Overview

Instructor(s): Aakashdeep Sil

Time: Friday, March 7, 2025 10:00AM-11:00PM CT

Location: Online using Zoom

Prerequisite(s): Active ACCESS ID, basic Linux skills

An introduction to the composable clusters FASTER and ACES, covering a variety of topics relevant to computing that are demonstrated through a live login session.

Course Materials

The presentation slides are available as downloadable PDF files.

• Introduction to FASTER and ACES (Spring 2025) PDF

Learning Objectives and Agenda

In this course, participants will:

• Learn about hardware and composability on ACES and FASTER
• Access the clusters
• Learn about general cluster computing and HPRC policies
• Learn how to manage software and submit jobs
• Learn about tools installed to help manage data and jobs

A typical outline of the topics covered in this primer is provided below. Because of the interactive nature of this course, some of the topics listed below may be introduced in a different order and covered to different depths.

• Hardware Overview
• Getting started
• Software
• Batch computing

Note: During the class sessions many aspects of the material will be illustrated live via a login to a training system. Attendees will complete these parts along with the instructor on their own devices.