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HPC Training

Upcoming Training

The goal of each training below is to help you become comfortable enough with the material that you will be able to continue learning the topic on your own.

If the tutorial has an Access Grid link you will have to have an access grid node at your site and get your operator to set up the meeting. You will also have to make sure you have an account on the correct HPC machines for either LSU or LONI and access to a computer that is connected to the internet so that you can follow the hands on tutorials/presentations. You will need to register with HPC Training through the "Register" link below.

If you don't have an Access Grid node at your site please email Kathy Traxler for alternative access.

Fall 2009

Introduction to Linux
Welcome to HPC
Account Allocation and Management
Introduction to Vi/Vim
Job Managment with PBS/LoadLeveler
Advanced Linux
Introduction to MPI
Introduction to LaTeX
MPI part 2
An introduction to the computational chemistry package, Gaussian 03
Introduction to Cactus Code
Introduction to OpenMP
Introduction to OpenMP part 2
Python for HPC and Supercomputing
Introduction to HPC Visualization
Introduction to Globus Procedures

Fall 2009 Training

Title	Introduction to Linux
Date	September 1, 2009
Time	9:00 am until noon, Central
Place	338 Johnston Hall
Description	An introduction to basic Linux commands and concepts.
Prerequisites	N/A

Title	Introduction to HPC
Date	September 3, 2009
Time	1:30 to 3:30 pm Central
Place	338 Johnston Hall
Description
Prerequisites	Account on LONI or LSU hpc systems. Programming in C, C++ or Fortran Basic knowledge of Linux
Registration	Registration is over. Access Grid information.

Title	Job Management with PBS/Loadleveler
Date	September 17, 2009
Time	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Central time
Place	338 Johnston Hall
Description	An introduction to basic job management on the LSU and LONI AIX and Dell machines. This course is designed to help anyone who has never submitted a job understand the steps to submitting jobs.
Prerequisites	Account on LONI or LSU supercomputer.
Registration is over.

Title	More Linux
Date	September 21, 2009
Time	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Central time
Place	338 Johnston Hall and on the Access Grid
Description	Picks up where introduction to Linux left off with basic shell scripts, more about environment variables, etc.
Prerequisites	Basics of Linux
Registration is over.

Title	Introduction to MPI part 2
Date	October 1, 2009
Time	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Central
Place	338 Johnston Hall
Description	This tutorial picks up where Introduction to MPI part 1 leaves off. Includes advanced MPI concepts and calls.
Prerequisites	Account on LONI or LSU HPC machines. Basic programming in either C, C++, or Fortran. Introduction to MPI part 1.
Registration	Registration is over. Access Grid information.

Title	Introduction to Gaussian
Date	October 15, 2009
Time	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Central
Place	338 Johnston Hall and on the Access Grid
Description	An introduction to the computational chemistry package Gaussian.
Prerequisites	Chemistry background. Knowledge of the LONI/LSU HPC environment.
Registration	Register here even if you are viewing on the AG Access Grid information.

Title	Introduction to Cactus
Date	October 19, 2009
Time	1:30 pm until 3:30 pm Central
Place	338 Johnston Hall and the Access Grid
Description	The Cactus computational toolkit is a framework for developing portable, modular applications with focus on high-performance simulation codes. It is designed to allow experts in different fields to develop modules based upon their experience and to use modules developed by experts in other fields with minimal knowledge of the internals or operation of the other modules. The aim of this tutorial is to present an overview of the available possibilities within the Cactus framework. The basic structure will be discussed and explained on simple examples. This tutorial will probably not be sufficient to start with using Cactus right after the tutorial, but it should give enough information for you to decide if and how you could benefit from using Cactus.
Prerequisites	Programming background in either C, C++ or Fortran to follow simple examples.
Registration	Register here even if you are viewing on the AG Access Grid information coming soon.

Title	Introduction to OpenMP part 1
Date	October 22, 2009
Time	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Central
Place	338 Johnston Hall
Description	Introductory concepts of OpenMP and beginning calls.
Prerequisites	Accounts on LONI or LSU HPC machines. Basic programming experience in C, C++ or Fortran.
Registration	Register here even if you are viewing on the AG Access Grid information.

Title	Python for HPC
Date	November 5, 2009
Time	1:00 pm to 4:30 pm Central
Place
Description	Python, a high-level portable multi-paradigm interpreted programming language is becoming increasingly popular with the scientific and HPC communities due to ease of use, large collection of modules, adaptability, and strong support from vendors and community alike. This tutorial provides an introduction to Python focused on HPC and scientific computing. Throughout, we provide concrete examples, hands-on examples, and links to additional sources of information. The result will be a clear sense of possibilities and best practices using Python in HPC environments. We will cover several key concepts: language basics, NumPy and SciPy, parallel programming, performance issues, integrating C and Fortran, basic visualization, large production codes, and finding resources. While it is impossible to address all libraries and application domains, at the end participants should be able to write a simple application making use of parallel programming techniques, visualize the output, and know how to confidently proceed with future projects with Python.
Prerequisites	Linux Environment Some programming background
Registration	Register here even if you are viewing on the AG Access Grid information.

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