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How to ask for help
The Help Desk
If you need assistance, please go to the support query page. However, before you do that, please ensure that you have crucial information available, and include it in your submission.
Please RTFM (Read The Fine Manual)
Before submitting the support request, please take a moment to read whatever relevant documentation is available on the CHPC Wiki. The Wiki is updated as things change and we become aware of existing difficulties, solutions and workarounds. Please check back often.
Some hints on resolving your difficulty
Here are some things to try:
PBSPro has replaced Moab as the job scheduler. msub does not work any more, you need to use qsub.
The syntax of a PBSPro job script is similar to that of a Moab script, but not identical. Please look at the examples on the
Wiki.
PBSPro syntax is also not identical to PBS
Please include the following information where relevant:
Your CHPC login name
Your affiliation (company, university, institute, etc.)
A one-line summary of the project that you are working on
The software that you are using
The directory in which your troublesome project is located
The language in which the code was written
The compiler used
Which MPI is being used? (OpenMPI, MPICH2, etc ….)
Are you using thread-level parallelisation such as OpenMP?
Which modules are you loading?
When was the code last compiled?
Does the code work properly on a single workstation or cluster node?
Has it worked before on distributed parallel?
Any other relevant information