New location! Agricultural and Natural Resources (ANR) building, room 124.

This free workshop series is open to all UT students, faculty, and staff. Join us in the Agricultural and Natural Resources (ANR) building this in-person workshop series. Feel free to attend any or all workshops, there is no obligation!

Overview

Workshop Title	Date	Register
Orientation to ISAAC-NG	Friday, Sep 6
Intro to Command Line	Friday, Oct 4
Writing scripts and submitting jobs with Slurm	Friday, Nov 1	Click to register!

General Information

Each workshop will be held in the Agricultural and Natural Resources (ANR) building, room 124, from 9 AM – 12 PM.

Parking Information

There are multiple staff and commuter parking lots near the ANR, as well as bus service on “The T.” Check this map if you’re unfamiliar with the area.

The workshop is designed as an in-person workshop with hands-on exercises. However, if you feel unwell or cannot attend in person, you can follow along on Zoom.

Details

Orientation to ISAAC-NG (Friday, Sep 6, 9 AM – 12 PM)

This workshop will cover how to efficiently use ISAAC-NG’s compute resources. We will cover how to access the cluster, use installed software, and submit jobs for computational research. Topics include, e.g.:

• Background and terminology on High Performance Computing (HPC)
• ISAAC compute resources and access
• Web-based access with Open OnDemand
• Data transfer with Globus

Introduction to the Linux Command Line (Friday, Oct 4, 9 AM – 12 PM)

This workshop will cover how to use a command-line environment to manage files and directories, and write scripts using text-based software. Topics include, e.g.:

• Background and terminology on Command Line Interfaces (CLI)
• Hands-on exercises with common CLI commands
• Best practices for working on a High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster

Writing Scripts and Submitting Jobs with Slurm (Friday, Nov 1, 9 AM – 12 PM)

This workshop will cover how to write batch scripts and submit compute jobs using the Slurm Workload Manager. Topics include, e.g.:

• Background and terminology on Slurm
• Introduction to writing scripts for reproducible research
• Hands-on exercises running scientific software with Slurm
• Best practices for scaling up compute-intensive research

Click to register!

See also

You can find a full list of all workshops offered by OIT HPSC here.