This course will introduce you to the use of Nimbus, the research cloud at Pawsey Supercomputing Centre.
Requirements
- Have access on your laptop to the command line. For example, if you are on a Windows machine, you may want to install MobaXTerm (instructions here).
- Have a working knowledge of the Linux command line, including such commands as mv, chmod, sudo, grep, etc. There are numerous online courses which give a good basic introduction (LinkedIn, Udemy and others).
- Have registered for this Pawsey training in order to be able to receive your temporary Nimbus username and password.
- Have an up-to-date web browser (Chrome or Firefox). Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge are not supported.
| Part 1 | 00:00 | 1. Getting Started: Housekeeping | |
| 00:05 | 2. Management |
What is a Nimbus instance?
Where can I manage my Nimbus instance? |
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| 00:15 | 3. Authentication |
What are key pairs and why do we need them?
How do we set up key pairs for Nimbus? |
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| 00:35 | 4. Instance Creation |
How do I set instance preferences and options?
How do I launch a configured Nimbus instance? |
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| 01:10 | 5. Instance Access | How do I securely log into a Nimbus instance? | |
| 01:30 | 6. Recovery Challenge | ||
| 01:40 | Finish | ||
| Part 2 | 00:00 | 7. Storage |
What’s the difference between root and data volumes?
How do I set up a volume to store my working data? What do I do with my data volume if I want to delete my instance? |
| 00:35 | 8. Data |
How do we move data to and from an instance?
How do we backup data? |
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| 00:50 | 9. Software |
Why is it important to maintain your instances’ software?
What is the process for maintaining an instances’ software? How do I install software on my instance? |
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| 01:20 | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.