January 18, 20, and 21, 2022
Virtual Event
The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) will host a virtual crash course for High Performance Computing (HPC) on January 18, 20, and 21, 2022. This training will cover the foundational skills needed to learn about HPC (e.g., UNIX, command-line text editors, intro C programming) before moving on to the basics of HPC itself. The event will be hosted on Zoom and Slack will be used for hands-on help during the exercises.
Who should attend and what are the prerequisites?
The target audience for this event are those new to HPC or those who need a refresher on basic HPC skills. You will need to have access to the internet and a computer that you are able to install an ssh client on. You will also need to be able to run Zoom locally – using either a desktop client or through a browser.
What happens at the event?
Each day, OLCF staff will cover a set of topics essential to HPC, where each topic will consist of a lecture followed by a hands-on component. Participants will be supported by OLCF staff through a combination of Zoom and Slack.
On Day 1, we will explain how/why HPC can be useful to you, help you get set up with an `ssh` client that will allow you to log in to a remote UNIX environment, and make sure everyone can log in. On Day 2, we will cover the foundational skills needed to participate in hands-on HPC exercises (e.g., UNIX, command-line text editors, intro C programming). Then, on Day 3, we will give an overview of HPC topics (programming environments, parallel programming models, job schedulers & job launchers) before turning you loose on a set of self-guided challenges that cover basic parallel programming and GPU programming topics. These self-guided challenges will be performed on OLCF’s Ascent training cluster, which has identical architecture to OLCF’s Summit supercomputer. Students will have continued access to the Ascent system for 1 week after Day 3 to complete all the challenges.
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Draft Agenda Day 1 January 18
The length of some sessions may be adjusted before the event.
| Time (all times EDT) | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM | Welcome | Suzanne Parete-Koon OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
| 1:10 PM – 1:25 PM | What is HPC and why learn it?
(slides | recording) |
Chris Fuson and Suzanne Parete-Koon
OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
| 1:25 PM – 1:35 PM | SSH Clients and How to login (slides | recording) |
Hong Liu and Suzanne Parete-Koon OLCF System Acceptance & User Environments |
| 1:35 PM – 2:00 PM | Help with logging in | OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
Draft Agenda Day 2 January 20
The length of some sessions may be adjusted before the event.
| Time (all times EDT) | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM | Welcome | Suzanne Parete-Koon OLCF User Assistance & Outreachch |
| 1:10 PM – 1:40 PM | Essential Linux Commands (slides | recording) |
Bill Renaud and Leah Huk OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
| 1:40 PM – 2:10 PM | Linux Hands-On | Bill Renaud and Leah Huk OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
| 2:10-3:00 PM | Command Line Text Editors and Hands on (slides | recording) |
Subil Abraham OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
| 3:00-3:10 PM | Break | |
| 3:10-4:25 PM | Intro to C (slides | recording) |
Tom Papatheodore OLCF System Acceptance & User Environments |
| 4:25-4:40 PM | DIY Intro to Python Challenges | Michael Sandoval OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
Draft Agenda Day 3 January 21
The length of some sessions may be adjusted before the event.
| Time (all times EDT) | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM | Welcome | Suzanne Parete-Koon OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
| 1:05 PM – 1:15 PM | Intro to Leadership Computing Facilities | Suzanne Parete-Koon OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
| 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Introduction to the Summit supercomputer
(slides | recording) |
Tom Papatheodore OLCF System Acceptance & User Environments |
| 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM | Scientific Discoveries with HPC
slides | recording) |
Bronson Messer, OLCF Director of Science |
| 1:35 PM – 2:00 PM | Using the Summit supercomputer
(slides | recording) |
Tom Papatheodore OLCF System Acceptance & User Environments |
| 2:00 PM – 3:55 PM | Hands-On Challenges | Suzanne Parete-Koon OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
| 3:55 PM – 4:00 PM | Check-in | Suzanne Parete-Koon OLCF User Assistance & Outreach |
Remote joining link:
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