FutureGrid and Grid'5000 Collaboration

Project Information

Discipline
Computer Science (401) 
Subdiscipline
14.09 Computer Engineering 
Orientation
Research 
Abstract

This project investigates sky computing deployment across FutureGrid and Grid'5000.

Intellectual Merit

This project investigates sky computing scalability using resources in the US (FutureGrid) and abroad (Grid'5000 in France).

Broader Impacts

A virtual cluster deployed across FutureGrid and Grid'5000 allows users to experiment with intercontinental environments.

Project Contact

Project Lead
Mauricio Tsugawa (tsugawa) 
Project Manager
Mauricio Tsugawa (tsugawa) 
Project Members
Kate Keahey, Pierre Riteau  

Resource Requirements

Hardware Systems
  • alamo (Dell optiplex at TACC)
  • foxtrot (IBM iDataPlex at UF)
  • hotel (IBM iDataPlex at U Chicago)
  • india (IBM iDataPlex at IU)
  • sierra (IBM iDataPlex at SDSC)
  • xray (Cray XM5 at IU)
 
Use of FutureGrid

VMs deployed through Nimbus. We will need RAIN, as we may need to deploy custom versions of Nimbus (this is currently possible in Grid'5000).

Scale of Use

Typical experiment would need few (2-4) nodes/VMs in each site (alamo, hotel, india, foxtrot, sierra, etc).

Project Timeline

Submitted
03/04/2011 - 04:20 
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