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Preparing for the SDSC Summer Institute 2024

You will get the most out of the SDSC Summer Institute if you prepare prior to the event. By brushing up on your knowledge of Linux and installing all necessary software on your laptop before we start, you’ll be able to focus your attention on the skills and topics that are most relevant to high performance and data intensive computing.

This section contains a set of detailed start-up instructions for setting up your account, connecting to Expanse and configuring your laptop to run the visualization software. Please read the documents and exercises carefully, and complete all necessary steps before event. Feel free to ask questions or if you have any problems with the start-up tasks.

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Expanse User Guide​

Please read the Expanse user guide and familiarize yourself with the hardware, file systems, batch job submission, compilers and modules. The guide can be found here:

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if you have any difficulties getting set up, please contact Institute staff at consult@sdsc.edu.

HPC Systems Accounts:​

You will need a training account to access SDSC’s Expanse HPC system for the HPC & Data Science Summer Institute. This account will be created for you by our team.

An email will be sent from consult@sdsc.edu with the subject line "HPC & Data Science 2024 Summer Institute: Account Set-Up" that will include your training account username and password and instructions. We will send this email in time for "Prep Day," where we will be covering how to manage your training account, along with other useful information.

As a reminder, we are asking all attendees to use the training accounts that we are providing, even if you already have your own account. This will minimize problems related to custom configurations (e.g. environment variables, choice of shell, etc.) that may cause some of the hands-on examples to break.

This training account may be used:

Computer Requirements:​

  • You will need to bring your own laptop for the summer institute. This will be used both for running software locally and connecting to SDSC’s supercomputers.
  • WiFi will be available throughout the SDSC building
  • Remember your charger. There will be extension cords throughout the room for charging devices

Preparation Activities:​

The Summer Institute is a combination of in-depth lectures and hands-on learning. The following documents will guide you through the necessary steps needed to be prepared to get to work when you arrive at the Institute.

Basic HPC Skills:​

Launching Jupyter Notebooks:​

There are several methods for launching a secure Jupyter Notebook on Expanse:

Software Requirements:​

The document below contains a list of software being used at the institute and installation instructions:

GitHub, Slack, and Zoom:​

Github:​

  • Training material will be located on the SDSC Summer Institute GitHub repo and one of the Wednesday sessions will require a GitHub account.
  • If you do not already have one, you can create a free personal GitHub account here.
  • For basic GitHub usage on SDSC systems, see here

Slack:​

  • We will also be using Slack as our main platform for announcements, where participants can communicate and ask for help. Download (Windows, MacOS, or Linux) and get started. Zoom chat will be disabled during the preparation day. Make sure to turn on your Slack notifications to receive alerts.
  • See "Preparation Information | HPC & Data Science Summer Institute 2024" email received for the link to join the Slack workspace for this institute.

Zoom:​

  • We will be using Zoom for preparation day on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, from 9am-11am (Pacific Time).
  • You will need to install the latest Zoom client, which is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux. Once installed, you can test your microphone and camera interface with Zoom here. You can find more information on Zoom system requirements, including bandwidth requirements here.

Connection details will be sent as a calendar invite to all HPC & DS participants. You will be receiving an invite for the preparation day on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, from 9am - 11am (Pacific Time) closer to the event.

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While Prep Day is a virtual event, the main HPC & Data Science Summer Institute sessions (Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9) will be held in person and will not available remotely.