Hands-On Session Prerequisites

Please prepare for the hands-on sessions by studying the following material.

Prerequisites for all sessions

• Basic Linux command line capabilities
• Know how to use a text editor on remote systems (vi, emacs, ...)
• General HPC background (see e.g.,https://cvw.cac.cornell.edu/Parallel/)
• Know how to compile a C/C++/Fortran program on Bridges 2
• Install required software on your laptop and download necessary material, see Install Required Software and Data.
  

Parallel Programming: Classic Track

• See Bridges 2 requirements under Prerequisites for all sessions.
• MPI
• Familiarity with basic MPI concepts including basic point-to-point communication
  
• Examples using MPI functions may be found on the RookieHPC website
• Here are links to information at the Cornell Virtual Workshop on an MPI Overview and basic Point-to-Point Communications
  
• You are expected to:
1. Be proficient in C or Fortran.
2. Know how to compile and run a simple MPI program.
3. Be able to write an MPI "Hello World" program.
4. Understand basic MPI commands to initialize MPI, get the rank, get the total number of tasks, and initiate a simple communication.

• OpenMP
• You are expected to:
1. Have a basic understanding of microprocessors and the architecture of an HPC node.
2. Be proficient in C/C++ or Fortran. 
• Familiarity with OpenMP or some form of threading will be helpful, but not required. This tutorial on OpenMP may be helpful. 

Parallel Programming: Accelerator Track

• See Bridges 2 requirements under Prerequisites for all sessions.

Scientific Visualization

• Review the Introduction to Visualization tutorial on this site. 

HPC Python Programming

• See Bridges 2 requirements under Prerequisites for all sessions.
• Basic Programming in C or Fortran
• Basics of Parallel Programming
• Familiarity with python programming:
• Basic Python Programming
•    Research Computing with Python (with recordings, slides, and exercises). Lectures 1 and 4 are of particular interest for our session.
  Also see the following YouTube playlist: 

Performance Analysis and Optimization

• See Bridges 2 requirements under Prerequisites for all sessions.
• See slides for preparation in the course material:   Performance Analysis and Optimization
• Optional: Review VI-HPS course material on the tutorial example, Score-P, TAU, Cube, and Scalasca