ACES: Introduction to Composable Computing on ACES and FASTER
Overview
Instructor: Josh Winchell
Time: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 — 10:00AM-12:30PM CT
Location: Online using Zoom
Prerequisites: Current ACCESS ID, basic Linux/Unix skills
Introduction to research computing on the composable ACES and FASTER clusters. Topics covered include hardware, access, policies, file systems, and batch processing.
Course Materials
The presentation slides are available as downloadable PDF files.
- Introduction to FASTER/ACES (Fall 2024): PDF
Learning Objectives and Agenda
In this course, participants will:
- Learn why a composable cluster is useful
- Learn HPRC policies
- Learn about ACES hardware
- Log onto the ACES cluster
- Learn about batch processing
- Learn to recognize and solve common problems encountered on HPRC compute resources
We will cover the following topics, focusing primarily on ACES:
- Overview of Composable Technology
- Overview of the ACES cluster
- Summary of advanced accelerators on ACES
- Basics of cluster computing on ACES
- Portal and file system
- Software
- Batch computing
See: https://hprc.tamu.edu/aces/ and https://hprc.tamu.edu/faster/
Note: During the class session many aspects of the material will be illustrated via a live login to an HPRC system. Attendees need to register for an account and complete the exercises on their own laptops during the session. Instructions to apply are included in the registration form.