Review Schedule

Location: Indiana University

Dates: January 17, 2011

FutureGrid Overview

60 minutes Indiana University

Summarizes topics below:

  • Includes vision and goals not mentioned below; does NOT discuss hardware and software in detail

 

Project management

 

45 minutes Indiana University

Overview, budget and status.

 

Hardware                                                                        

20 minutes Indiana University

  • Computers
  • Storage
  • Networks
  • Discussion of upgrades (year 2 system)
     

Software                       

160 minutes All participants organized by Indiana University

  • Overview (before lunch)
  • FutureGrid core Software Environment
  • RAIN Dynamic Provisioning
  • Security and account management
  • Image Repository
  • User Portal/ Web Site
  • Pegasus as workflow
  • PAPI and benchmarking environment
  • Grid Benchmark Challenge
  • Inca and Monitoring
  • Nimbus
  • Eucalyptus
  • ViNe, SocialVPN, Virtual clusters
  • Experiment management: Test Harness; Pegasus as manager
  • Specific supported middleware: TeraGrid, ScaleMP Openstack OpenNebula Genesis II, UNICORE, gLite, Vampir

Use of FutureGrid                       

45 minutes All

  • Interoperability                          University of Virginia, University of Florida
  • Grid'5000 collaboration            University of Chicago
  • EGI XD TIS/TAS and TeraGrid Collaboration
  • Domain Science
    • Life Sciences
  • Computer/Computational Science
    • Grid
    • Cloud
    • HPC

User Support                                   

15 minutes Indiana University

  • Systems support including external sites
  • Project Approval/Allocation
  • FutureGrid Experts
  • Web Site and Knowledgebase

Training Education Outreach                       

45 minutes University of Florida

  • Class use of FutureGrid
  • Appliances
  • Tutorials
  • Underrepresented outreach