How can I tell if my account is active? Please see this article to help determine if your account is active and if you have access to CCR resources.
Ongoing Workshops
Basic Introduction to the CCR Cluster
- Description: One hour hands-on workshop for new CCR users. The topics include cluster resources, file transfer, file editing, login, submitting a job using a SLURM script and running interactive desktops.
- Prerequisites: An active CCR account. A laptop if you want to follow along.
- Location: Workshops will be held in Bell 250.
- NOTE: these workshops present the same introductory material.
- Dates:
- August 16, 2019 12-1pm
- more to follow
- Sign up by sending an email to icds-course@buffalo.edu
- Download the PDF of the presentation for the workshop on July 12th
- Download the PDF of the presentation for the workshop on June 21st
- Previous presentations are available in the Archived Workshop section below.
Using the ColdFront Allocation Management System for Faculty and Group Managers
- Description: One hour hands-on workshop for faculty users of CCR. The topics include what ColdFront is used for, how to create projects and request allocations for access to CCR resources, adding and removing users, and completing the yearly project review. New features to ColdFront implemented this summer will also be demonstrated.
- Prerequisites: An active CCR account. A laptop if you want to follow along.
- NOTE: This workshop is for faculty users only, unless you've been made a manager in a ColdFront project.
- Location: Workshop will be held in Bell 250.
- Dates:
- August 9, 2019 12-1pm
- more to follow
- Sign up by sending an email to icds-course@buffalo.edu
Intermediate Workshops
- One hour hands-on workshop for CCR users.
- Prerequisites: An active CCR account. The "Basic Introduction to the CCR Cluster" workshop or equivalent experience. A laptop if you want to follow along.
- Location: Workshops will be held in Bell 250.
- Topics and Dates:
- Job Submissions Strategies: more to follow
- Understanding the scheduler, resources and job priority.
- Submitting job arrays and using the scavenger partition.
- Download the pdf of the presentation for the workshop
- Software Installation Best Practices: July 26, 2019 12-1pm CANCELLED
- Please send any installation related questions to ccr-help@buffalo.edu
- Best practices and tips for installing software on the CCR cluster.
- Job Submissions Strategies: more to follow
- Sign up by sending an email to icds-course@buffalo.edu
Online Tutorials
Using the CCR cluster
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Running Jobs on the CCR Cluster | The Introduction to Running Jobs presentation is a detailed, step by step tutorial on using the CCR Cluster. |
Software
| Topic | Name/Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intermediate MPI | UBBox(handout,pdf),UBbox(handout,2x2,pdf) | MPI introduction, basics |
| Advanced MPI | UBBox(handout,pdf),UBbox(handout,2x2,pdf) | MPI advanced topics |
| MPI Quick Reference | UBBox(handout,pdf),UBBox(handout,2x2,pdf) | Compiling/running MPI at CCR |
| OpenMP I | UBbox(handout,pdf), UBbox(handout,2x2,pdf) | OpenMP introduction, basics |
| OpenMP II | UBbox(handout,pdf), UBbox(handout,2x2,pdf) | OpenMP advanced topics |
| Slurm Survival Guide | UBbox(handout,pdf),UBbox(handout,2x2,pdf) | SLURM |
| Debugging | UBbox(handout,pdf),UBbox(handout,2x2,pdf) | Basic debugging tips |
| Profiling | UBbox(handout,pdf),UBbox(handout,2x2,pdf) | Basic profiling tips |
| Introduction to HPC | UBbox(handout,pdf),UBbox(handout,2x2,pdf) | Historical overview of HPC |
| CADENCE | See CADENCE-Intro-CCR pdf attached below | Running CADENCE Simulations |
Archived Workshop Presentations
- 2019
- Basic Introduction to the CCR Cluster
- May 24, 2019
- June 7, 2019
- June 21, 2019
- Intermediate Workshops
- Job Submission Strategies
- June 28, 2019
- Job Submission Strategies
- Basic Introduction to the CCR Cluster