Large scale computations and data analysis on the Hábrók cluster (Basic)

When: one session once a month, 13:00-17:00
Where: sessions alternate between fully online via Kaltura Classroom and on site in Landleven 1.

Large scale computations and data analysis on the Hábrók cluster (Basic)

Often the power of the desktop PC or laptop is not enough to perform simulations or analyses of huge datasets. The Hábrók cluster with more than 19000 CPU cores can help you in tackling this problem. In this four hour course you will learn how to work with this system.

Who Should Attend?

Prerequisits

No knowledge about clusters or Linux necessary. All examples are based on (free to download and use) software already available on the university Windows desktops. Pointers to alternative software will be given for Mac and Linux users.

Content

The course has been split in two parts. The first part addresses logging in to the system and the use of the Linux environment. The second part will discuss the setup of the cluster, the available software and starting real calculations. For people who already have knowledge about the Linux command-line environment it is possible to only attend the second part.

What do you learn?

The following topics will be discussed:

✅ What the cluster can do for you
✅ How to get access to the system
✅ How to work with the Linux command-line environment
✅ How to transfer data to and from the cluster
✅ How to find, and get access to the available software
✅ How to start and monitor calculations on the cluster

Preparation

• All the materials for this course are available on our wiki.
• An email with practical details on finding the rooms, software to install, etc. will be sent to all registered participants a week before the course and a reminder will be sent during the morning of the course day.

• A Hábrók account is required, which also requires an active UG account. Mode details on requesting accounts can be found on our wiki.

Enrollment and course fee

Attendance is free, but registration is required.

More information

• The course is given by one or two members of the HPC support team.
• For more questions on the workshop you can mail hpc rug.nl.