Introduction to PDC Systems Course
If you would like to use the new Dardel system at PDC, this course is suitable for beginners to high performance computing (HPC) and people with HPC experience who want to learn about using Dardel.
Time: Wed 2022-03-23 13.00 - Thu 2022-03-24 16.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Language: English
Participating: PDC staff
Overview
This is a two half-day course focused on how to use the new Dardel system that PDC provides. In this course, we will cover basic information about Dardel and how to use the system, including an overview of the infrastructure, accounts, logging in, running jobs, storing data, and compiling code. We will also cover relevant topics such as Bash shell, SLURM script for efficient hardware utilization, Python virtual environment, Matlab, and Easybuild. Hands-on exercises will be available for participants to practice using Dardel.
Who is it for?
This course is for new users of the Dardel system. No previous experience with using HPC resources is needed.
Requirements
Note that you need to already have a PDC account to register for and participate in the course.
Registration
Please fill in the registration form to attend the course.
Agenda
Day 1: 23rd March 2022
- 13:00 - 13:25 Background and infrastructure
- 13:25 - 13:50 Accounts, login, and file system
- 13:50 - 14:00 Break
- 14:00 - 14:50 Using Bash shell
- 14:50 - 15:00 Break
- 15:00 - 15:50 Job script for efficient utilization of hardware
- 15:50 - 16:00 Wrap-up
Day 2: 24th March 2022
- 13:00 - 13:25 Using Matlab
- 13:25 - 13:50 Using Python virtual environment
- 13:50 - 14:00 Break
- 14:00 - 14:50 Building software with EasyBuild
- 14:50 - 15:00 Break
- 15:00 - 15:50 Compiling and running your own code
- 15:50 - 16:00 Wrap-up
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