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Kickstart Fall 2025 Logistics

Setup

Please make sure to complete the setup steps below.

  1. Ensure your HCC Account is active.

  2. Sign into Swan's Open OnDemand Portal: https://swan-ood.unl.edu

  3. When you have signed into the Swan Open OnDemand Portal, please put up your Yellow Sticky Note or Green Checkmark.

If you have any issues logging in or accesing Swan, please visit our event troubleshooting guide here

Sticky Notes and Reactions

Throughout the workshop, we will use sticky notes and Zoom reactions to indicate status. These help instructors and helpers in the workshop assist with various issues and provide formative feedback during the workshops.

Please make sure the sticky note is visibly on both the front and back of your laptop

  • Yellow Sticky Note / Green Check Reaction: All good to go
  • Red Sticky Note / Red "X" Reaction: I need help or I am not ready to continue
How to use Zoom Reactions

  1. In the menu bar at the bottom of the Zoom window, click on React.

  2. In the pop up panel, select the appropriate reaction.

Full Details: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0063323

Workshop Recommendations

To make the most of this workshop, we strongly encourage active participation throughout the entire session, including participating in the hands-on exercises and asking questions throughout the workshop.

If you are stuck or not sure on something at any point of the workshop, please let us know and we would be happy to help.

Participation can be accomplished by using the sticky notes, raising hands, or if you are remote, using the Zoom Reactions or use the Zoom chat box.

Workshop Website: https://hcc.unl.edu/hcc-kickstart-2025-fall

Feedback Form: https://forms.office.com/r/CGCjDgg1vC

Introduction to Bash

Command History Link: https://hcc.unl.edu/swc-history/20250910.html

Slides Link: Fall 2025 Kickstart Slides

Job Examples Github Repository: git clone https://github.com/unlhcc/job-examples.git

Cloning the Job Examples Repository
git clone https://github.com/unlhcc/job-examples.git

Introduction to Bash (cont.) and Introduction to HCC

Bash Lesson Link: https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/

Git Lesson Link: https://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/

Warning

This is only available for attendees of the workshop.

If you are looking to test yourknowledge and earn some credits for boosting your priority on Swan, please complete the following:

In order to receive priority QoS credit of <=6 CPU Months on Swan, you will need to:

  1. Submit a job of your choice from the job-examples repository. Add "-KICKSTART2025" to the job name and change the time limit to 8 hours and 30 minutes before submitting the job to Swan.

  2. For your choice of software, find the number of different versions currently available on Swan.

Example Name Change

For the MatLab Serial example, the original job name is matlab_serial. To complete the challenge, the job name would be changed to matlab_serial-KICKSTART2025

After completing these two tasks, send hcc-support@unl.edu an email by End-Of-Day of 09/17/2025 with the following:

  • The output of seff for the job ran above (including the SLURM Job ID).
  • The software name and number of different available versions from above.
  • Answer to: Which file-system on Swan automatically deletes files not used for 6 months?
  • (OPTIONAL): Any additional questions you have about HCC.

After we verify that your submitted answers are correct, we will send you an email and apply the priority credit to your HCC group.