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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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: > ------------------------------------------- > > 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): > ------------------------------------------- > > 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: > ------------------------------------------- > > 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: > ------------------------------------------- > > 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: > ------------------------------------------- > > 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. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bioclusters maillist - Bioclusters at bioinformatics.org > https://bioinformatics.org/mailman/listinfo/bioclusters