March 18, 2010

Performance Meeting - 2010/03/18
Phone Number: (812) 856-3600
PIN:          002690#

Agenda/Notes:  Raphael (ISI), Mauricio (UFl), Shava (UCSD), Thomas (TU-D), Robert (IU), Gregor (IU), Piotr (UTK)
  • Outreach early adopter survey -- Renato added questions
  • New media wiki at http://wiki.futuregrid.org - will migrate to aid in integration with JIRA and milestone tracking
  • Vampir workshop http://iu-pti.org/hpa/vampir-workshop-2010
  • Active Milestones:
    • Performance: Benchmarking - Framework - Write Inca reporter to execute benchmarks
      • First version checked in - tested on ranger
      • UCSD iDataplex - no batch scheduler nor SSH access to nodes yet
      • Gregor suggested deploying more monitoring so people can see what is not working as well as what is working -- UCSD iDataplex added but just reports redhat version -- will add HPCC dependencies to start -- added as jira issue 583
      • requested Cray inca account via http://archive.futuregrid.org/help
    • Performance: Instrumentation - Select timing library (Netlogger, OTF)
      • Needs to be rescheduled
      • Gregor says add it to wiki and submit the CCB
    • Performance: Benchmarking - Bare OS - HPCC - Create configuration files
      • Needs to be extended 1 month
      • We have UCSD iDataplex and Cray, should have IU and UC in a few weeks, UFl after that, TACC whenever HW
      • arrives
      • IU
      • - IBM sent 16 dual port cards and performance improved -- will send the rest to IU and also to UC