[Event] NeCTAR Research Cloud Training at The University Of Western Australia on 22nd Feb
Nick Golovachenko
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The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre is pleased to invite you to the NeCTAR Research Cloud training – Introductory Workshop.
This is a two day training workshop that will provide attendees with an introduction to the FREE Cloud resources available from the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. At the end of the workshop attendees should feel confident in applying for larger allocations and with applying this exciting new technology to their research.
Presented by Chris Bording from the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, the workshop will aim to provide an introduction to the NeCTAR Research Cloud.
The course will cover:
NeCTAR workshop training
Introduction, outcomes and motivation for using NeCTAR
Setting up your local resource for accessing the cloud
Accessing the NeCTAR dashboard
Applying for NeCTAR allocations.
Obtaining Keys and setting Security Groups
Creating and Launching an Instance
Moving your data to the NeCTAR research cloud
Managing data storage and file systems.
Installing applications
Creating Snapshots.
Introduction to the Unix shell
The basics of the Unix shell.
Creating and Editing files.
BASH shell scripting
Intro to using Git
Setting up a local git repository.
Adding/committing files and directories in git.
Interacting with Github, creating forks, merging and tracking changes.
Installing applications and managing dependencies
How setup your environment in cloud!
Searching and installing packages with yum/apt-get.
Advanced package management with MAALI.
Creating basic pipelines and Advanced job scripting
Moving data around in the cloud.
Basic scripting to run serial jobs.
Basic scripting to run threaded/parallel jobs.
Nohup
This workshop is free of charge, however prior registration by 19 Feb 2016 is essential as space is limited. Please note that participants will need to bring their own UWA or personal laptop to this training workshop. Morning and afternoon tea will be provided.
The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre is an unincorporated joint venture of CSIRO and the four public WA universities with funding from the State Government. The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre fosters and promotes scientific and technological innovation through the provision of supercomputing, data and visualisation services to the research community, commercial organisations and government agencies. In 2009, the organisation was charged with establishing and operating the $80 million Pawsey Centre by the Australian government.
Nick Golovachenko
The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre is pleased to invite you to the NeCTAR Research Cloud training – Introductory Workshop.
This is a two day training workshop that will provide attendees with an introduction to the FREE Cloud resources available from the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. At the end of the workshop attendees should feel confident in applying for larger allocations and with applying this exciting new technology to their research.
Presented by Chris Bording from the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, the workshop will aim to provide an introduction to the NeCTAR Research Cloud.
The course will cover:
NeCTAR workshop training
Introduction to the Unix shell
Intro to using Git
Installing applications and managing dependencies
Creating basic pipelines and Advanced job scripting
This workshop is free of charge, however prior registration by 19 Feb 2016 is essential as space is limited. Please note that participants will need to bring their own UWA or personal laptop to this training workshop. Morning and afternoon tea will be provided.
RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nectar-research-cloud-training-the-university-of-western-australia-registration-21422185333
Venue
Spice Room (Yellow), Physics Building, Centre for Learning Technology
35 Crawley, WA 6009 Australia
More info contact organiser Chris Bording chris.bording@pawsey.org.au
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, ARRC, 26 Dick Perry Avenue
Technology Park, Kensington
Western Australia, 6151
Ph +61 8 6436 8830 | Fax +61 8 6436 8555
Web www.pawsey.org.au | Email admin@pawsey.org.au
The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre is an unincorporated joint venture of CSIRO and the four public WA universities with funding from the State Government. The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre fosters and promotes scientific and technological innovation through the provision of supercomputing, data and visualisation services to the research community, commercial organisations and government agencies. In 2009, the organisation was charged with establishing and operating the $80 million Pawsey Centre by the Australian government.