Primers

TeraGrid Data Primer (January 2004)

Learn about data services available on the TeraGrid—core services, support, examples of data-oriented applications, and more.

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Introductory Tutorials

Getting Started With TeraGrid (Indiana University)

A half-hour general introduction to the TeraGrid (PPT)
Presented to the Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics (CIG) mantle convection workshop in Boulder, CO.

Presentations

A 20-minute introduction to Science Gateways on TeraGrid (PPT)
Presented to the CIG seismology workshop in Stevenson, WA.

A tutorial on setting up one's TeraGrid account certificates and grid_mapfiles at NCSA and TACC (PPT)
Written for the CIG mantle convection workshop in Boulder, CO.

A tutorial on using GridFTP clients to transfer data between TeraGrid sites and to TeraGrid archivers (PPT)
Written for the CIG mantle convection workshop in Boulder, CO.

GridShell

• A half-hour presentation decribing how GridShell + Condor functions. (PPT)
• Presentation given in conjunction with the Supercomputing 04 GridShell demo. (PPT)

SC04 TeraGrid Tutorial: Applications in the TeraGrid Environment

John Towns, NCSA, Nancy Wilkins-Diehr, SDSC, Derek Simmel, PSC, Eric Roberts, TACC, Bill Whitson, Purdue, Leesa Brieger, SDSC, Ruth Aydt, NCSA, Mike Papka, UC/ANL, Kelly Gaither, TACC, John Cobb, ORNL, Amit Majumdar, SDSC

PowerPoint slides, 25 MB

Cross-site Data Transfer

Ruth Aydt, NCSA

PowerPoint slides, .13 MB

SC03 TeraGrid Tutorial: Applications in the TeraGrid Environment

John Towns, NCSA, Nancy Wilkins-Diehr, SDSC, Sharon Brunett, Caltech/CACR, Sandra Bittner, UC/ANL, Derek Simmel, PSC

PowerPoint slides, 5.6 MB; Real Audio Tutorial (4 parts)

Computing on the Grid

Sandra Bittner, UC/ANL, Sharon Brunett, Caltech/CACR, Derek Simmel, PSC

Comprehensive overview of vision, objectives, policies, components and usage with visualization example and colliding spheres demonstration.

Power Point slides, 7.6 MB