OSCER users,


August 2024 OSCER's Intro workshop is this week:
Thursday August 8th, 1:00-3:00pm

---

No preregistration needed -- just show up on Zoom!

https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/94533999288?pwd=dEtGaFl0dTNMZXA5b005dmloZDRFUT09<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oklahoma.zoom.us/j/94533999288?pwd=dEtGaFl0dTNMZXA5b005dmloZDRFUT09__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!738ZlFxuk5GqUJoQXoTtNH6pwS5Myg9SQE8jQtIhjmoP8NpYCVOgaYDFoNpn69Xkaz5LMeW5b47hQ-CbgKSXnw$>

---

OSCER TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN 2024 -- live via Zoom!

No preregistration needed -- just show up on Zoom!

(1) Introduction to Linux/Unix Commands and
Running Batch Jobs on OSCER's Supercomputer

[Once each in Jan, Feb, March, Apr, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov.]

(2) Running Python Jobs and Using Jupyter for Small Jobs
on OSCER's Supercomputer

[Once each in Jan, March, Sep and Nov.]

Details are below. Offerings are subject to change without
notice.

The OSCER Team ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)

---

You *MUST* be eligible for, and have, an OSCER supercomputer
account, to be able to get full value from any of these workshops:

http://www.oscer.ou.edu/account_request/

---

Zoom:

https://oklahoma.zoom.us/j/94533999288?pwd=dEtGaFl0dTNMZXA5b005dmloZDRFUT09<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oklahoma.zoom.us/j/94533999288?pwd=dEtGaFl0dTNMZXA5b005dmloZDRFUT09__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!738ZlFxuk5GqUJoQXoTtNH6pwS5Myg9SQE8jQtIhjmoP8NpYCVOgaYDFoNpn69Xkaz5LMeW5b47hQ-CbgKSXnw$>

Non-OU participants: You *MUST* have a Zoom account to
participate, which can be an institutional account or a free one.

If you don't already have a Zoom account, please go to:

http://zoom.us/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/zoom.us/__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!738ZlFxuk5GqUJoQXoTtNH6pwS5Myg9SQE8jQtIhjmoP8NpYCVOgaYDFoNpn69Xkaz5LMeW5b47hQ-DZ7eqzfw$>

and click on the button in the upper right of the page that says

Sign Up Free

---

(1) Introduction to Linux/Unix Commands and
Running Batch Jobs on OSCER's Supercomputer

Dates

Thu Aug 8 1:00-3:00pm
Thu Sep 12 1:00-3:00pm
Wed Oct 16 9:00-11:00am
Thu Nov 14 1:00-3:00pm

Topics

* Logging in to OSCER's supercomputer

* Linux/Unix Basics

-- Basic Linux/Unix commands: pwd, ls, mkdir, cd, cp, cat,
chmod, man, exit, etc

-- Basic text editing for creating/modifying batch script
files, small input text files, etc

* OSCER supercomputer storage

-- Navigating your /home and /scratch directories

-- File uploading/downloading to/from supercomputer storage

-- OURdisk basics

* Batch Jobs

-- Overview of batch computing

-- Creating a Slurm batch script

-- Basic Slurm batch commands for submitting a batch job,
watching its status, viewing/following its output/error files,
cancelling it

-- Modules: searching, loading, listing, unloading/purging

PLUS, extras if time permits

* Useful Linux/Unix Command Line Skills

-- Copy-and-paste in the Linux/Unix terminal window

-- Re-running/modifying previous commands using the arrow keys

-- Filename completion using the tab key

-- Wildcards

* Batch Job Skills

-- Modifying a pending batch job (Slurm scontrol command)

-- Viewing info about past batch jobs (Slurm sacct command)

---

(2) Running Python Jobs and Using Jupyter for Small Jobs
on OSCER's Supercomputer

Dates

Tue Sep 24 9:00-11:00am
Thu Nov 28 1:00-3:00pm

Topics

* Creating a virtual Python environment in your home directory
and installing your preferred Python packages

* Small interactive Python runs using Jupyter
(JupyterLab/Jupyter Notebooks)

* Python for Machine Learning (especially on GPUs)

-- Module(s) for GPU-enabled Python ML (cuDNN/CUDA/Python)

-- Creating, submitting and monitoring a Python GPU ML
batch script

PLUS, extra if time permits