05/11/2024: HPC Introduction Training#
We are pleased to announce our next on-site HPC introduction training session, in cooperation with the Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum (VSC).
Event details
date: Tuesday 5 November 2024
time: 9:00-15:00
organizer: VUB - HPC Team (DICT)
location: Campus Etterbeek, room D.2.01
This on-site training session is a hands-on introductory course focusing on young and/or early stage researchers (Doctoral students, Master thesis students) with practical sessions on HPC job preparation, submission and monitoring. The Hydra cluster as well as the VSC organisation will be described.
Program#
General introduction to high-performance computing (HPC, supercomputing)
Using the module system for software packages
Submitting, monitoring, managing simple jobs on the HPC cluster (Hydra)
Various examples covering common and more specialized use cases
Tips and best practices
Excercises throughout the course
Practical Information#
Participants must bring their own laptop.
Sandwiches will be provided at lunchtime.
No prior Linux or HPC experience required.
For practical reasons, the Hydra cluster will be used throughout the course.
It is mandatory to have an active VSC account. Check our documentation at https://hpc.vub.be/docs/access/#getting-access
It is mandatory that you can connect to the VUB-HPC cluster. Check our documentation at https://hpc.vub.be/docs/login
Helpdesk In case of problems or questions, please contact the HPC team.
See also
Additional and more advanced HPC courses can be found in Training courses.