2024-06-05 High Performance Computing (HPC) on UBELIX (09:00-12:30)
Learn how to use HPC clusters, in particular the UBELIX Linux cluster of the University of Bern
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About this training
Introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC)
If the computational tasks of your research are outgrowing your local desktop or laptop resources, more resources may be utilized at the shared central Linux HPC cluster at the University of Bern (UBELIX). Typically, High Performance Computers (HPCs) are Linux systems with a job submission system.
This course introduces basic concepts in utilizing HPC systems like UBELIX with command line interfaces.
UBELIX status page: https://ubelix.unibe.ch/
UBELIX user documentation: https://ubelix.unibe.ch/docs
Goal
You will learn how to leverage UBELIX to facilitate your scientific research and how to connect to, submit and monitor jobs on the cluster. Parts of this course will come with practical examples. Basic Linux command line knowledge is required, access to the UBELIX cluster is needed if you would like to follow the practical examples.
Learning outcomes
If the computational tasks of your research are outgrowing your local desktop or laptop resources, more resources may be utilized at the shared central Linux HPC cluster at the University of Bern (UBELIX). Typically, High Performance Computers (HPCs) are Linux systems with a job submission system.
This course introduces basic concepts in utilizing HPC systems like UBELIX with command line interfaces.
UBELIX status page: https://ubelix.unibe.ch/
UBELIX user documentation: https://ubelix.unibe.ch/docs
Goal
You will learn how to leverage UBELIX to facilitate your scientific research and how to connect to, submit and monitor jobs on the cluster. Parts of this course will come with practical examples. Basic Linux command line knowledge is required, access to the UBELIX cluster is needed if you would like to follow the practical examples.
Learning outcomes
- Understanding what HPC is and how it's used
- Managing jobs with SLURM (workload manager)
- Loading pre-installed software and setting up your own software
- Monitoring and troubleshooting faulty jobs
- A first look at parallel computation
Target group
- UniBE staff, students and potential users involved in scientific research
- Researchers wishing to learn how to use a Linux HPC system, in particular UBELIX
- Prospective or current users of any Linux computing facility
Prerequisites
- Participants must bring their own laptop
- Participants must have a Campus Account (if you don't have one, please email support.dsl@unibe.ch no later than two weeks before the course)
- Campus Account must be activated for UBELIX: Folllow instructions here https://hpc-unibe-ch.github.io/getting-Started/account.html#account-activation
- Basic Linux command line knowledge
Methods
- The training alternates between short theoretical introductions and practical examples
Certificate
- A certificate will be delivered to participants who have attended the whole training
Coaches
- The coaches are experts from the HPC support team
Practical information (time, location ...)
Time : 2024-06-05 09:00 - 12:30
Location : Room 224, Mittelstrasse 43
Online Participation: No
Training language: English
Participants : Max 30
Registraion : Mandatory
Coaches : TBD
Certificate : Certificate for full training attendance
Location : Room 224, Mittelstrasse 43
Online Participation: No
Training language: English
Participants : Max 30
Registraion : Mandatory
Coaches : TBD
Certificate : Certificate for full training attendance
About DSL
The Data Science Lab is there to boost your research by supporting you solving computing challenges.
https://www.dsl.unibe.ch/
https://www.dsl.unibe.ch/