HPC Workshop

Self-learning

This course was originally designed for in-person instruction and has already been conducted. However, it was also structured to serve as a self-learning resource. Lecture recordings are available, and exercises include solutions to facilitate independent study. You can access all course materials for self-paced learning here:

https://gitlab.awi.de/hpc/workshops/hpc-workshop#hpc-workshop

If you have questions about the course resources please contact hpc@awi.de.

Course Summary

In this workshop you will learn the basics on how to use an HPC and you'll also learn about specific information regarding Albedo, AWI's HPC.

Since the planned number of seats is taken, registration is currently possible only for the waiting list. Please do register anyway in case you are interested, since we might be able to accommodate some more participants or in any case, we will repeat the event, and the number of registrations allows us to estimate the demand for the future. 

Content

This workshop will cover:

• Introduction to HPCs in general
• Specific information on albedo 
• Connection to albedo (ssh)
• Some basic Linux commands
• Usage of the module environment
• Job processing with Slurm (the big bulk of the workshop)
• JupyterHub
• Software management with Spack
• and more...

Requirements

Very basic Linux knowledge is required. This time, we are accepting participants exclusively affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute (employees or guests).

Registration

The registration will be open until the 16th of August. To register click on "Register now" at the bottom of the page.

Preparations

• You'll need to bring a laptop to the workshop
• A Unix-compatible command-line interface (Shell for short). If you are a Windows user, please install Putty before the workshop. On a Mac make sure the Terminal app is installed.
• Access to Albedo HPC -> https://spaces.awi.de/display/HELP/HPC+account