The ORCD team regularly offers classes on subjects such as high-performance computing, parallel programming, and using the Engaging cluster.
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Course Description
The MIT Office of Research Computing's Engaging Cluster is available to the MIT community for running computational workloads that don't run well on your own computer. This hands-on tutorial walks you through the basics of using Engaging for your research. We will cover:
- How to access Engaging
- Transferring files
- Using and installing software
- Running jobs, including batch and interactive jobs requesting a variety of resources
Prerequisites/Requirements
- Attendees must have an Engaging account (instructions here).
- We ask that you read through our Getting Started Tutorial to familiarize yourself with the concepts beforehand.
- Attendees should also bring a laptop for the hands-on component.
Learning Objectives
After this tutorial attendees will
- Be able to log in and navigate the cluster
- Know how to use modules and have a plan for installing any additional software needed
- Be familiar with running jobs and requesting different types of resources
Schedule
This course is being run weekly this Spring; the same material will be covered in each instance of the class. We will update this page as dates are added.
- Tuesday, February 10, 2-4pm
- Wednesday, February 18, 2-4pm
- Tuesday, February 24, 2-4pm
Location
On-campus at ORCD's offices in NE36
How to Sign Up
Sign up for any instance of the class by reserving a spot using this Calendly link. Only sessions offered within the next 30 days will be visible, if signing up for a later date please wait until closer to 30 days before the date to sign up.