CERN openlab for DataGrid applications Programme of Work 2004 Overview F'Fluckiger Technical program

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CERN openlab for DataGrid applications
Programme of Work 2004OverviewF.Fluckiger
Technical programmeS.Jarp
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What is it?

• A framework for sponsorship
• IT RD in collaboration with Industry
• Sponsor commitments
• (Partner status)
• CHF2.5M over 3 years
• Contributions may be a mix of
• In kind (HW, SW, training, )
• In cash (in general for fellows)

• Sponsor commitments
• (Contributor status)
• CHF0.25M over 1 year

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What are we doing?

• Evaluate and Integrate cutting edge solutions
• Focus LCG needs in the medium/longer term
• Current Project opencluster
• IA-64 Compute farm (Intel HP)
• 10 GbE Networking (Enterasys Intel)
• Storage (IBM)
• 10g database (Oracle)

opencluster project
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Organization
Transversal structure
IT Groups

DI WvR FF FG MH
DB JS EG MG ED Fell
ADC BP SJ AH AU RT Stud Fell
CS JMJ MC
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Personnel Resources in 2004
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2004 Programme

• Organization
• Work with new Strategy Communications unit
• Sponsors
• Implement Contributor Status (probably with
  Infiniband manufacturer)
• Strengthen collaboration with
• LCG (Grid SW, HP participation in LCG)
• EGEE (SW, Industry forum)
• IT groups
• PH/SFT team (ROOT, PROOF, GEANT4)
• LHC collaborations (Data Challenges, CMS, Alice)

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2004 Programme

• Interactions with sponsors
• Thematic Wokshops (Probably on Security and High
  Speed Networking)
• Board of Sponsor annual meeting
• Involvement in EGEE Industry Forum
• New projects, activities (e.g. security)?
• Will depend on outcome of this meeting, sponsor
  interest
• Challenges
• Be useful
• Choice of technology strike right balance
  between conservatism and risks
• Deliver findings
• Meet sponsor expectations
• Maintain technical consistency build something
  coherent

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AnnexesAdditional information, not for show

• Is openlab something new?
• Elements of Timeline
• Technical highlights

Annex
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Is openlab something new?

• Is it really different from
• past (DD/CN/IT) joint projects?
• todays field test with industry?
• Not totally, but definite differences
• A common "agreement" framework
• A common technical objective
• Building something out of individual
  contributions
• Collaborative work between sponsor engineers

Annex
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Timeline (elements of)
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HP test dual processors systems delivered
Intel increase their contribution to 348
processors
Annex
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2004 Programme

• Technical (highlights) see SJ's presentation
• Gridification Complete LCG2 porting/testing
• Join test Grid
• Software RedHat 3
• Hardware Additional HP computers
• Networking 10GbE transition to new generation
• Infiniband
• LAN / WAN 10Gbps tests
• Storage Converge on StorageTank
• Database 10g

Annex