Support Documentation for GridUnesp Users

Support documentation

Context

The Satisfaction Survey conducted in 2018 with GridUnesp users identified the need for improvements in the support documentation. Based on the feedback received, the team identified the following critical points:

  • Clarity of information: the need to make the content more accessible for beginner users

  • Practical examples: demand for more example scripts for different applications

  • FAQ: the need for a frequently asked questions section

  • Translation: making documentation available in English as well

Improvements Implemented

Revised Documentation

The GridUnesp team started a comprehensive effort to update and revise the documentation:

  1. Complete restructuring of the content, organized by experience level

  2. New examples of submission scripts for common applications

  3. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section with answers to the most common questions

  4. Explanatory diagrams and videos about how the cluster works

Upcoming Improvements

New version of the GridUnesp Manual

  • More practical examples of the installed scientific applications

  • New information about cluster access and resource management

  • More instructions regarding specific problems

  • Bilingual version (Portuguese/English) of the documentation

Release of a study on job profiles

  • Statistical analysis of job profiles on GridUnesp

  • Readjustment of job queues to optimize the use of computational resources

  • Improvement in the optimization of job submission scripts

  • Guidance on the optimized use of cluster resources

See also