High performance computing on the Vlaamse Supercomputer
Large-scale data analysis and complex computations often exceed the limits of standard computing resources. This introductory training equips you with the fundamental skills needed to work on the High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster of the Vlaamse Supercomputer Center (VSC). You will learn how to efficiently access and utilize HPC environments for data-intensive tasks, enabling you to take full advantage of advanced computing resources. By the end, you will be confident in navigating HPC systems and running jobs on the cluster.
Learning outcomes
- Access existing HPC infrastructures in Flanders
- Transfer data to and from the compute cluster.
- Submit jobs to run software and scripts (e.g., Python scripts) on the compute cluster
- Set up a software environment on the compute cluster
Approach
The training combines short explanations with hands-on exercises on accessing, uploading data, and submitting jobs on the VSC. As an example analysis, you will use Slurm to BLAST protein sequences on VSC Leuven.
Event intended for
This course is intended for researchers and professionals who need to work with High Performance Computing environments for data analysis or computational tasks. It may be required for certain courses that use an HPC instance.
Required skills
Participants must have prior experience using the command line. If you need to refresh these skills, we recommend following the Linux command line course.
Extra information
This course is part of the learning path Bulk long-reads for assembly or variants