Overview

Instructor(s): Minh Nguyen, Aakashdeep Sil, Trenton Gray, Andrii Kryvenko, Surada Suwansathit, Keegan Smith

Time: August 27, August 30, and September 3, 2024

Location: Online using Zoom

Prerequisite(s): Current ACCESS ID or HPRC account (see 'Topics' section for details)

Course Details

All Primers will be virtual sessions on Zoom.

Course Materials

Materials

The resources are available as downloadable PDF files.

• Introduction to Linux: Primer Fall 2024
• Introduction to FASTER and ACES: Primer Fall 2024
• Introduction to Grace: Primer Fall 2024
• Data Management: Primer Fall 2024
• Slurm Scheduler: Primer Fall 2024
• Running Jupyter Notebook: Primer Fall 2024

YouTube Playlist

Recordings from previous Primers are available on the HPRC YouTube channel

Note: The recordings need to be processed and hence will not be available immediately after the presentation.

Topics

Introduction to Linux
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 @ 10am CST
Prerequisite: Current HPRC account or ACCESS ID

• Basic commands
• Process and filesystem concepts
• Shell scripts

Introduction to FASTER and ACES: Composable Clusters
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 @ 1:30pm CST
Prerequisite: Current HPRC account or ACCESS ID, basic Linux skills

• Basic system information
• Compiling and running programs
• Creating and submitting Slurm batch jobs

Introduction to Grace: A HPRC Resource (TAMU only)
Friday, August 30, 2024 @ 10am CST
Prerequisite: Current HPRC account, basic Linux skills

• Basic system information
• Compiling and running programs
• Creating and submitting Slurm batch jobs

Data Management Practices on HPRC Resources (TAMU only)
Friday, August 30, 2024 @ 1:30pm CST
Prerequisite: Current HPRC account, basic Linux skills

• Transfering data to/from Grace
• Using Globus for Data Management on Grace
• Data lifecycle on Grace
• Data policies on Grace

Using the Slurm Scheduler (ACES)
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 @ 10am CST
Prerequisite: ACCESS ID, basic Linux skills

• Building job files
• Job submission on HPRC clusters
• Queues, wait times and job management

Running Jupyter Notebook on the ACES Portal
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 @ 1:30pm CST
Prerequisite: ACCESS ID

• How to launch the Portal
• How to launch the Notebook in the Portal
• How to use a Jupyter Notebook