XSEDE system software testing

Project Information

Discipline
Computer Science (401) 
Orientation
Research 
Abstract

XSEDE is the NSF follow on to the TeraGrid. The XSEDE system architecture is a three layer architecture with an access layer, a services layer, and a resources layer. The access and services layers require resources on which to run. It is desirable to test the XSEDE system software on non-production resources before each release, and during development. We would like to use FutureGrid resources as a testbed for XSEDE software development.

Intellectual Merit

XSEDE is an NSF-funded infrastructure project. The intellectual merit comes primarily via the science that is done using the infrastructure.

Broader Impacts

The impact of XSEDE will be significant. Dozens of large science projects will use XSEDE on a daily basis. Further, XSEDE will lower the barriers for collaboration between campuses.

Project Contact

Project Lead
Andrew Grimshaw (grimshaw) 
Project Manager
Karolina Sarnowska-Upton (sarnowsk) 
Project Members
Karolina Sarnowska-Upton, Avinash Kalyanaraman, Muhammad Yanhaona, Victor Hazlewood, Chad Vizino, Chris Jordan, Troy Baer, Ryan Braby, J Ray Scott, Sivakumar Kulasekaran, Tabitha Samuel, Gary Rogers, Michael Campfield, Derek Simmel, Sal Valente  

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)
  • Network Impairment Device
 
Use of FutureGrid

As described earlier we will use FG extensively for testing, particularly at the performance extremes.

Scale of Use

Large scale, not so much in nodes as in number of hosts.

Project Timeline

Submitted
01/01/2011 - 12:00 
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