Registration
The workshop is limited to 15 participants.Starting October 2022, the We offer regular workshops for ALICE and SHARK HPC teams will be running regular joined workshops for their users.
In the beginning, we will focus on introduction course to get new users started in using ALICE and SHARK. Of course, existing users are also welcome.
Later on, we will be looking at offering an advanced course which will be of interest primarily to existing users.
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Next Workshop “Introduction to HPC with ALICE and SHARK”
When
Where
Who
Participants limit
Status
25 Oct 2022 from 14:00 till 16:00
LUMC, Gebouw Onderwijsruimte, route 555, J-01-084
New and novice users on ALICE and SHARK
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users. The workshops usually consist of a presentation and amble time for questions and discussions.
We offer a general introduction workshop and workshops focusing on specific topics.
We are maintaining a list of potential topics and suggestions from users are very welcome. You can send your suggestions to helpdesk@alice.leidenuniv.nl
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Workshop schedule
The following table shows the schedule for upcoming workshops. You can click on the title of the workshop to get more information on the workshop.
See the next section on how to register for our workshops.
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Registration for all Workshops
Registration is done on a first-come-first-serve basis. For SHARK usersIf the registration for a workshop is closed, you can register by sending an e-mail toFor still sign-up, and we will put you on the waiting list in case a spot frees up.
For SHARK and ALICE users, you can register by sending an e-mail to helpdesk@alice.leidenuniv.nl.In your registration, please provide with the following information
Which workshop do you want to register for (specify the date):
Name
Department
ALICE and/or SHARK user nameusername
Which cluster are you using: ALICE or SHARK or both?
Level of Linux experience: New, Novice , or Experienced
Level of HPC experience: New, Novice , Experienced
or Experienced
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Introduction Workshop
The workshop “Introduction to HPC with ALICE and SHARK” consists of a theoretical session and a practical session. For the latter, you need to bring your own laptop.
We offer the introduction workshop as an in-person and online workshop.
Slides
The currently used slides from the introduction workshop can be found here:
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Workshop on Slurm
In this workshop, we will look at some aspects of using Slurm in more detail, e.g.:
Setting resources for jobs
Job scheduling and priority
salloc and srun
Ntasks versus cpus-per-task and when to use what
Depending on time, we can also look at job arrays
For now, this workshop is usually done in-person.
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This workshop is not an introduction to Slurm. Participants should have at least some minimal practical experience with using Slurm on ALICE or SHARK. |
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For completely new users on ALICE and SHARK, we also recommend to attend an introduction workshop first. |
Slides
The slides for this workshop are available here:
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Workshop on Software 1
In this workshop, we will have a closer look at using and installing software on the cluster, e.g.:
Background and advanced usage of modules (and what to watch out for)
Containers
Installing software yourself
Working with conda environments
Slides
The workshop has not taken place yet. After the workshop took place for the first time, we will add the slides here.