Past Training Materials
General Overview¶
OSPool Basics: Get Running on the OSPool
Learning Objectives
Topics covered in this workshop include:
- An introduction to OSG services and the OSPool
- Basics of HTCondor job submission
- Hands-on practice submitting HTCondor jobs
There are no prerequisites for this workshop. This workshop is designed for new HTCondor and OSPool users.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Winter 2023
HTCondor Tips & Tricks: Using condor_q and condor_history to Learn about Your Jobs
Learning Objectives
This workshop is designed to introduce researchers to helpful HTCondor tools for learning about their HTCondor jobs.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this workshop, however, a basic understanding of HTCondor job submission and HTCondor submit files will make it easier to understand the content presented.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Spring 2023
Principles of Distributed High Throughput Computing
Learning Objectives
Have you ever wondered about the “why” of HTCondor? Join us to hear about the “philosophy” of high throughput computing and how HTCondor has evolved to make throughput computing possible. This workshop will be led by a core HTCondor developer, Greg Thain, and is a perfect opportunity for longer-term OSPool users to learn more about our underlying technology.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this webinar.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Spring 2024
Access the OSPool via Jupyter Interface
Learning Objectives
This workshop is designed to introduce researchers to the OSPool's new Jupyter interface feature, including how to access and use Jupyter notebooks.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this workshop.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Fall 2023
Learn About the PATh Facility
Learning Objectives
The PATh Facility provides dedicated throughput computing capacity to NSF-funded researchers for longer and larger jobs. This training will describe its features and how to get started. If you have found your jobs need more resources (cores, memory, time, data) than is typically available in the OSPool, this resource might be for you!
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this webinar.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Winter 2023
Data¶
Move Your Data with Pelican (and the OSDF)
Learning Objectives
Pelican is a platform created to enable easier data sharing - within or beyond your institution! This training will cover how Pelican is used to move data within the OSPool and also how you can use Pelican tools to host, upload and download your data. This training is relevant for researchers with large amounts of data, as well as campus representatives, to learn about how Pelican can help with your data movement needs.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this webinar.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Summer 2024
Software¶
Software Portability on the Open Science Pool
Learning Objectives
This workshop is designed to introduce concepts pertaining to software portability, including containers, different ways to install software, setting file paths, and other important introductory concepts.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this workshop, however, a basic understanding of HTCondor job submission and HTCondor submit files will make it easier to understand the content presented.
Available Materials
- Presentation Slides
- List of Commands
- Tutorials (used in part)
Summer 2023
Using Containerized Software on the Open Science Pool
Learning Objectives
This workshop is designed to introduce software containers such as Docker, Apptainer, and Singularity. Content covered includes how to create a container, use a container, and techniques for troubleshooting containerized software.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this workshop, however, a basic understanding of HTCondor job submission and HTCondor submit files will make it easier to understand the content presented.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Fall 2023
Bioinformatics Analyses on the OSPool: A BWA Example
Learning Objectives
This workshop is designed to show the process of implementing and scaling out a bioinformatics workflow using HTCondor.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this workshop, however, a basic understanding of HTCondor job submission and HTCondor submit files will make it easier to understand the content presented.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Summer 2023
Workflows / Advanced Workloads¶
Organizing and Submitting HTC Workloads
Learning Objectives
This workshop will present useful HTCondor features to help researchers automatically organize their workspaces on High Throughput Computing systems.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this workshop, however, a basic understanding of HTCondor job submission and HTCondor submit files will make it easier to understand the content presented.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Summer 2023
DAGMan: HTCondor's Workflow Manager
Learning Objectives
Presented by an HTCondor DAGMan developer, this workshop is designed for researchers that would like to learn how to implement DAG workflows and automate workflow management on the OSPool.
Prerequisites/Audience
A basic understanding of HTCondor job submission and of an HTCondor submit file is highly recommended for this workshop.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Winter 2023
Pegasus Workflow Management System on the Open Science Pool
Learning Objectives
This workshop is designed to introduce Pegasus Workflow Management System, a useful tool for researchers needing to execute a large number of jobs or complex workflows.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this workshop, however, a basic understanding of HTCondor job submission and HTCondor submit files will make it easier to understand the content presented.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Fall 2023
Special Environments¶
Special Environments, GPUs
Learning Objectives
This workshop is designed for researchers interested in learning about using special environments, architectures, or resources such as GPUs.
Prerequisites/Audience
There are no prerequisites for this workshop, however, a basic understanding of HTCondor job submission and HTCondor submit files will make it easier to understand the content presented.
Available Materials
Materials Last Updated
Spring 2023