2019 Getting Started Videos

New to the ALCF? Need a refresher?

Our introductory Getting Started videos are designed to help users get their projects up and running on ALCF computing resources.

With separate sessions on Mira and Theta/Cooley, these videos provide information on system architectures and ALCF support services; guide users through code building and job submissions; and offer tips for troubleshooting, minimizing wait times, and effectively backing up data.
 

Getting Started on Theta/Cooley

View the Getting Started on Theta/Cooley video here. Topics include system overviews, memory modes, OS and filesystems, environment settings, compilers, tools, job scripts, and queues.

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Getting Started on Mira

View the Getting Started on Mira videos here. Topics include system overviews, code building, accounts, allocations, storage, transfers, queuing and running, and job status and manipulation.

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1. BG/Q Hardware Review 

2. Considerations before you run (accounts, projects,  log in, ... )

3. Building your code

4. Running jobs on Mira

5. After your job is submitted (How to monitor the status of your job, useful commands)

6. Potential problems

7. Hands-on examples