HPC Bootcamp Fall 2024

If it’s always been on your “to-do list” to learn how to use HPC, consider signing up for our HPC Bootcamp.

UW ARCC will host a HPC Bootcamp titled Research Computing & HPC Essentials - (Getting started with ARCC's services). The bootcamp will be held in person only (no virtual attendees), and runs over the course of a full week. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own devices, but some lab computers will be available at the Bootcamp. Due to demand UW ARCC has scheduled the bootcamp to be held twice during late Summer/Early Fall 2024:

August Bootcamp (Monday August 12, 2024 through Friday August 16, 2024)
September Bootcamp (Monday September 9, 2024 through Friday September 13, 2024)

Interested parties may sign up for either bootcamp here.

Notice: Our August Bootcamp is full. Users may still sign up for the September Bootcamp or e-mail arcchelp@uwyo.edu to join our August Bootcamp waitlist.

Our bootcamp can help train new or intermediate users on ARCC HPC resources, and will cover the topics in modules listed in the table below:

Schedule	Topics/Modules (Expand for Description)
Monday AM	Intro to Linux Command-Line: The File System Introduce users to typing commands using the command line to work with the Linux operating system. Focusing on hands-on exercises, it will introduce the basic structure and use of the file system, and how to find help.
Monday PM	Intro to Linux Command-Line: View, Find and Search Files Introduce how to work with, view, find and search the content of text files. The workshop is aimed at beginners with basic command-line experience of the Linux file system and will focus on hands-on exercises. Prerequisites: Basic command-line experience or attendance at Intro to Linux Command Line: The File System Text Editors in Linux Introduce the various text editors available on our Services. Using emacs as a GUI via an OnDemand interactive desktop, and vim/nano from a terminal command line. Prerequisites: Basic command-line experience or attendance at either Intro to Command Line module
Tuesday AM	Intro to HPC Introduce UW ARCC, our core services, and how we can help. Introduce the core concepts behind High Performance Computing and clusters.
Tuesday PM	Intro to Accessing the Cluster Introduce users on how to remotely access the clusters Over the web using OnDemand Accessing Beartooth with traditional SSH and 2 factor authentication Accessing MedicineBow using passwordless authentication Intro to using the Module System Introduce users on how to set up and personalize their environment for their computational needs. Intro to Job Scheduling Introduce users to job management using the Slurm system - demonstrating how to create interactive jobs and submit jobs to the cluster queue that follow a basic workflow.
Wednesday AM	Using OnDemand (Access to ARCC HPCs in a web browser) Navigating Remote web access to HPC Services
Wednesday PM	Data Management Introducing the concept of data management with a focus on some common best practices of working with data on ARCC systems. Data Transfers The practical options for transferring data from onto HPC systems from local computers and remote servers.
Thursday AM	Intro to Using Conda: Creating Python/R and other Application Environments Introduce what Conda is and how it can be used to create a variety of environments, such as Python/R and contained applications.
Thursday PM	Using Python, Conda and Pip on the Cluster Discuss how the various Python related tools work together on the cluster and introduce a series of best practices for managing these environments. (*Note: This is not an introduction to programming in Python. It covers how to use Python, Conda and Pip on an HPC cluster) Prerequisites: Intermediate users of HPC or attendance at prior modules, and experience programming in Python* Using R and RStudio on the Cluster Discuss how the various R related tools and RStudio work together on the cluster and introduce a series of best practices for managing these environments. (*Note: This is not an introduction to programming in R. It covers how to use R and RStudio on an HPC cluster) Prerequisites: Intermediate users of HPC or attendance at prior modules, and experience programming in R or RStudio*
Friday AM	Jupyter Notebooks with OnDemand Demonstrate how to use the OnDemand Jupyter Service across a variety of available languages and kernels. Demonstrate how to convert an existing Conda environment into a kernel that can be used within a notebook. Prerequisites: Intermediate users of HPC or attendance at Using Python, Conda and Pip on the Cluster Intro to External HPC Resources Introducing external HPC resources available to UW researchers including those hosted by NWSC/NCAR and ANL (Argonne National Labs). Provides information for how prospective users can request access and support. It will also cover how knowledge gained from using UW ARCC HPC resources that can be translated to resources provided by external centers.

Those who sign up for a bootcamp have the option to attend all modules, but are not required to attend all of them.

Please contact arcc-help@uwyo.edu with any questions, inquiries, or comments.