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Learn about cluster computing on Lisa system, how to run programs, and important security measures. Includes details on job submission, password changes, and job status monitoring.
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Contents What is a cluster? Why do you need a cluster? How to run a program on Lisa? Security Special buttons Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
What is a cluster? Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
The Lisa system Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
The people in the cluster group Jaap Dijkshoorn Walter de Jong Bas van der Vlies Maarten van Ingen Ramon Bastiaans Willem Vermin Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Why do you need a cluster? Run the same program 1000 times 1 processor available Several processors run the program at the same time Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
How to run a program on Lisa? • Available software • Genehunter, MeV, Mendel, Mx, R, SimWalk, QTDT, Solar, Twinsim, Allegro, GASP, GASSOC, LOKI, Mapmaker, MEGA2, PEDIG, SAGE, TRANSMIT, UNPHASED, Vitesse, Linbugs • Other software: e-mail danielle@psy.vu.nl • How to run program ‘mx’ with input file ‘mxinput’ on Lisa? • WinSCP • cd command • create a file • start mx • submit mx to Lisa Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
WinSCP Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
WinSCP Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
cd – change directory Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
cd – change directory Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
cd – change directory Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
cd – change directory Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Copy, create or edit a file • Copy - Copy / Paste as usual in windows • Create: Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Copy, create or edit a file • File names in Unix • case sensitive • advise: no special characters like !@#$%^& • advise: no spaces Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Copy, create or edit a file Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Copy, create or edit a file Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Copy, create or edit a file • Edit: Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Start mx Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Start mx Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Start mx • module command Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Start mx Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit a job • Why not use the interactive node? • Not allowed • system managers will kill your job • Independency • Jobs are not dependent of startup terminal • shut down PC no problem • 1 jobs each time • Not possible to run a lot of jobs at ones Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit a job • jobscript Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit a job Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit a job Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit a job Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit two jobs at one node • Why? • Each node contains two processors • A job gets exclusive access to a node • Even a serial job gets a whole node with two processors Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit two jobs at one node Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit two jobs at one node Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Jobstatus Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Jobstatus Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Remove a job Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Security • Do not share logins • Maintain your workstation/pc • Notify SARA in case of troubles • Password • Change it at least every year • Use capitals and special characters • Not easy to guess Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Change password Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Change password Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Change password Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Change password Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit job button Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Job status button Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Submit job and status button output Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo
Lisa • Questions? Laura Leistikowhic@sara.nl http://www.sara.nl click userinfo