In the module HPC Clusters - Setup & Operation, you gained insights into the key hardware and software components of HPC clusters, as well as the technical aspects of integrating them into an organization. Building on that foundation, HPC Clusters – Design, Costs & Sustainability introduces operational models, including "on-premise" and cloud solutions, while examining their advantages, disadvantages, and cost structures.
You will first explore operational models for HPC clusters, comparing the benefits, drawbacks, and cost structures of on-premises and cloud solutions. Next, the course focuses on designing an HPC cluster. Using specific requirements—such as software usage frequency, duration, and benchmarks—you will determine the necessary number and performance specifications of critical cluster components like processors, memory, and networking.
For your proposed cluster, you will calculate both investment and operational costs and evaluate various potential solutions. The course also covers essential business management concepts, such as investment evaluation, cost accounting, and decision-making theory neccessary to select the most suitable offer for an HPC cluster.
Recognizing the increasing importance of sustainability and climate change, this module focuses on integrating sustainable practices into HPC operations. You will learn to develop and implement sustainability strategies and gain knowledge of key environmental certifications, including EMAS, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, and the “Blue Angel for Energy-Efficient Data Center Operation.”
Flexible online course: Combination of self-study and live seminars (HLRS Supercomputing Academy) Organizer: HLRS, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Feb 03, 2025
Mar 07, 2025
Online (flexible)
German
Basic
Compute Cluster Usage & Administration
Domain-Specific Courses
Supercomputing Academy
Compute Cluster Adminstration
Green IT & Sustainability
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Learn more about course curricula and content levels.
This course is intended for, but is not limited to, the following groups:
After completing this course, participants will:
Dr. Norbert Conrad (HLRS) norbert.conrad(at)hlrs.de
Register via the button at the top of this page. We encourage you to register to the waiting list if the course is full. Places might become available.
Registration closes on January 24, 2025.
Link to the EU and EU-associated (Horizon Europe), and PRACE countries.
This course offers flexible learning, allowing you to learn at your own pace and access online course materials and cluster resources. Web-seminars are held weekly to discuss the learning modules and to answer your questions. We also provide forum channels that enable you to communicate with the lecturer and peers, as well as to share your experiences.
The course is divided into multiple learning units of 10 hours each. Participants can learn the individual learning content on their own schedule. In addition, this course has fixed dates for virtual seminars and the exam.
High-Performance Computing Center (HLRS) issues participants an attendance confirmation if they have attended all seminars, as well as a certificate if they have passed the exam at the end of the course.
Junghwa Lee, phone 0711 685 87228, training(at)hlrs.de
HLRS is part of the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS), together with JSC in Jülich and LRZ in Garching near Munich. EuroCC@GCS is the German National Competence Centre (NCC) for High-Performance Computing. HLRS is also a member of the Baden-Württemberg initiative bwHPC.
See the training overview and the Supercomputing Academy pages.
