By long-running jobs we mean all remote jobs that run without an interactive console connection and calculate something over a longer period of time, such as simulations for scientific papers.

Please contact us if you would like to run such jobs.

In general, the following options are available:

• Parallel use of the pool computers
• Reservation of individual pool computers
• Provision of a dedicated virtual machine

If your computing requirements cannot be covered by these options, we recommend that you contact the PC². General information about the PC² can be found at

• https://pc2.uni-paderborn.de/hpc-services/available-systems/available-hpc-systems
• https://uni-paderborn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PC2DOK/overview

Information on applying for cluster resources and registering for them can be found here:

• https://pc2.uni-paderborn.de/hpc-services/our-services/system-access-application
• https://uni-paderborn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PC2DOK/pages/12944205/Access+and+Login

Use of the pool computers for cross-country skiers

We tolerate the use of our public pool computers for smaller long-runners, provided that local operations, in particular exercises, are not affected.

However, please note the following points:

• You should inform us briefly about your use if your jobs are running for several hours.
• We give no guarantee that your jobs will run smoothly. For example, local users could shut down the computer.
• In particular, we reserve the right to terminate your jobs at any time and without prior warning.
• Computers can be switched on via Wake-on-Lan using the list of pool computers
• Your Kerberos ticket expires 10 hours after login. However, you can renew it for up to 7 days with the command kinit -R.