Overview
Scientific computation has become increasingly important in modern research, and the demand for computing resources is ever growing as problems to be solved become more and more complex. To explore the full potential of the University’s research computing facilities, ITS leverages on the existing computing resources and introduces the High Throughput Computing (HTC) service. This HTC service makes use of communal PCs and provides an alternative intensive computing environment for those researchers who prefer using Windows-based tools.
Different from the HPC, which is designed for parallelized scientific applications/programs through distributing workload over many tightly coupled compute nodes, HTC utilizes a bunch of independent nodes each with moderate amount of resources. Research projects suitable for HTC are either serial by nature, or embarrassingly parallel, i.e. they can be easily broken down into smaller, independent sub-problems that can be solved in shorter timeframe.
To apply, please fill in CF162a (for staff) and CF162b (for students) and select "HTC".
HTC documentations
High Throughput Computing Facilities
HTC Usage Policies and Guidelines
HTC Quick Start (for whom have had access to HTCondor before)
HTC Overview (for whom need a slower pace than Quick Start)
User software known to be usable on HTC
Related Pages
Available To
Staff and students
Service Request and Support
- IT Help - Online Service Request
- Email - ithelp@hku.hk
- In Person - Service Desk
- Service Desk Hotline: 3917 0123