PowerPortal User Guide
How to use the PowerPortal web interface to submit and monitor Slurm jobs, manage templates, view usage, and access GUI applications — no command line required
Overview
what PowerPortal is, how to log in, interface tour (navbar, tabs)
Getting Started with PowerPortal
PowerPortal is a web interface for the TAU HPC cluster. It lets you submit batch jobs to Slurm, m...
Logging in to PowerPortal
PowerPortal uses your TAU university credentials — the same username and password you use for TAU...
Navigating the Interface
After logging in you land on the Jobs page. The navigation bar at the top is present on every pag...
Submitting a Job
every field in the submit form explained (partition, account, QOS, resources, script, arrays, MPI)
The Job Submission Form
The submit form is the main way to run jobs on the cluster. Open it from Submit Job in the navbar...
Writing Your Job Script
The job script is the shell code your job runs on the compute node. Paste it into the Script / Co...
Job Arrays
A job array runs the same script multiple times in parallel, each with a different index. Use it ...
MPI Jobs
MPI jobs run a single program across multiple processes, potentially spanning several nodes. Use ...
My Jobs
the jobs table, job states, cancelling, output files, auto-refresh
Viewing and Filtering Jobs
The Jobs page shows all jobs associated with your account. Open it by clicking Jobs in the navbar...
Job States
Every Slurm job moves through a series of states from submission to completion. The current state...
Cancelling a Job
You can cancel any of your jobs that are in PENDING or RUNNING state. Cancelling a running job st...
Viewing Job Output and Error Files
PowerPortal lets you browse your home directory and view job output files directly in the browser...
Job Templates
saving a job as a template, using base templates, editing/deleting
Usage & Fair-Share
reading your fair-share score, what it means for scheduling
GUI Applications
JupyterHub, VS Code, RStudio via PowerIDE (links + brief description)
Account Settings
theme, your LDAP profile, changing your password