Prerequisite

Important

  1. Experience with C programming.

  2. Experience with heap memory in C.

  3. Experience with bash or similar Unix shells.

  4. Experience with text editors such as vim, emacs or nano.

This workshop assumes that you have experience coding in C and are familiar with using Unix shell. If you are using a Windows machine please make sure you have a shell that supports SSH. Windows users can either use PowerShell or the Windows Subsystem for Linux

Important

For a smooth setup on the supercomputer system, please register for an NCI account if you don’t have one:

  1. Go to https://my.nci.org.au/mancini

  2. Click on the “Sign up” button to start your registration form.

  3. Complete all steps in the registration form. (Note: you must provide a current email address from your institution or place of work, not a personal email.)

  4. Select the option to join project vp91 at Step 3 of the form.

  5. Click “Finish” on the final page of the form to complete your registration request.

or

If you already have an account

  1. Login to your NCI account https://my.nci.org.au/mancini

  2. Select Project and Groups on the left-side menu

  3. Select Find project or group on the top tab and search vp91 to apply for membership

Warning

Project vp91 is temporary for training purposes only. Data in vp91 will be cleaned in one week time after the training.