OSC Workshop: Introduction to Batch Processing

When: Monday, Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Where: Ohio Technology Consortium
BALE Theater

1224 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43214
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This workshop will provide an introduction to Batch Processing.

Topics include:

  • The basics: Batch environment, batch file format, job submission, job status, return files
  • Optional resources: Nodes, cores, memory, accelerators, processing time, software, etc.
  • Our virtual waiting room: The PBS batch system, also known as “The Queue”
       (We will demonstrate how the system can be used interactively (yes, it is possible!)
  • How to manage jobs: The command line and our new OSC OnDemand Web Portal
  • How to use batch jobs to perform parallel processing
  • Useful environment variables related specifically to the batch system

Who Should Attend: New OSC users, or researchers interested in learning how to submit jobs to the HPC systems.

What You Will Need: Participants who bring a laptop computer will be able to connect to the supercomputers during the workshop. OSC workshop accounts will be provided.

Please Register to Attend
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