2020-04-14 CANCELLED: Introduction to the LRZ Compute Cloud (HICC1S20)

The aim of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently utilise the LRZ Compute Cloud infrastructure for their own projects. The course consists of mini lectures, demos and hands on sessions (breaks included) covering the following topics:

• Fundamentals of cloud computing and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) clouds

• Overview of the hardware of the LRZ Compute Cloud

• Using the LRZ Compute Cloud via the web Interface

• Using the LRZ Compute Cloud via the command line

Schedule (tentative):

• Introduction to fundamentals of Cloud Computing (B)
  • Motivation (B)
  • Definition of Cloud Computing (B)
  • Characteristics and Types of Cloud Services (B)
  • Open Stack for IaaS Cloud Management (B)
• Overview of LRZ Cloud Resources (B)

15 Minutes Break

• Using the LRZ Cloud Resources via the web interface (B) + (I)
  • Review of ssh keys (B)
  • Introduction to the Compute Cloud web Interface (B)
  • Hands-on session (B) + (I)
    • Create ssh-key (B)
    • Create a Server in the Cloud (B) 
    • Create    a Subnetwork and place a server within it  (I)

15 Minutes Break

• Using the LRZ Cloud Resources via the command line (I)
  • Introduction of the Open Client tools (I)
  • Hands-on session (I) + (A)
    • Listing resources (I)
    • Create a Server in the Cloud (I)
    • Add a rule to an existing security group (I)
  • Overview of other tools (sensible, terraform) (A)

Certificates of attendance for

• Introduction to GNU/Linux and SSH (or comparable previous knowledge)

All participants are expected to bring their own laptops.