High Throughput Computing

High-throughput computing (HTC) refers to running large numbers of independent jobs on clustered or distributed computers.

Condor is a system for managing large numbers of related tasks distributed over many computers. It is able to harness idle cycles on workstations without interfering with interactive users. Condor matches job requirements to machine capabilities and runs jobs on qualified machines when they would otherwise be idle.

Clemson has deployed a Condor pool consisting of Windows Vista machines in the public computer labs and several other groups of machines (Linux, Solaris, etc.). These machines are available to Clemson faculty, students, and staff with high-throughput computing needs. Users can create their own Condor submit machines by downloading the appropriate software, and can even contribute their own idle cycles to the pool.

How to Use Clemson's Condor Pool

Condor is a system for managing large numbers of related jobs and distributing them over large numbers of computers. Information about Clemson's Condor pool and how to use it is linked below.

General Condor Resources

• The Condor Web site
  • Home page
  • Download Condor software for Windows machines
• Using Condor at Clemson
  • Installing Windows XP Condor Submit Node HOWTO
  • Windows XP Basic Condor Functions HOWTO
  • Ask for Help with Clemson Condor
  • Clemson Condor usage graphs
  • Special considerations for using pseudorandom number generators in Condor
• Introductory material by Alain Roy, from Nanohub
  • Introduction to Condor
  • Using Condor