Introduction to cluster computing, scalable parallel computer architectures, cluster computer and its architecture, classifications, components for clusters, cluster middleware and single system. Introduction to high performance computing for scientists and engineers georg hager and gerhard wellein. Highperformance computing hpc evolved due to meet increasing demands for processing speed. Understand how the the architecture of high performance computers a ects the speed of programs run on hpcs. Axel kohlmeyer scientific computing expert information and telecommunication section the abdus salam international centre. We will present an overview of current and future trends in hpc hardware. Introduction to cluster computing, scalable parallel computer architectures, cluster computer and its architecture, classifications, components for clusters, cluster middleware and single. This is still a vast field, and i necessarily had to select a subset of the relevant material. This lecture is presented by associate professor dr chen wu of the international centre for radio astronomy research icrar in perth, western australia. Outline of todays lecture university of washington. There is no clear definition computing on high performance computers solving problems doing research using computer modeling, simulation and analysis engineering design using computer modeling, simulation and analysis my understanding a huge number of computational and memory. This document is part of a collaborative e ort between the green500, the top500, the green grid, and the energy e cient high performance computing working group eehpc wg.
Lecture notes on high performance computing lecture notes on high performance computing course code. It may be hard to imagine, but were at the beginning of the high performance computing era. The cpu clock speed of desktop and commodity processors has reached a maximum range, due to physical limitations. Introduction to high performance computing for scientists and engineers, georg hager and gerhard wellein published titles series editor horst simon associate laboratory director, computing sciences lawrence berkeley national laboratory berkeley, california, u. Ece 569 stresses the need for and the design of highperformance computing hpc systems. Sta4102102 statistical computation lecture notes, fall 2007. Trends in high performance computing article pdf available in the computer journal 474 april 2004 with 803 reads how we measure reads. Cuda programming model reading list chapter 1 pages 112 chapter 2 pages 112. Understand in a general sense the architecture of high performance computers.
However, they are just rough, pointform notes, with no guarantee of completeness or accuracy. Hpc is more than just for achieving high performance it is a compelling vision for how computation can seamlessly scale from a single processor to virtually limitless computing power. The speed of exascale computers will be measured in. High performance computing hpc has become a critical technology for science, engineering, and financial research and development. Covers motivation for hpc, hardware concepts and architectures. High performance computing refers to a specialized use and programming of parallel supercomputers, computer clusters, and everything from software to hardware to speed up computations. Highperformance computing refers to a specialized use and programming of parallel supercomputers, computer clusters, and everything from software to hardware to speed up computations. Because most high performance systems are based on reduced instruction set computer risc processors, many techniques learned on one type of system transfer to the other. High performance computing high performance computing. Complete a timeconsuming operation in less time i am an automotive engineer i need to design a new car that consumes less gasoline id rather have the design completed in 6 months than in 2 years. Leveque, university of washington amath 483583, lecture 1, march 28, 2011 notes. These notes these notes were written by neil lawrence to accompany bertsekas and gallager 1992, covering in extra detail areas of importance for the course and adding material where it is lacking in the course text for example on simulation.
High performance computing, 2nd edition oreilly media. Parallel computer architecture and programming cmu 1541815618, spring 2017 lecture 26. When you have errors, become good at reading the log le with respect to the generated. The rst three chapters provide background material on networks and probabilities. Jun 20, 2017 high performance computing hpc evolved due to meet increasing demands for processing speed. This is the second in a series of lectures for the course parallel programming and high performance computing. There is no clear definition computing on high performance computers solving problems doing research using computer modeling, simulation and analysis engineering design using computer modeling, simulation and analysis my understanding a huge number of computational and memory requirements cannot be afforded by a pc.
The peak performance is the theoretical maximum performance usually measured in terms of 64bit floating point operation per second achievable by a computing system. While it is intended for this methodology to be generally applicable to. A highperformance cluster, as seen on figure 1, is regularly comprised of nodes also called blades. Creating a national strategic computing initiative by the authority vested in me as president by the constitution and the laws of the united states of america, and to maximize benefits of high performance computing hpc research, development, and deployment, it is hereby ordered as follows. The undergraduate course mathcomscpre 424x, introduction to high performance computing, will be offered again this fall. Creating a national strategic computing initiative by the authority vested in me as president by the constitution and the laws of the united states of america, and to maximize benefits of highperformance computing hpc research, development, and deployment, it is hereby ordered as follows. High performance computing lecture 2 alexandros stamatakis junior research group leader the exelixis lab department of computer science technical university of munich. Introduction to high performance computing, short course. Gehringer ece 463521 lecture notes, fall 2002 lecture 1 an overview of highperformance computer architecture ece 463521 fall 2002 edward f. Introduction to highperformance computing withr dirk eddelbuettel, ph.
Introduction to high performance computing hpc clusters. An introduction to high performance computing introduction to high performance computing ams 250 is a graduate course that introduces the student to the modern world of cuttingedge supercomputing. The midterm and final exam will be closed book and without notes. The organizers asked me to lecture about high performance computing and numerical modelling in this winter school, and to specifically cover the basics of numerically treating gravity and hydrodynamics in the context of galaxy evolution. An introduction to high performance computing course web. The advantages and disadvantages of parallel computing will be discussed. The purpose of the present lecture notes is to give the reader an introductory insight on hpc presen ted during the introduction to high performance computing talks of nrhep2 spring scho ol. Introduction to high performance computing mathcomscpre. Hpc brings together several technologies such as computer architecture, algorithms, programs and electronics, and system software under a single canopy to solve advanced problems effectively and quickly. However, there are plenty of hpc success stories out there, and perhaps yours is next.
Matthew jacob,department of computer science and automation,iisc bangalore. R can be built using socalled optimized blas such as atlas free, goto not free, or those from intel or amd. Once we set out on the quest to wring the last bit of performance from our computer systems, we become more motivated to fully understand the aspects of computer architecture that have a direct impact on the systems. Cuda programming model reading list chapter 1 pages. Ece 569 stresses the need for and the design of high performance computing hpc systems. Memory gap 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 1 10 100 rs rs igal g. High performance computing powerpoint presentation computer science engineering cse notes edurev notes for computer science engineering cse is made by best teachers who have written some of the best books of computer science engineering cse. Wellein, introduction to high performance computing for scientists and engineers, crc press, 2010 a. There are numerous case of experimental computing utilizing different lowcost processors as a part of parallel to perform huge quantities of operations. High performance computing powerpoint presentation computer. Part of the lecture notes in computer science book series.
Introduction to high performance computing alexander b. Jan 21 multicore, multiprocessor, cluster ppt, pdf 3. High performance computing powerpoint presentation. Architectures and systems, volume 1, pearson education, 2008. Karpusenko, parallel programming and optimization with intel xeon phi coprocessors, colfax international, 2014. Lecture notes on high performance computing course code. Studying high performance computing the study of high performance computing is an excellent chance to revisit computer architecture. Youll learn what the newest buzzwords really mean, how caching and other memory design features affect the way your software behaves, and where the newest postrisc architectures are headed. We will by example, show the basic concepts of parallel computing. Introduction to high performance computing a blue waters online course fall 2016 david keyes, instructor professor of applied mathematics and computational science director, extreme computing research center king abdullah university of science and technology unit 1, part 2. Make some edits and recompile see the latex resources on the course website. Next, we will discuss several ways to get more things done at the same time by using simple parallel computing approaches.
Cluster computing lecture 1 introduction to cluster computing lecture 2 scalable parallel computer architectures lecture 3 cluster computer and its architecture, classifications lecture 4 components for clusters. High performance computing nptel online videos, courses. Understand how memory access a ects the speed of hpc programs. Understand amdahls law for parallel and serial computing. Mar 10, 2015 short introduction to hpc lecture 1 of 3. Sta4102102 statistical computation lecture notes, fall 2007 by jeffrey s. Lecture notes for statistical computing 1 sc1 stat 590. Lecture 1 an overview of highperformance computer architecture. But the future of highperformance computingand a race that commands the attentions of no less than a halfdozen nationscenters on which country will be the first to develop exascale highperformance computing. Look carefully at the rnw r new web source and pdf output 5. We will look at vectorisation, a key method for speed as well as various ways to compile and use code before a brief discussion and example of gpu computing.
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