Introduction
What this talk is
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Brief overview of the resources offered by the High Performance Computing Core Facility and the Bioinformatics Core
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How to get access
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Very brief introduction to cluster terminology and concepts
What this talk isn’t
- In-depth discussion of UNIX, clusters, or computing in general
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Finished! (Welcome to the beta)
“Talks are never finished, only due”
Who are we?
- Nikhil Joshi
- Bioinformatics Programmer/Analyst, UC Davis Bioinformatics Core
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30+ years programming experience, 15+ years at the Bioinformatics Core, software installer for Genome Center cluster.
- Mike (Casper) Lewis
- Systems Architect, HPC Core Facility (previously of the Genome Center)
- 25 years of experience managing UNIX at scale, 20 years of HPC cluster design and administration.
If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use: Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?
–Seymour Cray
What is a cluster?
- A collection of machines that work together
Why use a cluster?
- Chickens are cheaper than oxen
- There is a limit on the size of a single ox
- … but try getting 1024 chickens to move in the same direction