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This page lists articles related to IQSS Sid.
Sid is a service providing high performance computing resources to Social Scientists at IQSS and the larger community at Harvard University.
If your dashboard looks like this, you’re using Sid:
The FASRC Cluster interface provides an alternate user interface to Sid. If you see this, you’re using the FASRC interface, not Sid:
Documentation for Sid can be found here: https://docs.rc.fas.harvard.edu/kb/sid-documentation
If you are using Sid and experience an issue, create a help ticket by sending email to: help@sid.hmdc.harvard.edu
When submitting a ticket, please be specific about the system and/or resource you’re having trouble with. What are you trying to accomplish and what steps have you taken so far? If you’re receiving an error message, include the text of the message and a screenshot, if possible.
If you are experiencing an issue in the FASRC interface, or have questions related to the FASRC Cluster, please use these support options: https://docs.rc.fas.harvard.edu/kb/support/
Sid applications run on the FASRC Cluster.
Members of IQSS should contact IQSS Client Support Services at help@iq.harvard.edu for issues unrelated to Sid and the FASRC Cluster.
SID IS NOT YET AVAILABLE ON THE CANNON CLUSTER. Stay tuned, coming soon.
Sid is a service providing high performance computing resources to Social Scientists at The Institute for Quantitative Social Science and the larger community at Harvard University.
Get set up on FASRC:
Log into the VPN and the appropriate cluster:
To work with your files on Sid, you will need to copy them to a location on the compute cluster. Files that will only be used by you can be stored in your home folder. Files that will be accessed by others can be stored in your lab space. There are several ways to set up and initiate file transfers, depending on your needs and preferences.
Interactive Apps
menu at the top of the pageInteractive Sessions
to find your application.The Sid top navigation ribbon provides access to all Sid tools and features.
Files -> Home Directory
: opens a new tab. The Files tool provides a visual way to work with the contents of your home directory, including making new files and directories, uploading and deleting files, and navigating to other locations such as lab storage.
Jobs -> Active Jobs
: opens a new tab with a detailed view of all of a user’s batch and interactive jobs.
Jobs -> Job Composer
: opens a new tab with an interface for creating new batch jobs or templates for batch jobs.
Terminals -> Cannon
: Opens a new tab containing a Terminal providing a command line interface to the cluster.
Interactive Apps
: A drop-down menu of the cluster’s most popular interactive applications. Selecting an application opens the launch page for that application, where you can customize the amount of resources requested, select an application version, and pre-load scripts.
My Interactive Sessions
: View details about all running or recently completed interactive sessions. Currently running sessions include a link to open the application.
About
: Learn more about Sid’s history and purpose.
Documentation
: Link to Sid documentation and the FASRC wiki.
Support
: Learn how to find answers to your questions and how to contact us for help.
Your 3 most recent active interactive sessions will appear here, along with information about the session and a link to connect to it, if it is running.
If you have more than 3 running sessions, or you want to view information about recently completed sessions, the My Interactive Sessions
menu item will show all of your interactive sessions.
These quick-launch tiles will immediately launch the relevant application with a pre-configured set of resources. Check the text on the tiles to see the number of CPU cores, RAM and session run-time that will be requested.
These tiles provide a quick way to
Note: For initial onboarding such as requesting an account, setting up two factor authentication and connecting to the VPN, please see the Sid Quickstart Guide.