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

[Peiran Song]

Yah, a west coast one would be great.

Peiran

Jinal Jhaveri wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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