over 5 years ago
Easier connection to Sherlock's DTNs
by Kilian Cavalotti
We know that easy access to data is essential, and that moving data around is a key part of every user's workflow on Sherlock. We also know that two-factor authentication (2FA) can sometimes get in the way, and hinder the ability to get...![Easier connection to Sherlock's DTNs](https://storage.noticeable.io/projects/bYyIewUV308AvkMztxix/publications/axlbWNAaFoNduDkqnp5i/01h55ta3gswh98bdyrcq5hn22t-featured-image.jpg)
almost 6 years ago
A better view at Sherlock's resources
by Kilian Cavalotti
How many jobs are running? What partitions do I have access to? How many CPUs can I use? Where should I submit my jobs? Any of those sound familiar? We know it's not always easy to navigate the native scheduler tools, their syntax, and...![A better view at Sherlock's resources](https://storage.noticeable.io/projects/bYyIewUV308AvkMztxix/publications/Z7dki2n3MCcR1PgBRsG2/01h55ta3gsdrhvkvq03vxnpkxn-featured-image.jpg)
almost 6 years ago
When setting an environment variable gives you a 40x speedup
by Kilian Cavalotti
Today, we'd like to share some of our recent work on Sherlock that allowed a pretty significant speedup when listing files in directories with a lot of entries. > Unlike our usual announcements, this post is more of a behind-the-scenes...![When setting an environment variable gives you a 40x speedup](https://storage.noticeable.io/projects/bYyIewUV308AvkMztxix/publications/NzP6xovbLvQykEjMv50V/01h55ta3gsr2nqgjfjqdre57je-featured-image.jpg)
about 6 years ago
New GPU node available on Sherlock
by Kilian Cavalotti
There's a new GPU node in the gpu partition! It's notable for a list of reasons. This is the first node on Sherlock to feature both: the latest generation of Intel CPUs (Skylake), the latest generation of computing-optimized NVIDIA GPUs...![New GPU node available on Sherlock](https://storage.noticeable.io/projects/bYyIewUV308AvkMztxix/publications/owMsDM8LWyLouZxv2R2P/01h55ta3gs6cey0s1rpks1fnk0-featured-image.jpg)
about 6 years ago
A better way to check quotas on Sherlock
by Kilian Cavalotti
We're very pleased to introduce a new way to check data usage on Sherlock, all from a single command, and using an hopefully simpler way to display information than before. Introducing sh_quota sh_quota, the new quota checking tool for...![A better way to check quotas on Sherlock](https://storage.noticeable.io/projects/bYyIewUV308AvkMztxix/publications/Iq3H6XsG1JOBf8jv6l4W/01h55ta3gs4c6kktje1472cyfb-featured-image.png)
about 6 years ago
Sherlock OnDemand
by Kilian Cavalotti
Today, we're announcing Sherlock OnDemand, a brand new way to use the Sherlock cluster. Hot on the heels of the SC18 Supercomputing Conference, and right in time for the long Thanksgiving week-end, we thought that a good way to thank...![Sherlock OnDemand](https://storage.noticeable.io/projects/bYyIewUV308AvkMztxix/publications/TuNWR5Pb9wdESt911haR/01h55ta3gsm0jkeh0jtd88rzhb-featured-image.jpg)
over 6 years ago
Status info at login
by Kilian Cavalotti
If you recently logged in, you probably already noticed it: now, when you connect to Sherlock, you can see some new status information displayed right before your command prompt. New status information at login At login, you'll know...over 6 years ago
You can now subscribe to Sherlock news and updates
by Kilian Cavalotti
You can now subscribe to Sherlock news and updates, and automatically receive an email notification when a new post is published here. To subscribe to Sherlock updates, follow the steps below: go to https://news.sherlock.stanford.edu...over 6 years ago
Sherlock now welcomes lab-contributed software
by Kilian Cavalotti
Have you ever spent hours compiling and tuning software, put together a complex workflow combining multiple software parts, or just installed the latest version of the brand new software tools you're developing on Sherlock? And wondered...