Introduction to MPCDF Services (MPCDF)

We'd like to draw your attention to our series of online courses for scientists of the MPG who are starting to use or are interested in using MPCDF services.

For details and the connection link, please visit https://www.mpcdf.mpg.de/events/38184/14192

The Introductory User Tutorial is designed to familiarize you with MPCDF's compute and data services. In the first part, we provide an overview of MPCDF's mission and highlight its key services, along with a step-by-step guide on how to obtain a user account. Moving on, the second talk delves into MPCDF's supercomputers, covering their hardware specifications, software environment, filesystems, and file transfer and archiving workflows. The final part offers a comprehensive introduction to using the Slurm batch system, demonstrating its functionalities through practical examples and job scripts drawn from MPCDF's supercomputers. Throughout the talks, feel free to ask questions via chat. Plus, we offer a dedicated Q&A session afterwards. This tutorial aims to simplify the initial experience for newcomers to MPCDF's services. We conduct it twice a year, typically in spring and autumn, and past presentation slides are available for reference.

The course provides a basic introduction to the compute and data services available at MPCDF, it includes about 2 hours of tutorial sessions, an interactive chat option and a concluding Q&A session and is intended specifically to lower the bar for the first-time usage of MPCDF services. Major topics include an overview and practical hints for connecting to the HPC compute and storage facilities and using them via the Slurm batch system. Basic knowledge about working in a Linux environment is a prerequisite. An MPCDF account is not needed.

This course is offered twice per year, with one issue in spring and another one in autumn.

A registration is not necessary, please connect during the seminar time via the connection details at the end of this email.