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Introduction to HPC Workshop: 25 April 2024

The Division of Information Technology (DIT) at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce the following workshop for users of our High Performance Computing (HPC) resources.

There are only a limited number of seats available. Registration will remain open until 24 April 2024 or until all seats are filled.
We expect the workshop to fill up before the registration deadline.

Warning

Registration is currently closed. We are hoping to repeat this workshop in the future, please join us then.

Introduction to HPC Workshop
Date(s): 25 April 2024
Time(s): 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Edward St John Center, Room 2204
Instructor: Dr. Franz Klein
Division of Information Technology, UMD
Cost: free
Registration Form: link to registration form
Application Deadline 24 April 2024
or when registration is full

Register Here

Overview

This workshop is targeted at new users of the University's High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster Zaratan, especially those with limited or no HPC experience.

This course will introduce participants to the basics of high-performance computing (HPC), and will briefly cover:

  • general HPC concepts, terminology, etc.
  • accessing the cluster
  • accessing software installed on the cluster
  • transferring files
  • submitting jobs on the cluster

Much of the above tasks will be discussed in terms of the recently added OnDemand web portal for the cluster.
The OnDemand web portal offers unexperienced users an efficient way to accomplish most practical tasks.

Prerequisites

None. This is an introductory workshop and is targetted at new users of the cluster, so no previous knowledge of high performance computing nor Linux/Unix is assumed.

System Requirements

This is a bring-your-own-laptop event. Make sure that a terminal application (e.g. ssh or PuTTY) is installed. A modern web browser (on Windows preferably Firefox) is required for use of the OnDemand web portal.

Miscellaneous Details

Register Here

ll participants who register by the deadline 24 April 2024 will get a temporary HPC account on Zaratan and access to examples in "$HOME/scratch.hpcintro-shared"

Note

NOTE: DIT reserves the right to cancel the workshop for any reason with little notice.

If you have questions or need more information about the bootcamp, please feel free to contact us.