Summer 2024 Virtual Hands-On HPC Crash Course
June 17, 24, July 1, 8.
Virtual Event
The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) will host a virtual crash course for High Performance Computing (HPC) on June 17, 24 and July 1, 8 2024. This training will cover the foundational skills needed to learn about HPC (e.g., UNIX, command-line text editors, intro C and Python 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. You will also need to be able to run Zoom locally – using either a desktop client or through a browser. ORNL Summer Interns are encouraged to participate in this series.
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. Students will have access to a Unix environment.
The Agenda
Below is the basic agenda for the course. We update the course materials continuously, however, we have provided previous course recordings and slides within the agenda, as supplemental resources for students. It is still important to attend the course so that you may ask questions and get the most current information and updated assignments.
Students who complete a select set of exercise will get an Introduction to HPC certificate that can be used on resumes.
| Dates | Topics | Time (all times EDT) |
|---|---|---|
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Monday June 17 |
Foundations: 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 cover UNIX and command-line text editors.Materials from last year’s course:
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1:00- 2:30 pm |
| Monday June 24 | Introduction to Python Programming
Materials from a previous course:
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1:00- 2:30 pm |
| Monday July 1 | Introduction to C programming
Materials from a previous course:
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1:00- 2:30 pm |
| Monday July 8 | Hands on HPC We will give an overview of HPC topics (programming environments, parallel programming models, Machine Learning) 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 Odo raining cluster, which has identical architecture to OLCF’s Frontier supercomputer. Students will have continued access to the Odo system for 2 weeks after this event to complete all the challenges. Materials from a previous course:
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1:00-4:00 pm |
Registration is limited to 160 people.
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Draft Agenda June 17
| Time (all times EDT) | Topic | Presenter |
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| 1:00 PM | Welcome | Suzanne Parete-Koon, HPC Engineer |
| 1:02 PM | What is HPC | TBD |
| 1:07 PM | Login | TBD |
| 1:30 PM | Intro to Unix | Togo Odbadrakh, HPC Engineer |
| 2:00 PM | Intro to Vim | Subil Abraham, HPC Engineer |
| 2:30 PM | Extra Help with login |
Draft Agenda Day 2 June 24
| Time (all times EDT) | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | Welcome back | Suzanne Parete-Koon, HPC Engineer |
| 1:02 PM | What is HPC | TBD |
| 1:10 PM | Intro to Python | Michael Sandoval, HPC Engineer |
| 2:30 PM | Close |
Draft Agenda Day 3 July 1
| Time (all times EDT) | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | Welcome Back | Suzanne Parete-Koon, HPC Engineer |
| 1:02 PM | What is HPC? | TBD |
| 1:10 PM | Intro to C | Subil Abraham, HPC Engineer |
| 2:30 PM | Close |
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Draft Agenda Day 4 July 8
| Time (all times EDT) | Topic | Presenter |
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| 1:00 PM | Welcome Back | Suzanne Parete-Koon, HPC Engineer |
| 1:02 PM | What is HPC | TBD |
| 1:15 PM | Odo Overview | TBD |
| 1:30 PM | HPC Programming Environments and Models | TBD |
| 2:00 PM | Challenges and Certificate Requirements | Suzanne Parete-Koon, HPC Engineer |
| 2:15 PM | Hands on | |
| 4:00 PM | Check-in |
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