In this webinar, we will provide an introduction to Comet, the new XSEDE HPC resource hosted and operated at SDSC. Detailed information will be provided on the Comet system architecture, including compute and GPU nodes, InfiniBand topology, performance storage, and virtualization.

Examples will be provided with information on
*1) Using the compute nodes, including examples on MPI, OpenMP, hybrid (e.g. MPI+ OpenMP), local scratch (SSD/flash memory), and Hadoop jobs;
*2) Using the GPU nodes with examples on using MVAPICH2-GDR (uses GPU Direct), CUDA, and OpenACC programming.

An overview of the special features on Comet including high performance virtualization and gateway hosting options will also be provided.

This webinar is free, and open to all users or prospective users of XSEDE resources. Instructions for accessing the webinar are below.

Date: June 03, 2015
Time: 9 AM – 10:30 AM (PT)
Level: Beginner

Webinar Connections Instructions

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