Apr 17, 2017
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructors: Pariksheet Nanda
Helpers: Jingwen Pei, Xin Li, Tingyang Xu, Christian Kuntz, Luke Malinowski, Dave Christianson, Ed Swindelles
The HPC Essentials workshop is for any researcher to use UConn's computer cluster with no prior experience of the command-line or programming. We will cover what the cluster can do for you, how to navigate the command-line interface to run your programs and transfer data.
For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Best Practices for Scientific Computing".
Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where: Laurel Hall 306, Storrs, CT 06269. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: Apr 17, 2017. Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed and an account on the HPC cluster (listed below). They are also required to abide by Software Carpentry's Code of Conduct.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organisers have checked that:
Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for you (e.g. sign-language interpreters, lactation facilities) please get in touch and we will attempt to provide them.
Contact: Please email hpc@uconn.edu for more information.
Surveys
Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.
| 10:00 | What is a modern supercomputer? |
| 10:10 | Using the UNIX shell |
| 11:00 | Loading modules and submitting jobs to the cluster |
| 11:45 | Saving results with Globus |
| 12:00 | Wrap-up |
To participate in the workshop, you will need access to the software described below. In addition, you will need an up-to-date web browser.
Bash is a commonly-used shell that gives you the power to do simple tasks more quickly.
You will need a terminal program to access the HPC cluster.
The default shell in all versions of Mac OS X is Bash, so no
need to install anything. You access Bash from the Terminal
(found in
/Applications/Utilities).
You may want to keep
Terminal in your dock for this workshop.
The default shell is usually Bash, but if your
machine is set up differently you can run it by opening a
terminal and typing bash. There is no need to
install anything.
Please verify that you can connect to the HPC cluster via login.storrs.hpc.uconn.edu
as described on our HPC wiki.
If you have not connected to the cluster before,
you will need to login with your NetID and
request an account using this form:
hpc.uconn.edu/storrs/account-application.
If you do not have a Net ID, please have a faculty member or other UConn employee setup an affiliate NetID for you: affiliate.uconn.edu. Approval for a NetID takes about 1-2 business days.