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