The National Center for Genome Analysis Support (NCGAS) provides this high performance computing (HPC) workshop to help new users learn about HPC resources available to them, other course offerings, and NCGAS services.
Register for the October 2020 workshop.
HPC Onboarding for Biologists Oct 5-7, 2020Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants should leave with the following knowledge:
- High-performance systems at IU and their general purpose
- National resources available to them: The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) and Jetstream
- Linux basics
- Additional courses that may benefit their research or work
- How to receive help for both genomic and computational questions at IU
Prerequisite Skills
- For online courses, you will need your own computer and access to the internet
- An SSH client is required. This knowledge base article is helpful: https://kb.iu.edu/d/ahjh
- Mac and Linux machines should have built in SSH clients. For Windows, check and see if you have a program called PuTTY. If you have Windows 10, you may also consider installing the Windows subsystem for Linux: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
- For in-person workshops, a laptop is required—if you do not have one, contact the organizer to borrow one
Agenda
- Introduction to HPC in biology
- Welcome to the cluster—orientation to cluster (with links to other resources/courses)
- Welcome to the cloud—overview of Jetstream (tools, benefits)
- Introducing PonyLinux—a cute My Little Pony-based Linux training
- NCGAS resources/UITS offerings—IT Training, workshops, etc.
Go to the archive of talks from the May 2020 workshop
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