High-performance computing (HPC) clusters offer researchers an opportunity to perform work that would be impossible with ordinary computers. In this three-hour hands-on workshop, you will learn the basics of supercomputers and how to use them: finding and loading scientific software, performing calculations in batch jobs or interactive sessions, storing and managing data, and using resources efficiently and responsibly.
Note
- This is the draft HPC Carpentry release, with modifications for use on the Plato HPC cluster at the University of Saskatchewan. Comments and feedback are welcome.
Prerequisites
- Introduction to the Linux command line or equivalent skills
- Attendees must bring a laptop with SSH capabilities: a terminal and SSH client for Linux, MacOS, other UNIX systems, or up-to-date Windows 10; MobaXterm or PUTTY for older Windows. We can help attendees prepare their laptop on request.
- Campus wifi users must be connected to the uofs-secure access point.
- Remote users must be connected to the network through the USask VPN.
- See the Setup page for details.