Need training to use our Roar supercomputer, formerly known as ICDS-ACI, systems more effectively? Interested in learning more about HPC? ICDS has resources to help you gain the skills you need. Check out our list of resources below–and don’t forget to browse upcoming training events, as well.
Roar Resources: Learn to use Penn State’s HPC system
Roar Training Videos: These short videos help you get started using the Roar system. Learn how to perform basic tasks like logging in to Roar, running a job, and navigating the Roar filesystem.
Roar Reference Sheet: This brief guide contains instructions on performing the most common tasks on the Roar system.
External Training Resources
Linux Usage
- Unix Basics for HPC
- Unix Basics – Text Editing
- Introduction to Linux shell programming, part 1
- Introduction to Linux shell programming, part 2
- Unix Basics – File Permissions
- The UNIX shell
- Regular Expressions
- Balancing Scripts and Compiled Code in Scientific Applications
Version Control Programs
- GIT Tutorial
- Version control with GIT
- CVS Tutorial
- SVN Tutorial
- Using Subversion
- Version control with Mercurial
Modules
Common HPC Programming Languages
C
C++
Fortran
Python
- Python 3.6.3 Documentation
- A Python Introduction to Parallel Programming with MPI
- An Introduction to Python
- TACC Course: HPC Python
- Programming with Python
- Python Performance Tips
- PyCUDA Tutorial
- GPU Accelerated Computing with Python
Julia
R
- R Documentation
- R Tutorial
- TACC Course: Data Analysis with R in HPC
- Programming with R
- R for Reproducible Scientific Analysis
- High-Performance and Parallel Computing with R
- Additional HPC and Parallel R Tutorial Videos with Examples
Matlab
- Matlab Programming
- Programming with Matlab
- Running Matlab on Multicore and Multiprocessor Machines
- CUDA and Matlab
Mathematica
Software Building Tools
Compilers
Intel
GCC
PGI
Makefile
CMake
Autoconf Tools
Concepts, Algorithms, and Advanced Topics of Parallel Programming
- Supercomputing in Plain English
- A Quick Overview of HPC
- Introduction to HPC
- Introduction to Parallel Techniques
- Parallel I/O
- Topics in Parallel and Distributed Computing: Introducing Concurrency in Undergraduate Courses
- Cilk+ Training
- Introduction to Intel MIC Architecture
- XSEDE Tutorial: MPI Tuning (Advanced MPI)
- Introduction to Parallel I/O
Debugging, Profiling, and Benchmarking
Review/General
Intel Parallel Studio
DDT
GDB
Perf
Nvidia
Visualization
- Overview and Introduction to Scientific Visualization
- Introduction to Visualization (TACC workshop)
- Visualization with ParaView
Optimization Theory and Tools
- Practical Optimization: A Gentle Introduction
- Detailed Tutorial on Linear Programming
- Optimization Methods in Management Science