Livermore Computing training events cover a range of HPC related topics of interest to LC users. As events are scheduled, they will appear here. In addition to the training events listed here, see our tutorials page which includes materials from these events and other topics. Beyond LC, links are provided to other HPC training resources that may be of interest to LC users.
LC Training Events
Livermore Computing Getting Started
All May 27-May 29 training sessions listed below are part of our "Livermore Computing Getting Started" workshop.
These sessions will be hybrid, split between WebEx Webinars and in person attendance in B453 R1012 (the Black Diamond Room). You can ask questions during the event on Teams.
For those without LC user accounts: We will have ~30 training accounts so you can log in to LC machines. We can give you a token to log in if you attend in person.
For those with LC user accounts: Please get access to Dane and Tuo before this event.
| Date | Time | Title | Description, registration and additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 (Tu) | 9:30AM - 4:45PM | Intro to High Performance Computing & LC systems | Register here Topics will include HPC basics like connecting to HPC systems, where to store your data, the module system, how to use Slurm to submit & query jobs, and how to transfer files. |
| May 28, 2025 (W) | 10:30AM - 12PM | Intro to Flux | Register here This session will introduce you to Flux, a workflow and job scheduler, on Tuolumne. |
| May 28, 2025 (W) | 1:30PM - 3:00PM | Intro to GitLab | Register here This session will introduce you to LC GitLab. |
| May 28, 2025 (W) | 3:15PM - 4:45PM | Python environments & Jupyter kernels | Register here Topics will include creating python virtual environments to add packages in a shared environment, using LC's Orbit for Jupyter notebooks, and creating Jupyter kernels from your python environments. |
| May 29, 2025 (Th) | 9:30AM - 11:30AM | Intro to OpenMP | Register here This session will introduce you to threading using OpenMP. |
| May 29, 2025 (Th) | 1PM - 2:30PM | Intro to MPI | Register here This session will provide a high level overview of how MPI is used in distributed parallel computing. |
Other HPC Training Resources
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| ECP Training Events | Exascale Computing Project (ECP) training events, both future and past. Includes a wide range of events hosted across the DOE labs participating in the ECP. Events are open to LLNL and other Tri-lab users. Training materials, such as presentation slides and videos are available on this site also. | www.exascaleproject.org/all-training-events/ |
| OLCF Training | Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) training website. Includes a training calendar, tutorials and GPU hackathon events. A range of HPC topics are covered, including those related to CORAL systems. Training materials are available on the site. | www.olcf.ornl.gov/for-users/training/ |
| NERSC Training | NERSC training and tutorials website. Includes HPC related training events, tutorials, and online materials. | www.nersc.gov/users/training/ |
| ALCF Training | Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) training website. Includes HPC related training events and online materials. | www.alcf.anl.gov/training |
Past LC Training Events
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| July 15, 2024 | TAU HPC Performance Profile Utility Workshop |
| July 1-2, 2024 | LC Getting Started workshop |
| June 26, 2024 | Totalview Debugger Tutorial (internal link, LLNL login required; if you do you not have access but are an LC user, request a link by emailing hpc-tutorials@llnl.gov) |
| June 10-12, 2024 | LC Getting Started workshop |
| June 3-4, 2024 | HPC Carpentry Workshop |
| June 5-6, 2024 | HPC Carpentry Workshop |
| October 4, 2023 | Crossroads Roadshow |
| August 24-25, 2023 | Parallel Performance Evaluation Using TAU |
| August 14-15, 2023 | HPCToolkit workshop |
| June 12–14, 2023 | Livermore Computing Getting Started Workshop |
| December 13, 2022 | Preparing for Flux: Getting Started and Leveraging Affinity |
| August 16-17, 2022 | Parallel Performance Evaluation Tools Workshop |
| October 3, 2022 | Paraview Tutorial |
| July 13, 2022 | HPCToolkit: Enhanced Capabilities for Performance Measurement and Analysis on Emerging Parallel Systems |
| June 9-11, 2022 | Intro to LC |
| December 8, 2021 | JupyterHub, Python, containers and more: Intro to using popular open source tools on LC |
| July 26-27, 2021 | Parallel Performance Evaluation Using TAU |
| June 25, 2021 | Intro to LC for DSSI |
| June 8-9, 2021 | Livermore Computing Getting Started Workshop |
| June 21-22, 2021 | Parallel Performance Evaluation Using TAU |
| August 31, 2020 | Parallel Performance Evaluation Using TAU |
| June 16–18, 2020 | Livermore Computing Getting Started Workshop |
| August 21-22, 2019 | Parallel Performance Evaluation Using TAU |
| July 25-26, 2019 | Updates and User Training for the MPI tools Vampir and MUST |
| May 1, 2019 | TotalView Debugging on CORAL Systems, OpenMP, Python (and more) |
| March 13-14, 2019 | Analyzing Parallel Program Performance Using HPCToolkit |
| October 30, 2018 | MVAPICH MPI on LC Clusters |
| October 24, 2018 | Debugging with TotalView on CORAL Sierra Systems (and a bit more) |
| October 17, 2018 | IBM Parallel Performance Toolkit for Sierra Systems |
| July 24, 2018 | Sierra Systems Getting Started Workshop |
| August 28-29, 2018 | Parallel Performance Evaluation Using TAU |