Accessing the Cluster

• To request an account, simply connect to Dartmouth’s VPN and fill out Discovery’s account request form here: Discovery Account Request
• Most users log in to discovery.dartmouth.edu interactively and submit their jobs for execution on the compute nodes by creating a script file that outlines their job specifications.
  See the Scheduling Jobs page for more information.

Grant Request

• The grant provides access to the cluster for a 3 month period.
• The purpose of the 3-month Grant is to give you the opportunity to determine how significant this resource will be to your work for potential investment in the future.
• You will have access to the main pool of 2400+ cores.
• Collaborators on your project may have accounts sharing your defined resources.
• You can renew this grant one time, if needed.
• The request form is available here: Grant Request Form. (PDF)

Member: This gives you an opportunity of being part owner of the cluster by purchasing some amount of cpus for your use.

• This will give you four years of access to the cluster.
• You will have access to the main pool of 2400+ cores.
• Collaborators on your project may have accounts sharing your defined resources.
• Purchases are made in blocks of 16 cores and the current minimum purchase is 16 cores (1 node).
• See the Investing in Discovery page for more information.