This lesson is being piloted (Beta version)

Using shifter to run TensorFlow on Blue Waters

Overview

Teaching: 30 min
Exercises: 0 min
Questions
  • How to use Shifter as a way to build complex software stacks for Blue Waters?

Objectives
  • Build TensorFlow r1.12 for use on Blue Waters

Using shifter to run tensorflow 1.12 on Blue Waters

This episode is handled via a Wiki page on the NCSA wiki: tinyURL link

All material is available for download there. Due to the length of building TensorFlow there is no exercise component for this episode.

Key Points

  • TensorFlow is a popular machine learning framework

  • available binary packages no longer support Blue Waters

  • TensorFlow’s build system is quite complex