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OSG User Training (regular/monthly)

All User Training sessions are offered on Tuesdays from 2:30-4pm ET (11:30am - 1pm PT), on the third Tuesday of the month. The training's are designed as stand alone subjects. You do not need to bring/have your dataset prepared before the training. The only prerequisites are some familiarities with using command line inteface or shell. Having some familiarities with HTCondor job submissions are useful but not required.

Registration opens a month before the training date, and closes 24 hours before the event. You can register for all of our trainings via setmore:

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Fall 2024 Training Schedule

Tuesday, September 17 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

If you’re new to the OSPool (or been away for awhile) and want to get started, this is an ideal opportunity to go through core concepts and practice hands-on skills.

Prerequisites/Audience: There are no prerequisites for this workshop. This workshop is designed for new HTCondor and OSPool users.

Tuesday, October 15 Workflows with Pegasus

Learning Objectives: An introduction to the Pegasus Workflow Management System, which is a useful tool for researchers needing to execute a large number of jobs or complex workflows. Attendees will learn how to construct and manage workflows, capabilities like automatic data transfers, and higher level tooling to analyze the workflow performance.

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.

Tuesday, November 19 DAGMan: HTCondor’s Workflow Manager

Learning Objectives: In this training, you will be guided through hands-on exercises to learn how to use DAGMan to automate your HTCondor job submissions. This training is especially useful for anyone who has constructed different job types and wants to be able to run them in a certain order.

Prerequisites/Audience: A basic understanding of HTCondor job submission

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Materials

All of our training materials are public and provided under the Past Training Materials