Shaheen HPC 101 training Spring 2022

Dear Colleagues, 

The KAUST Supercomputing Lab held the “HPC 101 Shaheen II Training”, on Thursday, 17 February 2022 online via Zoom.

The aim of this training is to give current and future users of Shaheen II, Cray XC40 supercomputer, an introductory overview of the system and its usage, learn about the recent changes to the storage, programming environment and to help them make efficient use of their allocated resources. 

The training agenda is as follows:

• 10:00 am           Welcome
• 10:05 am            Overview of Shaheen and Neser Architecture.(slides, video)
• 10:15 am            How to get an account and access to Shaheen.(slides, video)
• 10:25 am            Shaheen Storages: changes and policies (slides, video)
• 10:35 am            Running environment and Job Scheduling.(slides, video)
• 11:00 am            Running HPC workflow on Shaheen: VASP example.(slides, video)
• 11:15 am            Applications software example: CFD example.(slides, video)
• 11:30 am            Programming environment, debugging and profiling, Best practices and tips.(slides, video)
• 11:50 am            Questions and open discussions with KSL team