Getting started with the new national systems

You can begin by consulting the Technical support page as well as viewing a series of short (5-10 minutes long) webinars covering the basics of how to use the new Compute Canada National Systems, Cedar and Graham.

The whole series can be accessed as a playlist on the Compute Canada youtube site:

• The playlist

Alternatively, individual mini-webinars can be accessed following the links below:

• Getting an account: shows you how easy it is to get an account with Compute Canada (slides).
• General info: general information about the national systems (slides).
• Getting help: Need help? This link will show you how and where to get it.
• Software environment: Learn more about the software environment of the national systems (slides).
• File systems: Discover the ins and outs of the file systems on the national systems (slides).
• Managing jobs: Find out how to manage jobs on the national systems, including basic slurm commands (slides).
• Common mistakes to avoid: Save yourself time and discover the most common mistakes to avoid (slides).
• Accessing the environment: This short video will tell you everything you need to know about accessing the environment - from login to data transfer (slides).

The list will likely expand with time, to include more topics of interest to both beginner and advanced users of Compute Canada national systems.