Introduction to RCC Resources & Services

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the computational resources and services available at the RCC.

The Research Computing Center (RCC) provides the University of Chicago community with access to high-end computing, data storage, and visualization resources, as well as a wide variety of software packages, workshops, and one-on-one consulting by computational scientists. The RCC Midway high-Performance computing (HPC) ecosystem includes a range of cross-mounted systems. This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the computational resources and services available at the RCC.

What we'll cover:

• Overview of RCC HPC Systems, programs and services, including the Cluster Partnership Program (CPP), Consultant Partnership Program (ConPP), and grant support.
• Key differences between Midway2 and Midway3 compute and storage ecosystems.
• File transfer techniques within systems and between external locations (e.g. personal PCs, lab computers, and other clouds) 
• Introduction to the Secure Data Enclave (SDE) for hosting and working with sensitive research data.
• Running jobs interactively and in the queue using the SLURM job scheduler.
• Leveraging the Skyway platform to access and use cloud resources.
• Policies regarding computing resource usage (QoS) and data storage (quota).
• Understanding the concept of Service Units (SU) allocations.

What you'll learn from the workshop:

• By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
• Run jobs interactively and via batch scripts using SLURM.
• Execute Linux commands proficiently on Midway clusters.
• Manage and transfer data effectively within the Midway ecosystem and with external systems.
• Access RCC programs and services, including grant support, Cluster Partnership Program (CPP), Consultant Partnership Program (ConPP), and in person user support.

Level: Introductory

Prerequisites: None