NUG Teleconference Aug. 2, 2012

Topics

"Improving MPI-IO performance to the /project and /global scratch file systems from Hopper" - A presentation and discussion led by Dr. Yushu Yao, NERSC User Services

ERCAP :  Opens: Aug. 14, 2012
                Due: Sep. 21, 2012
                Decisions: Dec. 14, 2012
                2013 AY: Jan 8, 2013 to Jan 13, 2014
                Other questions: ERCAP special topic at Sep. NUG telecon

Next NUG face-to-face: The preferred date is late January or early February 2013. Site TBD.

Training: August 15: Tutorial: Compilers - Strengths, Weaknesses, and Recommendations
              September: New User
              September: Data xfer
              October: Batch throughput strategies; maximizing your allocation
              November: OpenACC and OpenMP
              December: NERSC 7

              Additional ideas: StarHPC

DISCUSSION NOTES: Due to travel restrictions, it is believed that all DOE lab booths at SC12 have been cancelled. Personnel travel is subject to an agency-wide limit and can be expected to be much reduced at SC.