High Performance Computing

A workshop for the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Canterbury

Part 1
Abacus

An introduction to Abacus, the High Performance Computing (HPC) System at UC. Learn how to access it and move files from and to the system.

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Part 2
Sun Grid Engine

An introduction to SGE (Sun Grid Engine). The software used to manage job queues in Abaucs, Learn the commands to submit, delete, and get job information.

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Part 3
Practical HPC

Make the most out of the HPC facilities for your research. Learn about using pararell jobs, multicore programming and practical tips and tricks.

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