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2014-05-06: HPCC Workshops

Tue 06 May 2014 by Dr. Dirk Colbry

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These workshops are being provided as part of IT Services two day offering of no-charge seminars to faculty and graduate students on technology topics on May 6 and 7. More information and registration can be done at the following website:

http://tech.msu.edu/events/tech-seminars/

Introduction to the HPCC: A Hands-On Introduction to High Performance Computing at MSU

  • Tuesday, May 6th 8:30am-11:30am in 403 of the Computer Center
  • During this workshop, participants will learn through hands-on examples how to get started with the MSU High Performance Computing Center (HPCC). Topics include: connecting to the HPCC; copying files to your home directories; navigating the command line interface; accessing available software; testing and running programs interactively; editing files; writing job scripts; submitting jobs to the queue; and monitoring jobs running on the system.
  • This is an interactive workshop held in a computer lab, although participants are encouraged to bring their research laptops if applicable. Multiple instructors will be available to help you get started and diagnose problems.

12:00-1:15pm Lunch is provided in the MSU Ballroom (registered participants only)

Making Your Research Go Faster: Advance Topics in Getting the Most Out of the MSU HPCC

  • Tuesday, May 6th 1:30pm-4:30pm in 403 of the Computer Center
  • During this workshop, participants already familiar with using the HPCC systems will be shown advanced techniques on how to use the system more effectively. Topics include: techniques for effective scheduling of pleasantly parallel jobs; shared memory jobs and shared network jobs; running jobs longer than a week; and making jobs fault tolerant.
  • This is an interactive workshop held in a computer lab, although participants are encouraged to bring their research laptops if applicable. Multiple instructors will be available to help get you started and diagnose problems.

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