HCC Kickstart is a two day workshop that will give new users a hands-on introduction to accessing and using the high performance computing (HPC) resources provided by the Holland Computing Center (HCC). These lessons are tailored for beginners and require no previous experience.
When: September 3 and 4 - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Where: Unity Room - Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center - UNL City Campus
Cost: Free - Lunch will be provided
Attendees will need to bring a laptop as this workshop will feature plenty of hands-on practice.
Agenda:
| Day 1: September 3 | ||
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Check In and Setup | |
| 9:00 - 12:00 |
Automating Tasks with the Unix Shell (Slides)
An overview of the Unix shell including how to maneuver in a the command line environment, the use of pipes and filters, loops and scripts to automate and streamline data analysis. |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 5:00 |
Automating Tasks with the Unix Shell (cont.) and Version Control with Git
Multiple revisions and collaborations can make developing code or writing manuscripts a complicated and error prone process. See how Git can help you prevent this hassle with revision control. |
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| Day 2: September 4 | ||
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Check In and Setup | |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Overview of HCC
An overview of the resources HCC provides and what new additions users can expect to see this year. |
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| 9:30 - 12:00 |
Introduction to HCC
We will cover the basics of high performance computing with Holland's clusters including how to connect, running software and submitting jobs. |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 1:30 |
Using Globus for Data Management
Globus is a robust file transfer platform that allows users to perform large-scale data transfers easily between endpoints, providing a reliable way to move files to, from and between Holland clusters. |
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| 1:30 - 2:45 |
Overview of Anvil
Meet HCC's cloud, Anvil. Anvil allows users to create cloud-based virtual machines which are ideal for analyses that are not well suited to the traditional Linux command-line environment, such as those which use graphical user interfaces or software that does not run natively in Linux. |
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| 3:00 - 3:30 |
Using Jupyter Notebook on HCC
Jupyter Notebook is an open-source web application that allows you to create and share documents that contain live code, equations, visualizations and narrative text. Learn how to run these interactive notebooks on Crane from right within your web browser. |
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| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Introduction to OSG
The Open Science Grid (OSG) is a multi-disciplinary partnership to federate local, regional, community and national cyber infrastructures to meet the needs of research and academic communities at all scales. Learn the differences between high performance computing (HPC) and high thoroughput computing (HTC) and which applications are best suited for each approach. |
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| 4:00 - 5:00 |
Facility Tour / One-on-One Consultations
HCC Staff will be on hand to answer attendee questions about their individual analysis needs and a tour of HCC's facilities at UNL will be offered. |
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Please contact us at hcc-support@unl.edu if you have questions or concerns and we will be happy to help!