Pre-reading: Introduction to the command-line interface
| Lessons | Estimated Duration |
|---|---|
| Introduction to the command line | 40 min |
| Concepts and terminology related to High Performance Computing | 20 min |
Day 1: Introduction to High-Performance Computing
NOTE: The following lessons include code that you can follow along with on your own computers. In order to do so, you will need to be logged into O2. You can login with your assigned eCommons ID using the command below:
ssh eCommonsID@o2.hms.harvard.eduPress the return/enter key and you should receive a prompt for your password. Type in your password and note that the cursor will not move as you type it in. Once logged in, you should see the O2 icon, some news, and a new command prompt. Now, you are all set!
| Lessons | Estimated Duration | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to HPC and using the O2 cluster | 60 min | Meeta |
| Break | 10 min | |
| Exercise | 15 min | Will |
| Data storage on O2 | 15 min | Meeta |
Day 2: Scaling up R Computation with HPC Resources
| Lessons | Estimated Duration | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started with R on O2 | 30 min | Meeta |
| Break | 10 min | |
| O2Portal: Using Rstudio on O2 | 45 min | Will |
Post-class resources
These materials have been developed by members of the teaching team at the Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core (HBC). These are open access materials distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.