Category: Workshops

We are excited to begin our Spring 2024 Workshop series, the first of which will be on The SLURM Scheduler on the HOPPER Cluster and is planned for this Thursday, 02/08/2024, at 11:00AM -12:00PM. All those using the cluster and planning to use the cluster are invited to attend.

The SLURM Scheduler on the HOPPER Cluster | 02/08/2024 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM EST
Summary: This workshop will be an introduction to the cluster environment and using the job scheduler, SLURM, to run jobs interactively and in batch mode.

Workshop Registration/Join Details:

Registration/Sign in form: https://forms.office.com/r/LqPA5x519N

Upcoming ORC Workshops for Spring 2024

Date	Times	Title	Description
02/15/2024	11:00AM – 12:00PM	Open OnDemand: An Interactive Web Dashboard for Working on the Cluster	This workshop will be a detailed introduction to the Open OnDemand web dashboard that can be used to run apps and other jobs on the cluster interactively.
02/20/2024	11:00AM – 12:00PM	Running VS Code from Open OnDemand	This workshop will go over how to correctly use VS Code from the Open OnDemand dashboard while working on the cluster.
02/22/2024	11:00AM -12:00PM	Managing Python Packages with Conda and Virtual Environments on the Cluster	This workshop will go into the different ways python packages can be managed in the cluster environment using conda and python virtual environments both in batch mode from the command line and with Jupyter Notebooks and Jupyter Lab on the cluster.
02/27/2024	11:00AM -12:00PM	Running GPU Jobs Efficiently on the Cluster	This workshop covers an introduction to the different gpu resources we have available on the cluster and how to set up and monitor your GPU runs on these resources in the most efficient way.

Upcoming ORC events and workshops are normally posted on our website here while the workshop series and other training resources details can be found on our Training pages here.

Beginning 10/24/2023, the ORC will be hosting regular walk-in office hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 2:00PM – 3:00PM in Research Hall, Suite 141. Students using the cluster for their final class projects and those new to using the cluster are especially encouraged to drop in with any questions. 

Additionally, we have a planned series of workshops as detailed below: 

Date	Time	Title	Description
10/26/2023	11:00AM -12:00PM	The SLURM Scheduler on the Cluster	This workshop will be an introduction to the cluster environment and using the job scheduler, SLURM, to run jobs interactively and in batch mode.
11/02/2023	11:00AM -12:00PM	Managing Python Packages with Conda and Virtual Environments on the Cluster	This workshop will go into the different ways Python packages can be managed in the cluster environment using Conda and Python virtual environments both in batch mode from the command line and with Jupyter Notebooks and Jupyter Lab on the cluster.
11/09/2023	11:00AM -12:00PM	Running GPU Jobs Efficiently on the Cluster	This workshop covers an introduction to the different GPU resources we have on the cluster and how to set up and monitor your GPU runs in the most efficient way.

Zoom meeting details for the Workshop series will be sent out the week of each workshop. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at orchelp@gmu.edu.