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Expanse 101 Tutorial

Document last updated: 02/10/21

In this tutorial, you will learn how to compile and run jobs on Expanse, where to run them, and how to run batch jobs. The commands below can be cut & pasted into the terminal window, which is connected to expanse.sdsc.edu. For instructions on how to do this, see the tutorial on how to use a terminal application and SSH go connect to an SDSC HPC system: https://github.com/sdsc-hpc-training-org/basic_skills.

Related Links:

Expanse User Guide

Please read the Expanse user guide and familiarize yourself with the hardware, file systems, batch job submission, compilers and modules. The guide can be found here:

http://www.sdsc.edu/support/user_guides/expanse.html

Interactive Video Link:

This material was presented as part of a webinar presented on October 8th, 2020. The link to the presentation will be posted soon:

Interactive Video

Hands-on Self-guided Tutorial (using markdown file):

Self-guided Tutorial

Link to GitHub Repo

https://github.com/sdsc-hpc-training-org/expanse-101

Prerequistes:

• You must have a expanse account in order to access the system.
• To obtain a trial account: http://www.sdsc.edu/support/user_guides/expanse.html#trial_accounts
• You should be familiar with running basic Unix commands, connecting to Expanse via SSH, and other basic skills.
  • See: https://github.com/sdsc-hpc-training/basic_skills
• The hostname for Expanse is expanse.sdsc.edu
• The operating system for Expanse is CentOS
• For information on moving from Comet to Expanse, see the Comet to Expanse Transition Workshpo

If you have any difficulties completing these tasks, please contact SDSC Consulting group at [email protected].