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+=====Note: Induction Course=====
+Please see the CHPC [[https://moodle.chpc.ac.za/course/view.php?id=21|Induction]] course for new users.
 ======Practical HPC — CHPC Winter School======
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 over two weeks.  These topics are approximately 6 sections, with a core of 4 sections and 2 optional sections.
+=====Prerequisites=====
+Students will need to be familiar with both the Linux command line and the concepts of High Performance Computing.
+====Supercomputing MOOC====
+{{ :workshops:prace_epcc_logo.jpg?200 |}}
+This course is presented in conjunction with [[http://www.prace-ri.eu/|PRACE]] and [[https://www.ed.ac.uk/|EPCC]] who provide a free online course on the basic concepts of HPC. This provides the main background knowledge you will need to understand HPC and how the CHPC cluster works.
+  * PRACE **[[https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/supercomputing|Supercomputing]]** MOOC
+The first 4 weeks of the PRACE Supercomputing MOOC provide the necessary foundational information and concepts for this Practical HPC course.
+You will need to complete all of the first 4 weeks of the Supercomputing MOOC to be fully prepared for all the topics in the CHPC Practical HPC course.
+====Linux Shell Command Line====
+There are many resources on the Internet that introduce the basic commands of the Linux shell.  We recommend:
+  * [[https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/index.html|The Unix Shell]] --- //Software Carpentry//
+  * //Learn Linux// [[https://www.learnlinux.org.za/courses/web-courses|Fundamentals]] course
+=====Welcome and Overview=====
+  * {{ :workshops:chpc-ws-session-1-welcome.pdf |Slides}} from opening session.
+=====Introduction=====
+====The Centre====
+===Video: CHPC Introduction part 1===
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyhubx-oVZI|{{:workshops:hpcschool:vid01.png?nolink&200|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyhubx-oVZI}}]]
+===Video: CHPC Introduction part 2===
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7EmuL9s_90|{{:workshops:hpcschool:vid02.png?nolink&200|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7EmuL9s_90}}]]
+===Video: How to Access the CHPC===
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7t4B39YXA|{{:workshops:hpcschool:vid03.png?nolink&200|}}]]
+====CHPC Hardware====
+  * [[workshops:hpcschool:chpchardware|CHPC Hardware]]
+  * {{ :workshops:hpcschool:special_nodes.pdf |Special Nodes}}
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 First we cover the basics of the user's view of the cluster and how to write, submit and monitor a job script.
+====Connection to the CHPC====
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdblSZczXSw|Video:]] Connecting to the CHPC cluster
+  * {{ :workshops:hpcschool:01_connecting_to_chpc.pdf |Notes}}
 ====The CHPC Cluster Environment====
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+=====Further Reading=====
+====Parallel Programming====
+We are often asked about porting or writing programs to parallel hardware.  This is a large and more advanced topic and so we can point you to some resources that can help you start.
+===Parallel Programming for Scientists and Engineers===
+[[https://www.tacc.utexas.edu/about/directory/victor-eijkhout|Victor Eijkhout]] of [[https://www.tacc.utexas.edu/|TACC]] has written a series of superlative textbooks which are all available for free at //[[https://theartofhpc.com/|The Art of HPC]]//.

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