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SUMMARY:

Linux Clusters Institute Workshop
Introduction to Linux Cluster System Administration
Feb 10-14 2025, Mississippi State University, Starkville MS
Contact: Lavanya Podila ([log in to unmask])
https://linuxclustersinstitute.org/home/2025-lci-introductory-workshop/

DETAILS:

The Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) will hold an
Introductory-level workshop for Linux system administrators
new to HPC:

https://linuxclustersinstitute.org/home/2025-lci-introductory-workshop/

In just five days you will:

* Learn HPC system administration concepts and technologies
and how to apply them

* Get hands-on skills building a small test cluster in
lab sessions

* Hear real-life stories and get to ask experts questions in
panel discussions 

Click here to secure your spot – Registration Form:

https://appserv7.admin.uillinois.edu/FormBuilderSurvey/Survey/ncsa/lci/linux_clusters_institute_introductory_workshop000/

(Click the “Fill out new form” button to start your registration.) 

REGISTRATION:
$645 through Fri January 10 2025
$750 starting Sat January 11 2025

(Registration includes daily breakfast and lunch.)

Note that the workshop location has limited seating.

Registration will be available until that maximum capacity
is reached and then will be closed.

Workshop Schedule: SEE BELOW and

https://linuxclustersinstitute.org/home/2025-lci-introductory-workshop/2025-lci-introductory-workshop-schedule/

Travel and Lodging information:

https://linuxclustersinstitute.org/home/2025-lci-introductory-workshop/travel-accommodation-information/

Contact Lavanya Podila ([log in to unmask]) for
any questions or concerns.

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2025 LCI Introductory Workshop Schedule

Please note that is a sample schedule and may change
based on instructor discretion.

Monday Feb 10 2024
8:00am: Breakfast
8:30am: Welcome and Open
9:00am: 01 Lecture: Intro to HPC
10:00am: Break
10:15am: 02 Lab: Introduction to Virtual Lab Environment
11:00am: 03 Lecture: Designing a Cluster
12:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: 04 Lab: Build a Cluster: Head Node
3:00pm: Break
3:30pm: 05 Lecture: HPC Storage, part 1, Lab compute nodes

Tuesday Feb 11 2024
8:00am: Breakfast
8:30am: 05 Lecture HPC Storage, part 2
10:00am: Break
10:15am: 06 Lab: Build a Cluster: Compute Nodes
11:00am: 07 Lecture: Cluster Stack Basics
Noon: Lunch
1:00pm: 08 Lab: Build a Cluster: Install Scheduler on Head Node
2:30pm: 09 Lecture: Intro to Configuration Management
3:30pm: Break
3:45pm: 10 Lecture: Scheduling and Resource Management

Wednesday Feb 12 2024
8:00am: Breakfast
8:30am: 11 Lecture: Introduction to SLURM
9:30am: 12a/12b Lecture: Intro to OpenMP and MPI and ACC
11:30am: Break
11:45am: 13 Lab: Intro to OpenMP and MPI
12:45pm: Lunch
1:30pm: 14 Lab: Build a Cluster: Run Application via Scheduler
2:30pm: 15 Lecture: Monitoring
3:30pm: Break
4:00pm: 16 Lecture: HPC User Support

Thursday Feb 13 2024
8:00am: Breakfast
8:30am: 17 Lecture: Intro to Networking
9:00am: 18 Lecture: Networking
10:30am: Break
11:00am: Panel/Roundtable: Hardware “Stories from Experience”
11:30am: 19 Lecture: Account Management
12:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: 20 Lecture/Lab: Lmod, A Modern Environment Module System
3:00pm: Break
3:30pm: 21 Lecture: User Software Management
4:00pm: Panel/Roundtable: Software “Stories from Experience”

Friday Feb 14 2024
8:00am: Breakfast
8:30am: 22 Lecture: Node Health Check
9:30am: Panel/Roundtable: The Future of Research IT
10:00am: Break
10:30am: Panel/Roundtable: Closing “Stories from Experience” (Open Q&A)
Noon: Boxed lunches to go