New User Training and Updated Best Practices on Perlmutter: September 16-17, 2024

September 16, 2024

NERSC will be hosting a New User Training and Using Perlmutter refresher virtual training event over two half-days on September 16, 2024 (Monday) and September 17, 2024 (Tuesday).

The goal of this training is to introduce new users to NERSC and to also provide current NERSC users with a review of using Perlmutter, such as how to build, execute, and submit jobs on Perlmutter and available tools. All NERSC users are invited and encouraged to attend this review of best practices for using Perlmutter.

Registration

To register for this free training event, please complete the online registration form.

Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/93492899078?pwd=XQViDbsF4da8U1taMwaKdOvoqxi8Jc.1

Meeting ID: 934 9289 9078
Passcode: 943161

Topics

This Virtual training will focus on the following topics:

Computational systems.
Accounts and allocations.
Programming environment.
Running jobs, tools, and best practices.
The NERSC data ecosystem.

New User Training Learning Outcomes
TLO#	TLO
1	Users will understand the services, and scope of work at NERSC.
2	Users will be able to recognize the different capabilities of available NERSC resources.
3	Users will be able to login to NERSC resources using multiple methods.
4	Users will be able to navigate the NERSC documentation to find relevant information.
5	Users will be able to identify different storage options for their computing needs.
6	Users will be able to understand the NERSC programming environment.
7	Users will be able to run HPC applications on NERSC systems.

Day 1 Agenda: September 16, 2024 (Monday)

Time (PDT/UTC-7)	Topic	Presenters
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction to NERSC	Rebecca Hartman-Baker and Lipi Gupta
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.	Navigating NERSC	Lipi Gupta
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 - 10:40 a.m.	IO, Data Storage & Sharing Best Practices	Lipi Gupta
10:40 - 11:10 a.m.	Using Python at NERSC and Best Practices	Charles Lively
11:10 - 12 p.m.	Hands-On Activities and Q&A Survey Completion	Lipi Gupta and Charles Lively

Day 2 Agenda: September 17, 2024 (Tuesday)

Time (PDT/UTC-7)	Topic	Presenters
9:00 - 9:10 a.m.	Recap of Day 1 and Follow-Up Questions	Charles Lively
9:10 - 9:45 a.m.	Programming Environment & Compilation with Best Practices	Erik Palmer
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.	Running Jobs and Best Practices	Charles Lively
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.	Using Jupyter at NERSC and Best Practices	Lipi Gupta
10:50 - 11:00 am	Hands-On Activities and Q&A Survey Completion	Charles Lively and Lipi Gupta