This is a QCIF course and places are highly limited as Graduate School is paying the fee. If you are unable to attend, please de-register (or email graduateschool@uq.edu.au if you are unable to do so). An unexplained absence could result in all your future QCIF registrations becoming Waitlisted. You may only attend the workshop once. Repeat bookings will be removed and placed on the Waitlist.
High-Performance Computing, or HPC, is the use of computers orders of magnitude faster and more powerful than even the best desktop PC. This workshop will give you an introduction to using high-performance computing systems effectively (as well as their limitations), and will introduce the basics of how to access a HPC cluster, load and use software, and submit jobs to run.
Recommended Participants
Any researcher who intends to use a HPC cluster or is already using a HPC cluster for their research. Participants *must* have access to an HPC cluster to attend the course; basic experience with Unix or Linux is highly recommended.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the difference between a HPC and a server or laptop
- Learn how to log into a HPC and transfer files
- Understand about available storage and its limitations
- Learn how to load software on the HPC
- Learn how to submit a job and understand how to request appropriate resources
Syllabus
- Why use an HPC?
- Introducing HPC file systems and directories
- Software to access HPC: Putty, FileZilla, and MobaXterm
- A guide to software modules
- Submitting interactive and batch jobs, and the PBS scheduler