Accessing the Triton Resource

Access Policy

Access to the UCSD Triton Resource at SDSC is governed by the Triton Affiliates and Partners Program, or TAPP. The policy supports current UCSD, SDSC and UC researchers, as well as non-UC industry partners, through a simple, streamlined allocation process with minimal overhead. For details, please visit the TAPP page.

All users are encouraged to join the Triton Discussion List for primary Triton support and community feedback.

Login Procedure

To access Triton, you need a local account on the login node. If you already have a UCSD Active Directory (AD) account, it will be used to create your Triton account, and you will authenticate using the password associated with it. If you do not have a UCSD AD account, a Triton account will be created for you using an ssh public key you provide. The details of this setup will be handled through the TAPP Manager.

Login credentials must be entered at a Triton Resource login node. The primary login node is:

triton-login.sdsc.edu

The alternate login node is:

triton-38.sdsc.edu

Once logged in, users can submit jobs to all of the Triton compute nodes through the queue system. To find out more about running jobs, see the Running Jobs page. To find out more about logging in to Triton with a new account, please see the New User Guide.

Trial Accounts

The trial account phase for Triton Resource will end on Jan. 31, 2013. Please check for information about new research computing opportunities on the UCSD Research Cyberinfrastructure Website.

Early Adopter Phase Has Ended

The Early Adopter phase of Triton ended on October 5, 2009. All accounts that existed at that time were granted an additional 1000 SUs, and all TAPP allocations were reset to their initial values plus the 1000 SU Startup Allocation.

Note that Startup Allocations are not transferrable and are intended for use only by the original grantee. If your Startup Allocation expires, contact the TAPP Manager about an extension.