HECToR Documentation

This section contains links to various documentation resources that may be of use to HECToR users.


User Guide and Wiki

On this page is the HECToR User Guide and links to the User Wiki and Cray documentation


Good Practice Guides for HECToR

As part of the HECToR CSE commitment, a series of Guides on Good Practice, intended primarily to give help to the HECToR community, have been produced and are being maintained.

These guides can either be read online or can be downloaded as PDF documents.

Online LinkPDF LinkBrief Description
Preparing for HECToR Phase II (Quad Core)Phase2.pdf Information about phase 2 and what can be done to prepare.
Getting Started BasicsGettingStartedHector.pdf A collection of useful information on how to get started on HECToR
Good Practice Guide for Code OptimisationOptimisationGuide.pdf Optimising Scalar (single core) performance of your code
Good Practice Guide for MPIMPIGuide.pdf Good practices when working to develop, maintain and tune MPI programs
Good Practice Guide for ScalingScalingGuide.pdf Issues of algorithm scalability on HECToR
Good Practice Guide for IOIOGuide.pdf Good practice regarding IO, with particular attention to improving performance
Good Practice Guide for Software ManagementSoftwareManagement.pdf Information on tools that are available to help manage software projects
Good Practice Guide for BenchmarkingBenchmarking.pdf A guide to timing your programs and interpreting information from CrayPAT
Good Practice Guide for DebuggingDebugging.pdf How to search for bugs in your programs on HECToR