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Running Applications on Hoffman2 – Part II

IDRE Visualization Portal, Math Sciences Building 5628 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This class is designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port your workflow to the Hoffman2 and how to...
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Job Scheduling on Hoffman2 Cluster

IDRE Portal 5628 Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

We will discuss how to effectively run jobs on Hoffman2 cluster which serves a wide spectrum of user applications and is almost always heavily loaded. We will first review the model and policy of Hoffman2’s job scheduling, followed by fundamentals of using its job scheduler, Univa Grid Engine. A number of common use cases will...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Part I

IDRE Portal 5628 Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This class is designed to clarify the process of getting started on the cluster, navigating the command line and porting your own applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to import your workflow to Hoffman2 and...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Part II

IDRE Portal 5628 Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

This class will address the process of creating Matlab standalone executables and running Matlab in batch, as well as running Abaqus python scripts. Example of how to submit array jobs using Abaqus, R and other applications. Can my simulations be submitted as array jobs? Bring your own problem. Also, Jupyter Notebooks: another way to run...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Part I

Zoom

The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This class is designed to clarify the process of getting started on the cluster, navigating the command line and porting your own applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to import your workflow to Hoffman2 and...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Part II

Zoom

This class will address the process of creating MATLab standalone executables and running MATLab in batch, as well as running Abaqus python scripts. It will give examples of how to submit array jobs using Abaqus, R and other applications. Can my simulations be submitted as array jobs? Bring your own problem. Also, Jupyter Notebooks: another...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Introduction

Zoom

The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port your workflow to...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Case Studies I

Zoom

The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port your workflow to...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Case Studies II

Zoom

The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It also addresses how to port your workflow to...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Introduction (Part I)

Zoom

To register please follow the Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvcemurj0oHNwvsIvaqVDp2Uyqntnv2kpq The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Case Studies (Part II)

Zoom

To register please follow the Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvdemopjkrGNJmY3LY6Ktr-mTUl6T8D8XS The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It...
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Using Anaconda to manage packages on Hoffman2 Cluster

Zoom

Anaconda is a popular, free and open-source distribution of many packages for scientific computing and data analysis. It is easy to use Anaconda to install and manage packages because of its ability to resolve version conflicts and package dependencies. On the Hoffman2 cluster, however, the environment is structurally different from that of a personal computer;...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Case Studies (Part III)

Zoom

To register please follow the Zoom link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvd-CqrjorHtKARZmYRFDkp7TjcDS_gV_r The Hoffman2 cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available on the cluster. It...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Intro (Part I)

Zoom

** THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING RESCHEDULED TO MAY 10, 2021 ** The Hoffman2 Cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part I of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 Cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available...
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Running Applications on the Hoffman2 Cluster: Case Studies (Part II)

Zoom

** THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING RESCHEDULED TO MAY 17, 2021 ** The Hoffman2 Cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. This workshop is part II of a three-seminar series designed to introduce users to the Hoffman2 Cluster environment and to clarify the process of porting applications or using applications already available...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Using Rstudio Server on Hoffman2 + Q&A

Zoom

The Hoffman2 Happy Hours Series: Using Rstudio on Hoffman2 is best with a Rstudio Server app. This Happy Hour shows an example of using a Rstudio Server with Singularity/Apptainor. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu.  Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcOytqjsiGdK5RudPYhsQTrmg4NP8HUqP

Using Container on HPC resources

This workshop will go over how to use container on HPC resources. Containers are a great way to run scientific software on various HPC platforms. Users can create a ‘virtual’ OS to easily install any application and transfer it to any system with container software. This workshop will cover how to build and use containers...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Transferring data to and from the Hoffman2 Cluster + Q&A

Zoom

The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Who’s afraid of the command line? + Q&A

Zoom

The Hoffman2 Happy Hours are designed to showcase one cluster related topic in a short presentation (no more than 20 minutes and generally much less) or lightning talk format, to be followed by 30 to 40 minutes of discussion and user support (office hour style). Each Hoffman2 Happy Hour meeting is 50 minutes long. Bring...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Using Anaconda on Hoffman2

Zoom

Anaconda (https://www.anaconda.com/) is a distribution of R and Python that can be used to easily install many popular data science, biostats, and other packages. This Hoffman2 Happy Hour will go discus using Anaconda on Hoffman2. This can be applied to using Anaconda on various other HPC resources. We will go over creating conda environments and...
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Building Containers for HPC

Zoom

This workshop is a follow-up to a previous workshop on “Using Containers on HPC Resources” (https://github.com/ucla/hpc_workshops). This workshop will focus on creating containers to be ran on HPC resources. We will go over building containers using Docker/podman and Apptainer/Singularity. We will also use Hoffman2 to run our newly built containers. To follow along, users will...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Building/Compiling software on Hoffman2

Zoom

This Hoffman2 Happy Hour will discuss how to build and compile software on Hoffman2. This can also be applied to most HPC resources that researchers may use. While Hoffman2 system admins can compile software when needed, researchers can compile software themselves, so they have more control over how it is built. We will go over...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Using Rstudio on Hoffman2

Zoom

This Happy Hour Series will go over using RStudio on the Hoffman2 cluster. We will go over examples with interacting with the RStudio IDE on Hoffman2 and show how to install packages, use GPUs, and submit non-interactive batch jobs using RStudio. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented...
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Containers for HPC

Zoom

This workshop will go over how to use container on HPC resources. Containers are a great way to run scientific software on various HPC platforms. Users can create a ‘virtual’ OS to easily install any application and transfer it to any system with container software. This workshop will cover how to build and use containers...
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Building Containers for HPC

Zoom

This workshop is a follow-up to a previous workshop on “Using Containers on HPC Resources”. This workshop will focus on creating containers to be ran on HPC resources. We will go over building containers using Docker/podman and Apptainer/Singularity. We will also use Hoffman2 to run our newly built containers. To follow along, users will need...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Introduction to the Hoffman2 Cluster

Zoom

Account creation, connecting via terminal, requesting interactive sessions, loading software in a user environment. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldemvqjotE93gkZrOw-jowhGR58Q_dtKB

Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Finding your way around the Unix Shell Prompt

Zoom

Basics of Unix shell scripting. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwodempqTotHdTfUnXazCoykoFa32tq6vHM  

Big Data on HPC

This workshop will go over using Big Data techniques on HPC resources. Big Data methods are used when data size because so large, it becomes challenging to compute. Also, when machine learning models become so complex, it can also be challenging to train. In this workshop, we will go over examples of solving Big Data...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Running Jupyter notebooks on the Hoffman2 Cluster

Zoom

Running Jupyter notebooks on the Hoffman2 Cluster. Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu.  Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdu6sqjgsGN10ggpiPVmfRbX8TSN7g8tN

Building and Compiling Software on HPC

Zoom

In this hands-on session, you will gain the skills and knowledge required to successfully build and compile software in an HPC environment, regardless of your programming expertise. By utilizing the powerful compiling tools available on Hoffman2, you will learn to construct customized applications essential for your research. Moreover, we will delve into best practices for...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Submitting jobs to the Scheduler

Zoom

Running batch jobs on the Hoffman2 Cluster.  Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu.  Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAode-hrjIiG9A6Sqp3y3syR0ejUjfR_dv7

Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Running Array Jobs

Zoom

Running Array jobs on the Hoffman2 Cluster.  Any questions about this workshop can be emailed to Raffaella D'Auria at dauria@oarc.ucla.edu. Presented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsdeqtpj0jGNTtNQtHaZunG2LVN1_texfD

Hoffman2 Happy Hour: R and Python

Zoom

This Hoffman2 Happy Hour is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to harness the power of High-Performance Computing (HPC) for data analysis. The workshop focuses on two popular programming languages, R and Python, and provides step-by-step guidance on installing essential packages for HPC environments. Participants will learn how to navigate the intricacies...
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Running Ansys Fluids products on Hoffman2 and on Local Devices

Zoom

Ansys is an engineering software that is used particularly in multiphysics modeling. This is an introductory workshop that will explore various approaches for (1) accessing Ansys products through the Hoffman2 cluster and through tunnelling on local devices, (2) allocating resources to appropriate simulations for optimal efficiency, and (3) troubleshooting common errors frequently encountered for simulations....
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A Tutorial for Ansys Fluids Products with Application to Cross-Platform Programming

Zoom

Ansys is an engineering software that is employed for a plethora of multiphysics simulations. This is an introductory tutorial workshop for building, configuring, executing, and postprocessing simulation projects and data using Ansys products including CAD software (DesignModeler and SpaceClaim), meshing software (Workbench Meshing, Fluent Meshing) and multiphysics software (Fluent). Additionally, various programming languages (Scheme Lisp,...
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Hoffman2 Happy Hours: Introduction to the Hoffman2 Cluster

Zoom

This workshop will cover what the Hoffman2 cluster is and what it can do to you. It will address several topics to get you started with the cluster, including:- Accounts - Policies - Connecting to the Hoffman2 Cluster - Connecting via terminal and SSH - Interacting with the Unix CLI - Locating installed software on...
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Containers for HPC workshop

Zoom

This workshop will go over how to use container on HPC resources. Containers are a great way to run scientific software on various HPC platforms. Users can create a ‘virtual’ OS to easily install any application and transfer it to any system with container software. This workshop will cover how to build and use containers...
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Spatial Humanities and High Performance Computing

Zoom

As spatial data becomes more plentiful and available, there are new challenges for accessing it in scholarship. From point clouds with millions of entries to complex elevation maps, it is becoming increasingly difficult to perform spatial analysis on laptops and personal computers. UCLA’s high performance computing cluster, Hoffman2, enables processing and analyzing complex geodata remotely,...
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Optimizing research with GPUs on Hoffman2

Zoom

This workshop caters to computing professionals and researchers eager to push the boundaries of high-performance computing using GPUs. Tailored for an audience that ranges from novices to experienced users, the workshop covers the essentials of GPU computing, with a special focus on leveraging these powerful processors within Python and R environments as well as other...
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HPC@UCLA: Intro to H2C (the Hoffman2 Cluster)

OARC Portal 5628 Math Science Building

The Hoffman2 Cluster is a powerful computational resource for the UCLA research community. Come and learn what is it and how you can get started using it. Click here to register 

HPC@UCLA: Working at the UNIX shell & Environmental Modules on H2C (the Hoffman2 Cluster)

OARC Portal 5628 Math Science Building

Knowledge of Linux is key to successfully using most HPC resources, including the Hoffman2 Cluster. This workshop introduces users to basic usage of the command line interface (CLI), basic file manipulation and the filesystem hierarchy. Environmental modules and modification of the user environment will also be introduced. Click here to register

Learning Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) at Hoffman2

OARC Portal 5628 Math Science Building

As the excitement around ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) continues to grow, many are exploring how to leverage these technologies in their own domains to achieve more targeted and advanced responses. Among the emerging techniques, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) stands out as one of the most impactful. In this 2-hour lecture, I will introduce...
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HPC@UCLA: Jupyter Notebooks/JupyterLan on H2C (the Hoffman2 Cluster)

OARC Portal 5628 Math Science Building

Jupyter Notebook and JupyterLab are a powerful tool for interactive computing and for proof of concept implementations. Come and learn how to open jupyter sessions on your local browser while harnessing the computing power on the Hoffman2 Cluster. Work in a conda/python environment, in R, julia or many other programming languages. Click here to Register

HPC@UCLA: Interactive Computing on H2C (the Hoffman2 Cluster)

OARC Portal 5628 Math Science Building

Learn how to perform interactive computing on the Hoffman2 Cluster. From requesting the computational resources needed for your interactive session to loading and starting TUI and GUI applications. Click here to register

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