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| b [2020/08/14 12:42] – [High-level skill] kunkel | b [2022/02/02 16:49] – [Skill definition] ruben.kellner | ||
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| One skill or certificate is exactly one page. | One skill or certificate is exactly one page. | ||
| - | To navigate the skills effectively, | + | To navigate the skills effectively, |
| ===== Editing the skill tree ===== | ===== Editing the skill tree ===== | ||
| We welcome improvements to the skill definitions (we lack at the moment some description below) and suggestions for skill tree changes. | We welcome improvements to the skill definitions (we lack at the moment some description below) and suggestions for skill tree changes. | ||
| - | The skill tree has several representations, | + | The skill tree has several representations, |
| The markdown version is available in this [[https:// | The markdown version is available in this [[https:// | ||
| You may use it to make minor modifications to the descriptions (just register). | You may use it to make minor modifications to the descriptions (just register). | ||
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| will learn or do, but rather over-arching intentions of the | will learn or do, but rather over-arching intentions of the | ||
| course. At a basic level, aims are trying to answer two | course. At a basic level, aims are trying to answer two | ||
| - | questions: What is the purpose of this programme or module? What is the programme or module trying to achieve?* [[https://academicdevelopment.qmul.ac.uk// | + | questions: What is the purpose of this programme or module? What is the programme or module trying to achieve?* [[https://www.qmul.ac.uk/ |
| - | * **Learning outcomes** \\ Defines briefly **what** what practitioners know / will learn. Good literature describing the objectives is | + | * **Learning outcomes** \\ Defines briefly **what** what practitioners know / will learn. Good literature describing the objectives is |
| * describe or define an action | * describe or define an action | ||
| * be clearly stated | * be clearly stated | ||
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| * **ID**: USE4.2-B \\ | * **ID**: USE4.2-B \\ | ||
| - | * **Name**: Executing parallel applications\\ | + | * **Name**: Executing parallel applications \\ |
| - | * **Background** | + | * **Background**: Parallel computers are operated differently than a normal PC, all users must share the system. Therefore, various operative procedures are in place. Users must understand these concepts and procedures to be able to use the available resources of a system to run a parallel application. Moreover, individual solutions can often be found in a specific system. |
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| - | | + | **Aim**: (To enable practitioners to) |
| * To comprehend the concepts and procedures for running parallel applications in HPC environments | * To comprehend the concepts and procedures for running parallel applications in HPC environments | ||
| * To use the system to run and monitor the execution of parallel applications on the HPC system | * To use the system to run and monitor the execution of parallel applications on the HPC system | ||
| - | \\ | + | **Outcomes**: |
| - | * **Outcomes**: | + | |
| * explain the concepts and procedures for resource allocation and job execution in an HPC environment | * explain the concepts and procedures for resource allocation and job execution in an HPC environment | ||
| * run interactive jobs and batch jobs | * run interactive jobs and batch jobs | ||
| - | * comprehend and describe the expected behavior of job scripts | + | * comprehend and describe the expected behavior of job scripts |
| * change provided job scripts and embed them into shell scripts to run a variety of parallel applications | * change provided job scripts and embed them into shell scripts to run a variety of parallel applications | ||
| * analyze the output generated from a job scheduler and describe the cause of typically generated errors | * analyze the output generated from a job scheduler and describe the cause of typically generated errors | ||
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| ### Generic Sub-skill | ### Generic Sub-skill | ||
| - | Now, let's see a generic sub-skill, this extends the previous definition being a sub-skill. Hence, it is intended that the objectives and outcomes from the parent skill above are covered and refined into specifics. | + | Now, let's see a generic sub-skill, this extends the previous definition |
| - | * **ID**: USE4.2.1-B | + | * **ID**: USE4.2.1-B |
| - | * **Name**: Workload manager introduction | + | * **Name**: Workload manager introduction |
| * **Background** \\ There is a wide range of different workload managers in use. This skill covers generic and widely used concepts. | * **Background** \\ There is a wide range of different workload managers in use. This skill covers generic and widely used concepts. | ||
| - | * **Aim** | + | |
| + | **Aim** | ||
| * To enable practitioners to comprehend and describe the basic architecture and concepts of resource allocation for an HPC system | * To enable practitioners to comprehend and describe the basic architecture and concepts of resource allocation for an HPC system | ||
| - | * **Outcomes** | + | **Outcomes** |
| * comprehend the exclusive and shared usage model in HPC | * comprehend the exclusive and shared usage model in HPC | ||
| * differentiate batch and interactive job submission | * differentiate batch and interactive job submission | ||
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| * explain the generic steps to run and monitor a single job | * explain the generic steps to run and monitor a single job | ||
| - | ### Sub-Skill for a specific software solutions | + | ### Sub-Skill for specific software solutions |
| Now, let's see a specific sub-skill for a specific software, this also extends the previous definition being a sub-skill but is on the same level as the basic skill above. Hence, multiple similar software solutions can build on the knowledge disseminated in USE4.2.1-B. | Now, let's see a specific sub-skill for a specific software, this also extends the previous definition being a sub-skill but is on the same level as the basic skill above. Hence, multiple similar software solutions can build on the knowledge disseminated in USE4.2.1-B. | ||
| - | * **ID**: USE4.2.2-B | + | * **ID**: USE4.2.2-B |
| - | * **Name**: SLURM Workload manager | + | * **Name**: SLURM Workload manager\\ |
| * **Background** \\ SLURM is a widely used open-source workload manager providing various advanced features. | * **Background** \\ SLURM is a widely used open-source workload manager providing various advanced features. | ||
| - | * **Aim** | + | |
| + | **Aim** | ||
| * To enable practitioners to comprehend and describe the basic architecture of SLURM and the suite of tools | * To enable practitioners to comprehend and describe the basic architecture of SLURM and the suite of tools | ||
| * To use relevant tools to run and monitor (parallel) applications | * To use relevant tools to run and monitor (parallel) applications | ||
| - | * **Outcomes** | + | **Outcomes** |
| * run interactive jobs with //salloc//, a batch job with //sbatch// | * run interactive jobs with //salloc//, a batch job with //sbatch// | ||
| * explain the architecture of SLURM, i.e., the role of slurmd, srun and the injection of environment variables | * explain the architecture of SLURM, i.e., the role of slurmd, srun and the injection of environment variables | ||
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