Quest Compute Cluster

Quest Compute Cluster#

Quest is Northwestern’s high-performance computing cluster. It is available for use by researchers across all Northwestern schools and centers. It supports batch and HPC workflows, as well as interactive analysis.

Quest User Guide

About Quest#

Using Quest#

  • Getting Started: If you’re new to using HPC systems, start here.

  • Quest User Guide: Documentation on how to connect, transfer files, submit jobs, and more.

  • Quest Analytics Nodes: How to use RStudio, Jupyter, or SAS Studio in your web browser, connected to Quest storage.

  • Quest OnDemand: How to request and use Quest compute resources, including GPUs, with GUI software for interactive workflows.

  • Genomics Compute Cluster: Guidance specific to the genomics allocation on Quest.