[Bioclusters] Announce: User-centric Grid Engine mini-course (October 21 / Boston MA)

[Jinal Jhaveri]

Any plans of arranging something like this in Bay Area, CA?

Chris Dagdigian wrote:

>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Apologies for the commercial nature of this message but I think it is  
> on-topic for this list. I've long talked about a need for user- 
> centric SGE training focused more on "how do I get work done" rather  
> than "how do I administer this thing..." and I've finally been told  
> to put up or shut up :) The end result is a bit of an experiment to  
> see if anyone is actually interested in such things.  The plan (for  
> now) is a 1-day seminar just to test the waters.
>
> Anyway, details are below. Feel free to pass this along or contact me  
> directly with any questions.
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
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> 1-day Technical Training Seminar ::: "Grid Engine 6 - Intro & Usage"
>       Friday, October 21, 2005 - Boston, Massachusetts
>
> Intended Audience:
> -------------------------------------------
>
> Anyone interested in a user-centric view of distributed computing  
> with Grid Engine. Note: this is not an advanced operator/admin course.
>
> Our goal is to help users, application integrators and developers  
> understand Grid Engine features and capabilities in a way that allows  
> them to become more productive at home. New SGE cluster operators or  
> administrators also may benefit from the user and usage-centric  
> perspective.
>
> The seminar will be taught with a life science informatics focus,  
> using bioinformatics workflows and applications as examples. As Grid  
> Engine usage and configuration patterns can differ significantly  
> between disciplines and industries, interested non-life-science  
> attendees should contact us in advance to determine if this seminar  
> will be a good fit.
>
> Time and Location:
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>
> Session  I: Friday, October 21, 2005, 9:30am - 4:30pm (12 attendees  
> max.)
> Location: Newbury Street, Boston MA USA
>            (Boston's historic back bay neighborhood) **
> Cost: $895 USD
>
>
> Scope:
> -------------------------------------------
>
> The seminar will use the open source Sun Grid Engine 6 product from  
> http://gridengine.sunsource.net. Features specific to the Sun N1  
> product stack or the commercially branded Sun N1 Grid Engine 6 will  
> not be formally covered.
>
> Difficulty:
> -------------------------------------------
>
> No Grid Engine experience necessary but attendees should be  
> comfortable with Linux and a bit of shell/perl scripting. The seminar  
> is targeted towards new or moderately experienced Grid Engine users.  
> Individuals with advanced Grid Engine skills will not gain much from  
> this 1-day seminar - we are considering offering future sessions  
> targeted specifically at advanced audiences.
>
> Seminar Outline (draft):
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>
> I. Clustering Overview
> II. Grid Problem Types
> - SGE for High Throughput vs SGE for High Performance
> III. Distributed Resource Management
> - Overview
> - What it provides
> IV. How Grid Engine Works
> - Job Types
> - Resource Allocation
> - Policies
> - Tickets
> - Architecture
> - Scheduling
> V. Basic Usage
> - Running Jobs
> - Checking Status
> - Troubleshooting
> VI. Advanced Usage
> - Resource requests
> - Job Arrays
> - Job Dependencies
> - Simple Workflows
> - Parallel Environments
> - Loose vs Tight parallel environment integration
> - Understanding resources & the SGE complex
> VII. Policy Based Resource Allocation
> - Overview
> - How it works
> - Effect on end-users
> - Commonly seen implementations
> VIII. Grid Engine Application Integration
> - Standalone applications & web front-ends
> - Parallel applications
> - Licensed applications
>
> Misc:
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>
> Each seminar will be limited to no more than 12 participants.   
> Attendees will have their own small Grid Engine 6.0u6 instance that  
> they can use throughout the seminar. Example and demonstration code  
> will be provided covering key topics and features.
>
> Requirements:
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>
> Attendees should bring a functional, networkable notebook computer  
> (wireless and wired ports will be available). Minimal system  
> requirements include a web browser and SSH client. X11 client  
> software is desirable but not required.
>
> Contact:
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>
> Chris Dagdigian, <chris at bioteam.net>, 617-877-5498, iChat/AOL-IM:  
> 'bioteamdag'
>
>
> ** If the class fills to 12 confirmed registratons we may move the  
> seminar location to nearby Cambridge, MA where larger training rooms  
> are available. Our "go or no go" deadline for registration is  
> September 30th.
>
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