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title: "Course Wrap-Up and Next Steps"
subtitle: "HPC1: Introduction to High Performance Computing"
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## Welcome to Session 7 {.center}

**Course Wrap-Up and Next Steps**

Congratulations on completing HPC1!

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## What You've Accomplished {.smaller}

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### Technical Skills ✅
- **HPC Concepts**: Clusters, nodes, cores, parallelization
- **Linux Command Line**: File navigation and management
- **Storage Systems**: Home, scratch, temporary storage
- **Software Management**: Module system mastery
- **Job Scheduling**: Slurm job script creation
- **Best Practices**: Troubleshooting and optimization
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### Key Concepts ✅
- **Resource Planning**: Right-sizing requests
- **Data Management**: Organizing research data
- **Reproducibility**: Version-controlled workflows
- **Collaboration**: Sharing environments
- **Problem Solving**: Debugging HPC issues
- **Security**: Protecting credentials and data
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## Essential Commands Recap {.smaller}

| Category | Command | Purpose |
|----------|---------|---------|
| **Connection** | `ssh user@system` | Connect to HPC system |
| **Navigation** | `cd $HOME`, `cd $SCRATCH` | Change directories |
| **Files** | `ls`, `cp`, `mv`, `rm` | List, copy, move, remove |
| **Storage** | `quota -s`, `du -hs` | Check disk usage |
| **Modules** | `module load`, `module list` | Manage software |
| **Jobs** | `sbatch`, `squeue`, `scancel` | Submit, monitor, cancel |
| **Monitoring** | `sacct -j JOBID` | Check job accounting |

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## Your HPC Workflow {.scrollable}

```{mermaid}
flowchart TD
    A[Connect to Aire] --> B[Navigate to project]
    B --> C[Load modules]
    C --> D[Prepare data in scratch]
    D --> E[Write job script]
    E --> F[Submit with sbatch]
    F --> G[Monitor with squeue]
    G --> H[Job completes]
    H --> I[Check with sacct]
    I --> J[Copy results to research storage]
    J --> K[Clean up scratch]
```

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## Immediate Next Steps

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1. **Practice**: Run your own code on Aire
2. **Explore**: Browse available software modules
3. **Organize**: Set up project directory structure
4. **Backup**: Implement data backup strategy
5. **Connect**: Join HPC user communities
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## Project Planning Template {.smaller}

Before starting a new HPC project:

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### Planning Checklist
- [ ] **Define objectives**
- [ ] **Estimate requirements**
- [ ] **Choose tools**
- [ ] **Plan workflow**
- [ ] **Consider scalability**
- [ ] **Think about sharing**
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### Resource Planning
```bash
#!/bin/bash
#SBATCH --job-name=descriptive_name
#SBATCH --partition=appropriate
#SBATCH --time=realistic_estimate
#SBATCH --nodes=number_needed
#SBATCH --mem=memory_needed
#SBATCH --output=logs/%x_%j.out

module load required_modules
cd $SLURM_SUBMIT_DIR
# Run analysis
```
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## Getting Help Effectively

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## When You Need Help

1. **Check documentation first** - Aire docs are comprehensive
2. **Search for similar issues** - Many problems are common
3. **Ask specific questions** - Include error messages and job IDs
4. **Be patient** - HPC systems can be complex
5. **Help others** - Share solutions with the community
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## Core Principles to Remember

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1. **Start simple**: Get basic workflows working first
2. **Test thoroughly**: Always validate results and methods
3. **Document everything**: Your future self will thank you
4. **Be a good citizen**: Share resources fairly and clean up
5. **Keep learning**: HPC technology continues to evolve
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## Stay Connected

- **[Training Courses](https://arc.leeds.ac.uk/courses/)**: Upcoming HPC and research computing courses
- **[Aire Documentation](https://arcdocs.leeds.ac.uk/aire/)**: Comprehensive system documentation
- **[Research Computing Website](https://arc.leeds.ac.uk/)**: News, updates, and resources
- **[Help Desk](https://bit.ly/arc-help)**: Submit queries and get support
- **Research Computing Community**: Connect with other researchers using HPC; we will share the invite to the Teams group

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## Course Feedback

We value your feedback to improve this course.

We'll share a link to a feedback form in the chat.

**Your input helps us make HPC training better for everyone!**

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## Thank You! {.center}

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**Happy Computing!** 🚀
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Questions?

**Research Computing Team**  
University of Leeds