Running Calculations the HPC way

The training focuses on running and monitoring jobs on the supercomputers. 

This is the most important training for a novice user. The main goal is to showcase the general flow of doing calculations on a supercomputer and present how to configure a job tuned to the problem size and type.

Level

Target audience

Training is intended for new users who just created an account, ran an example job and want to start running their own calculations at ACC Cyfronet AGH. 

Agenda

1. What's HPC?
2. Storage spaces at Cyfronet and how to use them,
3. Overview of the sbatch options used to run jobs,
4. Modules or how to use software on the supercomputer,
5. Job monitoring in practice

Requirements

We recommend doing this training after completing First Time on a Supercomputer training provided at ACK Cyfronet AGH. 

Technical prerequisites:

• PLGrid account at https://portal.plgrid.pl/;
• an active affiliation at https://portal.plgrid.pl/users/affiliations;
• access to Ares supercomputer,
  • if a participant has the access, no further action,
  • if not, one need to apply at https://portal.plgrid.pl/services/103 and the access will be granted when joining the team (see below),
  • participants are not required to have their own grant allocations;
• membership in the plggtraining team - the activation link will be sent after registration.

The above prerequisites are required to actively participate in the hands-on exercises.
In case of no active affiliation or PLGrid account, please contact the organisers at training@cyfronet.pl. 

Participants' computers should be equipped with software that allows SSH connections. On Windows, it is recommended to use Windows Terminal after checking if OpenSSH is installed. We advise against using Putty.

At 10:30 am on 23rd February 2026, a Dry-run will be held. Participants are invited to come to learn how to log in to Ares supercomputer before the training and resolve any problems with the Training Team.

Venue

The workshop will be conducted online on the Zoom platform. The meeting link will be sent to registered participants.

Language

English

Duration

3 hours

Registration

The Registration and the Waiting list close automatically after 17th February 2026. The Registration may close prematurely if the limit number of participants is hit beforehand, but the Waiting List will be available until the deadline above.