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| Setup | Dowload files used on the lesson. | ||
| 00:00 | Introducing High-Performance Computing |
Why use a large-scale computing system?
How is using a cluster different than your laptop? |
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| 00:00 | Logging In |
What is a command-line?
How do I log in to the cluster? How is a cluster structured? |
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| 00:00 | Introduction to the Shell |
How to look at files and folders using the shell?
How are files and folders organized on this computer? How to create folders and files? How do I run programs using the shell? What is a shell script and how do I write one? |
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| 00:00 | Intermediate Shell Topics |
What files and folders do I have permissions to read and write?
Where does the shell look for programs? What is the shell environment, and how do I inspect and change it? |
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| 00:00 | The Scheduler |
How many and what kind of compute nodes are on this cluster?
How does the cluster get my tasks or programs to the compute nodes? |
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| 00:00 | Submitting Your First Job |
What is a job?
How do I write and submit my first job? |
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| 00:00 | Monitoring Your Job |
How do I check the progress of this job?
How do I examine the results of this job? How do I know if something went wrong? |
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| 00:00 | Testing Jobs by Running Interactively | How can I test my job? | |
| 00:00 | Using Software Modules |
What are modules and what are they used for?
How do you use modules? |
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| 00:00 | Additional Topics | What other skills do I need to submit jobs? | |
| 00:00 | Running Parallel Tasks | How can you run many jobs at once? | |
| 00:00 | Running Parallel Code |
What does it mean to run parallelized code?
What kind of system does this code require? How can I run parallelized code? |
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| 00:00 | Good Citizenship on Shared Systems | What are best practices for using a large, shared compute system? | |
| 00:00 | Other Options for Large Scale Computing | What other computing resources are available? | |
| 00:00 | Optional: Applied Example | How can I run my specific work on the cluster? | |
| 00:00 | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.