Hyak: Containers are your Friend

When

10/28/2024    
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Where

This is an IN-PERSON event. This workshop will not be recorded; video and written materials are publicly available from previous sessions. Registration is limited by room capacity (24).

REGISTER

In the first hour and a half, we will go over content. The last 30 minutes will be reserved for questions.

Requirements: For this workshop you will need access to Hyak. Please request your account at least one day in advance of the workshop by sending an email to help@uw.edu with “Hyak” in the subject line. Click here to learn more about requesting Hyak Access.

Pre-requisites: Prior usage and practice of basic Linux command line interface navigation is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED before attending this course. Please see our written and recorded walkthrough tutorials for Hyak’s Linux environment.

Click here to start the Hyak Basics Tutorial focusing on the Linux CLI.

Click here to open the recorded Hyak Basics tutorial on YouTube.

Presenters:
Dr. Kristen Finch – HPC Staff Scientist and Hyak Facilitator
Bhavik Soni – UW Research Computing Intern

This workshop will cover the following topics:
– Hyak software usage policies
– What is a container and why use them
– Container repositories
– Custom containers
– Apptainer shell
– Building from local image
– Loading a custom image in Hyak’s Open OnDemand Platform

Click here to view the workshop materials.

Click here to view a previously recorded workshop session.