Introduction to scientific High Performance Computing

"Introduction to scientific High Performance Computing" course is going to deliver all necessary information for users whom want start working with HPC system available at ACC Cyfronet AGH.

Agenda

• Introduction to HPC systems
  • login and data transfer
  • command line interface for remote access to servers
    • linux bash entry tutorial
• Available computational and storage resources of Promethes and Zeus supercomputers
• Scientific software environment management (Modules/Lmod)
• Working with queuing systems
  • batch scripts
    • sequential, parallel and distributed computations
  • interactive jobs
  • efficient usage of SLURM queuing system
• Documentation and user support
• Zeus and Prometheus as an integral part of PLGrid Infrastructure
• PRACE and EuroHPC (LUMI) - computational opportunities

Duration

4 hours

Requirements

Each user shoud have PLGrid account, active affliation and access to Prometheus cluster. Accounts could be obtained in Portal PLGrid and access to Prometheus cluster in PLGrid Apps Catalogue. If somebody does not have active affliation please contact organisers at training@cyfronet.pl.

Venue

Training is going to be conducted via Zoom through link provided for registered participants.

Language

English/Polish - dependent on participants

Level

beginner