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Linux Clusters Institute Workshops: Building the HPC and Research Computing Systems Professionals Workforce

HPCSYSPROS'17: Proceedings of the HPC Systems Professionals Workshop

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We discuss training workshops run by the Linux Clusters Institute (LCI), which provides education and advanced technical training for IT professionals who deploy and support High Performance Computing (HPC) Linux clusters, which have become the most ubiquitous tools for HPC worldwide. The LCI offers workshops that cover the basics of Linux HPC cluster system administration, including hardware (computing, storage, and networking); system-level software (e.g., provisioning systems, resource ma nagers, and job schedulers); system security; and user support. These workshops also aim to seed an HPC systems professional community of practice, by bringing together groups of research computing professionals to obtain essential training in cluster administration, while interacting with the experienced HPC systems professionals who serve as instructors and mentors.

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Neeman HAl-Azzawi HBergstrom ABraiterman ZBrunson DColbry DColmenares EFuller AGesing SKalyvaki MMizumoto CPark JSchwartz ASimms JVania RSanielevici S(2018)Progress Update on the Development and Implementation of the Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Research & Education Facilitators Virtual Residency ProgramProceedings of the Practice and Experience on Advanced Research Computing: Seamless Creativity10.1145/3219104.3219117(1-7)Online publication date: 22-Jul-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3219104.3219117

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Linux Clusters Institute Workshops: Building the HPC and Research Computing Systems Professionals Workforce
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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computational science and engineering education

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HPCSYSPROS'17: Proceedings of the HPC Systems Professionals Workshop

November 2017

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DOI:10.1145/3155105

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Neeman HAl-Azzawi HBergstrom ABraiterman ZBrunson DColbry DColmenares EFuller AGesing SKalyvaki MMizumoto CPark JSchwartz ASimms JVania RSanielevici S(2018)Progress Update on the Development and Implementation of the Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Research & Education Facilitators Virtual Residency ProgramProceedings of the Practice and Experience on Advanced Research Computing: Seamless Creativity10.1145/3219104.3219117(1-7)Online publication date: 22-Jul-2018
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