Introduction to HPC at ZIH - Linux basics

Chapter: Linux basics

This is an introduction to Linux including the most important commands to work and navigate on an HPC system.

The Center of Information Services and High Performance Computing (ZIH) at TU Dresden, offers an Introduction course for HPC (High Performance Computing) system users twice a year. The presentation was recorded and divided into chapters, which were then respoken using an AI-generated voice. The videos an their content are a work in progress and will be continuously updated.

Version: November 2025

All chapters

• Linux basics: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-linux-basics/0841d39cc00a2921198baa44c6f0dba7
• Access the HPC system: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-access-the-hpc-system/072dd6afd4359acd2368bc9d960fb233
• Cluster overview: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-cluster-overview/8175e05e5f94e16a0ad3fd5f049f22cf
• File systems: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-file-systems/a8093600083b8b35751a01d798722e50
• Batch system: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-batch-system/78eb31a92bad3e8c30849b5ef2eb2b08
• Job Monitoring with PIKA: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-job-monitoring-with-pika/670f415cb7f71c0b45f7fbc388c512c1
• Software: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-software/88a9fdd5847ce1afaf948adda9fbfaaa
• Project Management: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-project-management/9356f361ae4e680466eaeec79209c42c
• Application for Resources: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-application-for-resources/6e449962df54ca43be34907c6abc3017
• Software development tools: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-software-development-tools/9c0837adb8dc3b50e895ae1053256597
• Support: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-support/b6bfb88f65642bedb93487fcb8c29c90
• Workspaces and data transfer: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/video/introduction-to-hpc-at-zih-workspaces-and-data-transfer/0a59c3e9a0373f8a70a63cf844d8e38a