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Expanse 101 Tutorial

Document last updated: 06/08/2026

In this tutorial, you will learn how to compile and run jobs on Expanse, where to run them, and how to run batch jobs. The current Expanse 101 tutorial can be found here:

https://hpc-training.sdsc.edu/hpc-training-docs/expanse-101/expanse-101/modules

Related Links:

Expanse User Guide

Please read the Expanse user guide and familiarize yourself with the hardware, file systems, batch job submission, compilers and modules. The guide can be found here:

http://www.sdsc.edu/support/user_guides/expanse.html

Hands-on Self-guided Tutorial (using markdown file):

• https://github.com/sdsc-hpc-training-org/expanse-101/blob/main/expanse-101/docs/index.md

Link to Example code:

• https://github.com/sdsc-hpc-training-org/hpctr-examples

Link to Expanse-101 GitHub Repo

• https://github.com/sdsc-hpc-training-org/expanse-101

Prerequistes:

• You must have an Expanse account in order to access the system.
• To obtain an account, users may submit a proposal through the ACCESS Allocation Request System or request a Trial Account from SDSC: consult@sdsc.edu.
• For more details, see https://www.sdsc.edu/support/user_guides/expanse.html#access
• You should be familiar with running basic Unix commands, connecting to Expanse via SSH, and other basic skills.
  • See: https://github.com/sdsc-hpc-training/basic_skills
• You must have a expanse account in order to access the system.
  • To obtain a trial account: Expanse trial account
• You should be familiar with running basic Unix commands on and HPC system: see the
  • Basic Skills Tutorial
• The login node name for Expanse is login.expanse.sdsc.edu
• The hostname for Expanse is login01 or login02
• The operating system for Expanse is CentOS
• The cluster management system is Bright Cluster Manager
• The Scheduler and Resource Manager is SLURM

If you have any difficulties completing these tasks, please contact SDSC Consulting group at help@xsede.org.