This two-day hybrid course serves as an introduction to the LUMI architecture and setup. It will include lessons about the hardware architecture, compiling, using software and running jobs efficiently. After the course you will be able to work effectively on both the CPU (LUMI-C) as well as GPU partition (LUMI-G).

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What will you learn in this training?

In this training you will:

• connect to LUMI and transfer data from and to the cluster

• understand LUMI’s hardware and effectively compile software on it

• utilize the module system and EasyBuild for software management

• submit and manage jobs with Slurm, including the use of job arrays and GPU/CPU binding

• identify and mitigate I/O bottlenecks in the LUSTRE file system

• create Python environments and run containers on LUMI

For whom?

Anyone who wants to know how to perform very large computing tasks, specifically if you intend to use the LUMI supercomputer in the future.

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of the Unix shell and general HPC cluster computing is necessary.

Familiarity with a programming language (C, Fortran, or Python) is highly recommended.

Agenda

Day 1:

09:45 – Course introduction

10:00 – Hardware architecture (40 min)

10:40 – Cray Programming Environment (45 min)

11:25 – Break

11:55 – How to access LUMI (35 min)

12:30 – Lunch break

13:30 – Exercises (30 min)

14:00 – Modules (35 min)

14:35 – Exercises: Exploring the modules (15 min)

14:50 – Break

15:20 – Software (55 min)

16:15 – Exercises (30 min)

16:45 – Wrap-up of the day and free Q&A

Day 2:

9:45 – Short welcome, recap and plan for the day

10:00 – Slurm 1 (75 minutes)

11:15 – Break

11:45 – Slurm 2: Binding (45 minutes)

12:30 – Lunch break

13:30 – Slurm exercises (30 minutes)

14:00 – Using Lustre (30 minutes)

14:30 – Containers on LUMI (60 minutes including demo or exercises)

15:30 – Break

16:00 – LUMI support and documentation (20 minutes)

16:20 – LUMI in The Netherlands (15 minutes)

16:35 – What else do we offer and what did we not cover and how can I learn about it? (10 minutes)

16:45 – Q&A and wrap-up

Cannot participate onsite in Amsterdam?

Don’t worry! We are also setting up an online option for participation, so you are also welcome to participate from home (only with potentially limited support for exercises).

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