Nightingale User Guide
  • New! ColdFront

Tutorials

  • Software Management on Quest
    • Mamba or Conda Virtual Environments
    • Git on Quest
    • Singularity on Quest
    • Compiling Code on Quest
  • Python
    • Installing Python on Your Computer
    • Python Selenium on Quest
    • Using GPUs with Python
    • Using Hugging Face on Quest
    • Using Ollama on Quest
  • R
    • Installing R/RStudio on Your Computer
    • Git with R
  • Git/GitHub
    • Downloading Workshop Materials
    • Git with R
    • Git on Quest
  • AWS
    • Creating an Amazon S3 bucket
    • Creating Amazon S3 Access Keys
    • Archiving Data in Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive
  • Azure
    • Getting Familiar with Azure
    • Using Azure AI and OpenAI Resources
  • AI
    • Coding with Generative AI Tools
    • Using Hugging Face on Quest
    • Using Ollama on Quest
    • Using Azure AI and OpenAI Resources
  • Video Tutorials

Resource Guides

  • Command Line
    • Getting Started with the Command Line
    • Bash Scripting
  • Python
    • Programming in Python
    • Pandas
    • Deep Learning Frameworks
  • R
    • Learning R
    • ggplot2
  • Statistics
    • Clustering
    • Linear Regression
  • Additional Tools
    • Git and GitHub
    • GitHub Copilot
    • SQL

Index

A | B | C | D | E | G | I | M | N | P | R | S | V

A

  • allowlist

B

  • Bucket

C

  • Cloud Logging
  • Curated Data

D

  • Data Egress
  • Data Ingress
  • DUA

E

  • Endpoint

G

  • gcloud
  • gsutil

I

  • IAM

M

  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

N

  • NIST SP 800-171

P

  • PII
  • Project

R

  • Role
  • Role-Based Access

S

  • Service Account
  • SSO

V

  • Virtual Machine (VM)
  • VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
  • VPC Service Controls
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