​During the COVID-19 pandemic, we made video recordings available of our lectures.
Even though they are currently somewhat outdated, some parts might still be useful.
So we leave them here for the time being.

Training for starters

These videos are recordings from our training for starters series. — Last update: March 2021.

Supercomputers for Starters
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HPC@¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ introduction
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Transitioning to Vaughan and Slurm

This video is meant for users of the CalcUA systems and other VSC supercomputers with previous experience on clusters with Torque/Moab. It introduces the new storage system, our new AMD Rome-based cluster Vaughan and the new scheduling software Slurm. — Last update: June 2021.

  • Start
  • Overview of the presentation
  • The storage system
  • The new compute cluster
  • Logging in on the new cluster
  • The organisation of the module system
  • Slurm: Intro and job scripts
  • Slurm: Commands
  • Slurm examples: Shared and distributed memory jobs
  • Slurm examples: Job arrays and parameter exploration with atools
  • Slurm examples: Workflows
  • Slurm: Interactive jobs
  • File transfer with Globus
  • Wrap-up

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