NextSilicon
This “software-defined hardware platform” is a general purpose coprocessor designed to accelerating HPC workloads, and more. More information about NextSilicon can be found on their website.
Accessing NextSilicon nodes
Navigate to https://hprc.tamu.edu and complete the following steps:
Use the Portal drop-down menu and select "ACES Portal (ACCESS)".
Select an Identity Provider and click "Log On":
Input your ACCESS Username and Password:
Authenticate with Duo Push:
You should now have access to the ACES OOD Portal. In the "Interactive Apps" drop-down menu select "Nextsilicon VNC":
Change the parameters based on your computational needs for the session (e.g., number of hours, number of cores), and click "Launch":
Click the "Launch Nextsilicon VNC" button to start the session.