This workshop is an introduction to using high-performance computing (HPC) systems, specifically the RMACC Summit compute resource, effectively. It is intended to give students an introduction to HPC and an overview of the tools needed to start making use of Summit for you research computing needs. If you do not already have a Summit account, we will have temporary account credentials available for use for the duration of the workshop.
By the end of this workshop, attendees will know how to:
- Connect to a cluster
- Use basic UNIX commands for managing files
- Work with the Nano editor
- Write simple shell scripts
- Submit and manage jobs on Summit using the SLURM scheduler
- Manage software through environment modules
