Documentation

Draft

This documentation is in draft and under active review. Figures for the Fall 2026 GPU reservation system are not yet published, and some pages describe behavior that has not been verified against a primary source. Confirm any figure with parasol@ucsd.edu before relying on it.

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Technical Documentation

These pages hold the detail that applies to more than one role, organized by topic. The Get Started guides link to them.

If you are new to PARASOL, read How PARASOL Works first, or pick a guide for your role under Get Started.

Access

Datahub in the browser, the login node, remote editor setup, sign-in and session problems, and when access starts and ends.

Access

Workspaces & Storage

What a workspace controls, directories and quotas, moving and sharing data, and datasets.

Workspaces & Storage

Running Jobs

launch.sh options, job modes and the runtime limit, watching a running job, checkpointing, and direct Kubernetes use.

Running Jobs

GPU Access

GPU classes and the work each suits, hardware and CUDA, reservations, Service Units, quotas, and what ends a session.

GPU Access

Environments

Standard images and pinning, customizing an environment, and building a custom image.

Environments

Grading

Grading tools and interfaces, the nbgrader workflow through Canvas import, and common grading failures.

Grading

Reference

Messages, Terms, and Rules