PRACE Tier-1 Workshop 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Europe/Amsterdam
Description
The aim of the workshop is to support researchers granted compute resources through the recent DECI-7 call as well as other potential users of the pan-European Tier-1 infrastructure.

This 2-day event is based around a number of invited talks and hands-on sessions that will provide practical guidelines and experience on utilizing the European Tier-1 systems available through the DECI-7 call. Potential users of this Tier-1 infrastructure are also invited to participate in the workshop. A large emphasis will be placed on the hands-on sessions where participants have the opportunity to identify and discuss issues directly with PRACE staff. There will also be a special session (optional) at the end of the workshop dedicated for one-to-one consultation on participants’ projects.

Areas to be covered at the workshop includes:

  • General information on PRACE
  • Brief introduction to the Tier-1 systems
  • Generic PRACE services such as user and application support
  • Practical orientation of the Tier-1 systems, i.e. day-to-day usage.
  • Short exercises in compiling and running parallel code.
  • Deployment of users’ own code

This workshop is hosted by SARA, Dutch national HPC and e-Science Support Center. SARA offers an integrated ICT research infrastructure and provide services in the areas of computing, data storage, visualization, networking, cloud and e-science.

Slides
  • Tuesday, November 29
    • 12:30 PM 1:30 PM
      Reception and Lunch 1h
    • 1:30 PM 1:45 PM
      Welcome and Introduction to SARA
    • 1:45 PM 2:30 PM
      PRACE hardware, software and services
    • 2:30 PM 3:30 PM
      Use of Certificates, Using gsi-ssh and gridftp
    • 3:30 PM 4:00 PM
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 4:00 PM 5:30 PM
      Hands on session (practical examples)
  • Wednesday, November 30
    • 9:30 AM 10:15 AM
      PRACE support for the accepted DECI projects
    • 10:15 AM 10:30 AM
      Remote Visualization
    • 10:30 AM 11:00 AM
      Hands on Sessions (users’ own application codes)
    • 11:00 AM 11:30 AM
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:30 AM 12:30 PM
      Hands on Sessions (users’ own application codes)
    • 12:30 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 1:30 PM 3:30 PM
      One-to-one sessions (optional)