Register to attend the workshop at the bottom of this page. Zoom link will be emailed after filling out the registration form.

Amarel account: Apply here as soon as possible. You must have an Amarel account set up before the workshop.

VPN setup: You have to be connected on Rutgers’ network or be on VPN to access Amarel resources.

Expected background: Some Linux experience or an “Intro to Linux” tutorial covering fundamental Linux skills (logging-in; using commands like cd, ls, cp, rm; using a text editor).

Additional information: A laptop computer running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux will be required to participate. Wireless campus network connectivity will also be required. Other mobile computing systems (e.g., tablets) will work if an SSH client is installed.

SSH setup: Windows users must install an SSH client like PuTTY or MobaXterm. Alternatively, Windows 10 users can install the complete Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Workshop content: This fast-paced 3-hour short course offers a brief introduction to using a Linux cluster. The goal is to help everyone make those first few steps toward productively using a Linux cluster for research — all members of the Rutgers community have free access to the Amarel Cluster.

Topics:

• OARC, the Amarel system, our support and outreach resources
• High-level overview of research computing, computing in parallel, advanced networking, and storage systems
• Accessing the cluster & basic organization (login node, compute nodes, storage spaces, network connectivity)
• Remote access (VPN)
• Using software modules
• Overview of running jobs with SLURM (serial, parallel, batch, interactive)
• Writing a job script
• Submitting jobs
• Monitoring job status
• Running some example jobs
• Capturing and viewing job output/results
• Configuring environment variables (editing your ~/.bashrc)
• Basics of compiling and installing your own software
• Availability of Singularity for Singularity & Docker containers
• Data exploration & data management resources available through the library
• Using GUI-based applications with Open OnDemand
• Transferring files to & from Amarel
• Review of best practices

If you have questions or need help, please email Bala Desinghu.

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