HPC fundamentals micro-credential course

Hello and welcome to CU Boulder's HPC fundamentals micro-credential course! All presentations given throughout the micro-credential course are stored in this GitHub repository. This micro-credentialed course is for those who will be tackling computing-, memory-, or storage-intensive research problems that exceed the capacity of a laptop or desktop computer. It consists of four half-day modules and is intended to give attendees a hands-on introduction to high-performance computing (“supercomputing”) using CU Boulder’s Research Computing resources. By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

• Identify community- and CU-specific research computing resources
• Find help/documentation for research computing Access research computing resources
• Use basic Linux to navigate the command line
• Transfer data to/from research computing systems
• Find, download, and apply software on research computing systems
• Schedule jobs on research computing resources including CPUs, GPUs and high-memory platforms
• Monitor your resource usage
• Request research computing resource allocations

Upon successfully completing the associated assignments, learners are issued a digital badge, allowing achievements to be displayed and shared. Just as diplomas serve to recognize degrees, digital badges are artifacts that offer recognition and storytelling about micro-credentials.

Schedule and associated directories

Day 1: Monday, August 18

• 09:00-10:10: Module 1: Getting familiar with Research Computing
  • Associated directory: getting_familiar_rc
• 10:10-10:20: Break
• 10:20-10:50: In-class hands-on assessment #1 
• 10:50-12:00: Module 2: Logging in to CURC and working with Linux
  • Associated directory: logging_in_and_linux
• 12:00-12:30: Helpdesk (Optional)

 

Day 2: Tuesday, August 19

• 9:00-10:00: Module 3: Transferring your data to/from CURC
  • Associated directory: transferring_data
• 10:00-10:10: Break
• 10:10-11:10: Module 4: Finding, downloading, and applying software on CURC
  • Associated directory: installing_software
• 11:10-11:20: Break
• 11:20-12:00: In-class hands-on assessment #2 
• 12:00-12:30: Helpdesk (Optional)

 

Day 3: Wednesday, August 20

• 9:00-10:10: Module 5: Scheduling basic jobs
  • Associated directory: scheduling_jobs
• 10:10-10:20: Break
• 10:20-11:20: Module 6: Requesting resources and monitoring resource use
  • Associated directory: monitoring_resources
• 11:20-11:30: Break
• 11:30-12:00: In-class hands-on assessment #3 
• 12:00-12:30: Helpdesk (Optional)