I/O & Storage Seminar (3 hours)
Techniques to improve the performance of jobs with heavy I/O requirements, including how to move and store large datasets effectively.
Debugging & Optimizing Workshop (4 hours)
Introduction to the debugging and performance analysis tools available. How to use these tools and other techniques to optimize Fortran and C codes. (Lecture for 2 hours, then hands on lab for 2 hours)
Clustered SMP Parallel Programming (2-3 days)
The techniques covered in this class are applicable to several supercomputers such as the RS/6000 SP system and the SGI Origin 2000. Areas to be covered include:
- Shared memory parallel programming within a node
- Distributed memory message passing programming between nodes
- Debugging parallel programs
- Writing portable parallel programs