Starting October 2022, the 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.
NEW: Advanced workshops are now available. Registrations are open for the first two workshops
Beginner Workshop “Introduction to HPC with ALICE and SHARK”
The HPC introduction workshop consists of a theoretical session and a practical session. For the latter, you need to bring your own laptop.
Next Workshop
When | Where | Who | Participants limit | Deadline for registration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 Oct 2022, 14:00 - 16:00 | LUMC, Main building 1, route 555, J-01-084 | New and novice users on ALICE and SHARK | 15 | 23 Oct. 2022 at 23:59 CET | CLOSED |
22 Nov 2022, 14:00 - 16:00 | LUMC, Main building 1, route 555, J-01-084 | New and novice users on ALICE and SHARK | 15 | 20 Nov. 2022 at 23:59 CET | CLOSED |
13 Dec 2022, 14:00 - 16:00 | LEI, Pieter-de-la-Court building, room 1b01 | New and novice users on ALICE and SHARK | 15 | 13 Dec. 2022 at 13:00 CET | CLOSED |
24 Jan 2023, 14:00 - 16:00 | LUMC, Main building 1, route 555, J-01-082 | New and novice users on ALICE and SHARK | 15 | 22 Jan. 2023 at 23:59 CET | REGISTRATION OPEN |
21 Mar 2023, 14:00 - 16:00 | To be announced | New and novice users on ALICE and SHARK | 15 | 20 Mar 2023 at 23:59 CET | REGISTRATION OPEN |
18 Apr 2023, 14:00 - 16:00 | To be announced | New and novice users on ALICE and SHARK | 15 | 17 Mar 2023 at 23:59 CET | REGISTRATION OPEN |
Registration
The workshop is limited to 15 participants. Registration is done on a first-come-first-serve basis.
If the registration for a workshop is closed, you can 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 with the following information
Name
Department
ALICE and/or SHARK username
Which cluster are you using: ALICE or SHARK or both?
Level of Linux experience: New, Novice or Experienced
Level of HPC experience: New, Novice or Experienced
If you registered for a workshop, but you cannot attend, please let us know, so that we can give the spot to someone else.
Slides
The currently used slides from the introduction workshop can be found here:
Advanced Workshop
Advanced workshops for ALICE and SHARK users focus on specific topics with topics changing from workshop to workshop. Like the beginner workshop, they are open to users from both clusters and jointly given by both support teams. The workshop consist of a presentation and amble time for questions and discussions.
Because advanced workshops are new and require preparation, we will initially offer them every three months.
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
For novice users, we recommend to attend an introduction workshop first.
Registration
The number of participants for workshops is limited. Registration is done on a first-come-first-serve basis.
If the registration for a workshop is closed, you can 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 with the following information
Which workshop do you want to register for
Name
Department
ALICE and/or SHARK username
Which cluster are you using: ALICE or SHARK or both?
Level of Linux experience: New, Novice or Experienced
Level of HPC experience: New, Novice or Experienced
Next Workshops
More 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
When | Where | Topic | Participants limit | Deadline for registration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Feb 2023, 14:00 - 16:00 | LEI, Pieter-de-la-Court building, room 1A22 | More on Slurm | 20 | 20 Feb. 2023 at 23:59 CET | REGISTRATION OPEN |
More on Software
In this workshop, we will look at some more aspects on using software on ALICE and SHARK, e.g.:
How does the module system work and what to look out for
How to install software in the user environment
We will briefly touch on specific examples
Python (venv vs --user)
Conda
R
When | Where | Topic | Participants limit | Deadline for registration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 May 2023, 14:00 - 16:00 | To be announced | More on Software | 20 | 22 May 2023 at 23:59 CET | REGISTRATION OPEN |