Guide to Using Whistler
To access (on UMich VPN or campus Wi-Fi):
ssh <uniquname>@sled-whistler.eecs.umich.edu
Or, if you are off-campus and don’t want to use VPN, you can also do:
ssh -J <uniqname>@login.itd.umich.edu <uniquname>@sled-whistler.eecs.umich.edu
Whistler is a lab-owned server sitting in BBB 2912. It has the following hardware:
- CPU: Intel Core i9-10900X (10 physical cores, 20 threads, 3.7GHz, Liquid Cooling)
- Memory: 256GB DDR4 3200MHz
- GPU: 2x Nvidia Quadro RTX A6000 48GB
- Disk: 2x 3.8TB SSD
- Network: 10 Gbps dual port
- System: Ubuntu 20.04
- Power Supply: 1300w
The intention of this compute is to help with tasks that is not doable on Great Lakes such as:
- Interactive rendering that requires a physical display
- Programs that have special dependencies which cannot be installed on Great Lakes
For these reasons, all users are given sudo access on Whistler. Remember, with great sudo power comes great responsibility. Be responsible and know what you are doing before doing it!
All Ph.D. students in the lab has been added as a user. For SLED mentees who need access to Whistler, please ask your mentor to add you as a user following guide to adding new user.