Online Workshop on Linux and HPC

Oct 10, 2024, 2:30 PM → Oct 11, 2024, 7:00 PM Europe/Madrid

Online Workshop on Linux and HPC

In this two-day online course, we will cover the basics of Linux and High Performance Computing. After its conclusion, participants will have a basic understanding and knowledge of:

• Working within a Linux environment.
• Analyzing and visualize data.
• Tools to connect to remote clusters.
• The basics of using a computational cluster.

The workshop will be practical with introductory explanations. Participants will set up their PCs to connect to a cluster where the course will take place. We recommend using a stable connection such as Ethernet cable.

Workshop contents and timetable subject to changes...

Thursday, October 10

1 Introduction to the course

We will overview the course contents and connect to the cluster where we will work on.

Speaker: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

Linux: Introduction, basics of Linux and software

Convener: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

2 Basics of Linux

We will overview what a Linux system is, some Bash shell features and cover some basic commands every user should know.

Speaker: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

4:30 PM Break

3 Installing software on Linux

We will learn the basics of software compiling and installation.

Speaker: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

5:30 PM Break

Scripting and data analysis: Basics and applications

Convener: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

4 Basics of scripting

What is a script and what commands are useful for scripting?
We will give introductory answers to these questions, focused on data analysis.

Speaker: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

6:30 PM Break

5 Scripts for data analysis

We will show how to post process computational output data and format it via scripts for further manipulation, such as making plots.

Speaker: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

7:30 PM Break

Data visualization: Using visualization tools

Convener: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

6 Basics of gnuplot

Gnuplot is a software tool to plot data in customizable graphs.

Speaker: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

Friday, October 11

High Performance Computing: CINECA Talk

7 Talk about HPC by CINECA member

Speaker: Andrew Emerson (CINECA)

3:30 PM Break

Remote working: Access and transfers

Convener: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

8 Accessing remote systems and file transfer

Secure shell protocol (SSH) and keys to connect to remote systems will be introduced. We will learn the basics of file transfer from/to a remote system.

Speaker: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

4:45 PM Break

High Performance Computing: Basic use of a cluster

Convener: José María Castelo (ICMUV)

9 Introduction to clusters and their usage

Cluster architecture and basic use of a workload manager are covered.

Speaker: José María Castelo (ICMUV)