Gautschi Support Hour now available for system users
The Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) is excited to announce special-purpose support and training times for Gautschi system users, the Gautschi Support Hour. Much like our Anvil Support Hour, the Gautschi Support Hour will be a designated, open-door meeting time specifically dedicated to helping Gautschi users with any issues they may be facing.
Gautschi Support Hour:
When: Every 
Friday from 2–3:30 p.m., beginning June 27 and running through August 22
Where: Hall of Data Science and AI (DSAI), Room 1012
Why: To provide Gautschi users with face-to-face support and training from our AI and HPC experts, helping users to take full advantage of everything the cutting-edge system has to offer.
The Gautschi supercomputer was designed to support artificial intelligence (AI) research at Purdue in addition to traditional HPC workloads. Taking advantage of Gautschi Support Hour will help ensure users maximize their workflow efficiency, learning best practices and technical skills that can be immediately implemented into their research. This is especially pertinent for Gautschi users, as this system has the largest proportion of “non-traditional HPC users” of any RCAC resource. Some examples of what Gautschi Support Hour can help with:
- Enable use of Gautschi's powerful Nvidia GPUs.
- Understand changes to the Slurm scheduling configuration from previous clusters.
- Understand workflow automation tooling for data-centric applications.
- Understand interactive computing with our Gateway (OnDemand) portal.
- Or any question related to running scientific workloads on Gautschi.
Gautschi Support Hours not only give users the opportunity to tackle any issues they may have, but also allows RCAC to collect feedback surrounding the system. This feedback will be indispensable for making adjustments to the cluster and improving overall user experience and satisfaction.
Gautschi Support Hour is open to all Gautschi users. Beginning on June 27, this office-hour style support session will take place every Friday from 2–3:30 p.m. in the Hall of Data Science and AI (DSAI), Room 1012. Users can come and speak directly with RCAC’s AI and HPC experts, who will be on-site and ready to offer assistance and guidance. For now, Gautschi Support Hour is scheduled to run for two months, through August 22. If demand is high and the support sessions prove to be a success, this timeline may be extended further. If you have any questions about Gautschi Support Hour, please contact rcac-help@purdue.edu. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you on Fridays!