Research HPC Cluster (Aoraki) Documentation¶

VPN connectivity to Aoraki

25/05/2026: There are currently some networking issues for users trying to connect to the cluster while on the VPN. If this is affecting your, or for updates please refer to the eResearch Support Teams Channel

Old Documentation Site

The old documentation can still be found at https://rtis.cspages.otago.ac.nz/research-computing/ but is no longer being updated.

Overview¶

Info

The RTIS Research cluster provides researchers with access to shared resources, such as CPUs, GPUs, and high-speed storage. Also available are specialised software and libraries optimised for scientific and datascience computing.

For all support enquiries please email rtis.support@otago.ac.nz or check out the Support page.

Cluster Overview

What is the Research HPC Cluster (Aoraki)?

Quick Start¶

Access¶

Getting an account

Information about getting access

OnDemand (Web)

Logging into the Research Cluster through the OnDemand web portal

SSH

Logging into the Research Cluster using SSH

Storage¶

Storage locations

Where to put your data

Moving data on and off the Research Cluster

How to transfer data onto and off of the cluster

File Permissions

How to manage file permissions on the cluster

OnDemand¶

OnDemand (Web)

Logging into the Research Cluster through the OnDemand web portal

Available Web Apps

Pre-installed apps available within Open OnDemand

Using HPC Desktop

How to use the virtual desktop environment

Managing files with OnDemand

How to manage files through the Open OnDemand web interface

Using the Cluster¶

Available Web Apps

Pre-installed apps available within Open OnDemand

Using HPC Desktop

How to use the virtual desktop environment

Managing Software

How to install and configure software for yourself

Interactive jobs

Options for interactive jobs

Using the scheduler

Submitting and managing jobs through the SLURM scheduler