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Zest is the Syracuse University researching computing high-performance computing (HPC) cluster. Zest is a non-interactive Linux environment intended to run analyses that require extensive parallelism or running for extended durations.

IDEs and Development

Zest is not intended to be used as a development environment. Activities on the cluster should be limited to submitting jobs, doing light editing with a text editor such as nano or vim, and running small tests that use a single core for no more than a few minutes. The use of IDEs such as Jupyter, Spyder, VSCode, etc is prohibited as these programs can interfere with other users of the system or, in the worst case, impact the system as a whole. If you need a development environment please contact us and other more appropriate resources can be provided.

Looking for OrangeGrid? While similar, the OrangeGrid and Zest clusters are separate cluster. Information about OrangeGrid is available on the OrangeGrid (OG) | HTCondor Support home page. 

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Accessing Zest

To access Zest, simply make an SSH connection using your NetID and specifying the login node you have been assigned. The example below uses 'its-zest-login2.syr.edu'. Refer to the access email you received from Research Computing staff with your node information. The cluster supports connection via CMD, programs like Putty, and the use of SCP and WinSCP. 

Example SSH Connection
ssh netid@its-zest-login2.syr.edu

Off Campus?

Off-campus networks cannot access the cluster directly. Users off campus need to connect to campus via Remote Desktop Services (RDS). RDS will provide you with a Windows 10 desktop that has access to your G: drive, campus OneDrive, and the research clusters. Once connected, SSH and SCP are available from the Windows command prompt or you can use Putty and WinSCP which are also installed. Full instructions and details for connection to RDS are available on the RDS home page. 


Slurm Basics



Submitting Jobs


Zest FAQ


Additional Zest Resources

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Additional Research Computing Resources

ITS Research Computing Home

ITS Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

OrangeGrid/HTCondor Support Home Page

Research Computing Events and Colloquia

Getting Help

Question about Research Computing? Any questions about using or acquiring research computing resources or access can be directed at researchcomputing@syr.edu.

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