2–4 Dec 2026 ONLINE || NO REGISTRATION FEE
Évora
Europe/Lisbon timezone

Programme

Times in WET Time zone = GMT+0/UTC+0

 

Day 1, 02.12.2026 (Introduction to OBLIVION)

14:00-14:05:  Welcome and logistics

14:05-14:30: OBLIVION design: nodes, interconnects, filesystems, storage

14:30-14:45:  Accounts: project folders, quotas, project lifecycle

14:45-15:15:  Software stack (Part I): software tree, toolchains

15:15-15:45:  Environment modules (Part I) and user environment 

15h45-16h00: Coffee break

16:00–16:30:  Login (helpers for SSH/account issues) and user environment setup

16:30–18:00:  Exploration of the machine using minimal Linux commands

18:00 End of Day 1

 

Day 2, 03.12.2026 (CLI, environment modules, and data transfer)

14:00–14:30:  Recap and Q&A

14:30-15:45:  Practical: Linux commands in the OBLIVION layout 

15h45-16h00: Coffee break

16:00-16:30: Practical: data transfer to and from OBLIVION (sftp, scp, rsync) 

16:30-18:00:  Practical: Environment modules - load/purge/save/restore; compiler vs MPI vs library

18:00 End of Day 2

 

Day 3, 04.12.2026 (SLURM and parallel runs)

14:00-14:30:  Recap and Q&A

14:30-15:00:  SLURM on OBLIVION: partitions, exclusive, node charging, srun, PMIX

15:00-15:45: Practical: SLURM commands, job submission, squeue, logs, scancel, sacct, interactive sessions

15h45-16h00: Coffee break

16:00-18:00: Practical: Parallel runs, MPI, 1 vs 2 nodes, scripts

18:00-18:30:  Checklist, support, responsibilities

18:00 End of Day 3 and farewell