This course will introduce using the cluster and to highlight the way to think and strategise about running jobs on the cluster. The course will give a refresher on Linux skills before switching to discuss clusters in general and then focusing on how to use the resources at CRG.
Number of course hours : 8h
Date : November 2023
Level: Beginners
Topics Covered:
Topics that are going to be addressed:
- Logging in from CRG, from home, with & without VPN, using ssh certificates, from Windows, Mac and Linux
- Linux 101 – basic commands, getting help, keyboard skills
- Cluster background, “Beowulf Mindset”
- Compute and storage resources available at CRG
- Use of git, gitlab and vscode on the cluster for editing files and to track changes
- Submitting jobs: simple single core, multithreaded, mpi, job arrays, job dependencies, GPU jobs
- Getting information on jobs: qstat, qacct, clickhouse accounting database