High performace computing resources

Digital Research Alliance of Canada (formerly Compute Canada)

• Have an account. If you don’t, then you can get one sponsored by your supervisor (ask them for their CCRI, you’ll have to enter this to sign up): https://ccdb.alliancecan.ca/account_application
• If you are brand new to high performance computing (HPC), then you will want to watch a video tutorial or attend an introductory workshop! I would recommend starting with “Intro to HPC”. Note: the BC DRI group offers in person tutorials at SFU
  • In-person workshops (at SFU): https://training.westdri.ca/events/upcoming-training-winter-spring-2024/ note: summer seminar schedule is not out yet.
  • SFU computing summer school (June 3-7. Intro HPC workshop on June 4 2024): https://rcss24.netlify.app/
  • Most of the webinars have been recorded (some are old/out of date). See more below. Online live tutorials happen all the time provided by regional partners (see below) Most of the regional partners have recorded versions of the workshops (I have listed the intro ones below)

Resources:

• SFU research group: https://www.rcg.sfu.ca/subjects/arc/
• Recorded webinars about scheduling jobs: https://training.westdri.ca/tools/scheduling/
• DRAC wiki: https://docs.alliancecan.ca/wiki/Technical_documentation

Regional Partners (More resources):

• Acenet:
  • They’re in Atlantic time but they have a good website with lots of pre-recorded tutorials
  • Often their live webinars are at a suitable time for BC folks!
  • https://www.ace-net.ca/applied-and-physical-sciences.html
• Calcul Quebec: https://www.calculquebec.ca/#menu-ferme
• Compute Ontario: https://www.computeontario.ca/training-overview
• BC DRI: https://training.westdri.ca/courses/

Some webinars that have helped me:

If you can’t find a live intro seminar that fits your schedule… Start with these courses (free, recorded webinars): Basics (6 hours total)

• Introduction to HPC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7FUiHNf8d0
• Intro to Linux: https://youtu.be/f46vg__MFvQ
• Intro to Shell scripting: https://youtu.be/oqB3fLzQfdI
• Job scheduling with Slum: https://youtu.be/FDQqOWvAVmA

If you have questions, feel free to ask me!