Introduction to High Performance Computing

In this session, we will learn the basics of high performance computing (HPC) at TACC, including system architecture, TACC HPC system resources, and best practices when using TACC systems.

Objectives for this Session

• Learn basic HPC system architecture
• Learn the difference between login and compute nodes
• Learn best practices when using a shared resource
• Learn about the disk/file system resources on TACC HPC systems

Sections:

• Introduction to High Performance Computing
• What are the disk/file system resources on TACC HPC systems?