CD FY09 Tactical Plan StatusFY09 Tactical Plan Status Report forNeutrino Program (MINOS, MINERvA,

General)

Margaret VotavaApril 21, 2009

Tactical plan names listed here… DocDB#

MINOS 2933

Minerva 3024

Need to write one for General

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 2

Resolution of Past Action Items: MINOS [1/3]

• Working with CD Scientific Facilities and Scientific Core Services– Transition primary warehouse MySQL database to Database Admin

Group: Done, 3-17-09– Migrate MINOS CVS repository to cdcvs: Done, 1-21-09– User access to Grid resources for user analysis: Done, now

supported by collaboration– Purchase and deploy new hardware

• Servers: not ordered• dCache: plan canceled, funding used for BlueArc disk• BlueArc: order currently in purchasing

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 3

Resolution of Past Action Items: MINOS [2/3]

• Working with MINOS experiment collaborators – Monitor data handling operations at all stages: Ongoing– Provide standard build of releases and external packages: Ongoing– Provide support for the computing and disk facilities, data handling,

storage and SAM data catalogue: Ongoing– Provide user access to Grid resources for user analyses: Done, now

supported by collaboration– Maintain control room computers, DocDB, CRL instances: Ongoing– Expand the use of parrot as a mechanism for using previously

mentioned builds on the extended GPFarm: Done– Explore the implications of large scale user use of the Grid:

Ongoing

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 4

Resolution of Past Action Items: MINOS [3/3]

• Working with MINOS experiment collaborators– Provide user consultation with MINOS collaborators on: All Ongoing

• data handling• computing systems• offline framework• simulations

– Software support of institutional software components: Ongoing– Migrate remaining F77 based simulation code to C++ framework and

integrate replacement external neutrino interaction code (GENIE): 50% completed

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 5

Resolution of Past Action Items: MINERvA [1/2]

• Plan, Purchase, commission secure head node server: order out• Plan, purchase, commission 40 core (including head node) analysis

cluster: order out• Plan, purchase, commission 15 TB BlueArc disk storage: Funding

allocated, waiting for floor space • Transition MINERvA MySQL DB to Database Admin Group: In

progress, moving existing DB to Oracle and PostgreSQL. • Implement SAM service for data taking, storage and delivery:

Development in place to start. Production after Dev. fully understood.

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 6

Resolution of Past Action Items: MINERvA [2/2]

• Offline computing environment– Design and implement data handling operations: not done– Raw data archiving: not done– Support for FNAL software products, ups/upd, sam, etc.: ongoing– Techniques for running analysis on GRID: not done– Support for minerva D0cDB instance: ongoing– Support for minerva CRL instance: ongoing

• Setup and Support for MINERvA control room: Setup completed, support ongoing.

• Limited support for DAQ Vista OS and online network security: ongoing

• User consulting for MINERvA collaborators WRT data handling, computing systems, and offline framework: ongoing.

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 7

Summary of Project Performance(for the period 01-Oct-2008 through xx-xxx-xx)

Project Deliverable / MilestoneInitial

Completion Target

% Complete(0,25,50,75,100)

Current Completion

Target

MINOS: Migrate F77 sim code to C++ March 50 July 15

MINOS: Add 50TB BlueArc 75 June 1

MINERvA: Head and Analysis Cluster May 15 50 May 15

MINREvA: 10TB BlueArc (dedicated) 50 Aug 1

• Include bulleted text as appropriate to discuss anomalies and highlight issues or concerns.• “% Complete” is a coarse-grained subjective evaluation. Please use one of the following:

– 0% = not started– 25% = started, not much significant progress as yet– 50% = significant progress– 75% = significant progress and nearly complete, preparing for completion– 100% = absolutely complete.

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 8

Project Highlights, Issues, and Concerns

• Highlights– Computing for Neutrinos Workshop held in March (next slide)– Joint monthly steering committee meeting to begin soon

• One or two reps for each experiment• CD Liason (Lee) and at large CD representative• CD and experiment guests to discuss specific topics as needed

• Issues– MINERvA MoU (CD-docDB #3111) needs to be reviewed by CD and

signed– Joint projects have been proposed in the following areas, need

manpower:• Simulation software• Data handling and processing • Detector operations, monitoring tools• User and operational support

• Concerns– Major concern about loss of key MINOS software developer.– Experiments currently ramping up have severe shortage of manpower.

• Drafting a personnel requisition for an Associated Scientist for the neutrino program.

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 9

Computing for Neutrinos March Workshop (DocDB#3175)

• Shared analysis cluster for all Neutrino groups:– Batch system– Environment setups– Resource partitioning

• Support for desktop cluster machines • Small file (<~1GB) archiving to Enstore tape needs some form of

concatenating and/or gzip’ing • SAM data file catalog: Sharing backend DB. Features needed by

various groups.• Sharing database services by all Neutrino groups (calibration,

construction, conditions, … ) .• Common neutrino CVS repository in which shared code• And much more…

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 10

Financial Performance: FTE Usage

CurrentTactical Plan Level 1 Activity FTE-yrs FTE-mos

FTE-yrs (Ave/mo.) FTE-mos

% Consumed YTD

FY09 Forecast

Computing Minos 2.15 25.80 2.15 12.90 50% Minerva 0.62 7.44 0.51 3.05 41% General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 #DIV/0!

Total 2.77 33.24 2.66 15.95 48%

Scientific Minos 0.20 2.40 0.13 0.77 32% Minerva 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 #DIV/0! General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 #DIV/0!

Total 0.20 2.40 0.13 0.77 32%

Allocation Actual YTD

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 11

Financial Performance: M&S (Internal Funding)

Operating & Equipment M&S CD Internal Funding

Tactical Plan Level 1 Activity

FY Obligation

Budget

YTD Obligations +

RIPS % Spent

Current FY08

Forecast

FY Obligation

Budget

YTD Obligations +

RIPS % Spent

Current FY08

ForecastNeutrion Computing

MINOS 48.7 116.8 240% 30K 80 55.9 70% 100% MiINERvA 47.5 22.9 20% 106% 0 0 --- General 0 0 #DIV/0! 76.5 0 0% 66%

Total 96.2 139.7 145% 156.5 55.9 36%

Operations M&S Equipment M&S

CD FY09 Tactical Plan Status 12

Tactical Plan Status Summary

• Status Summary– The Neutrino program includes projects at all stages– REX/MINOS continues to provide excellent development and

support for the ongoing needs and upcoming run extensions.– The MINOS experience is being used as an example to plan and

project for experiments coming on line, or in early stages. – MINERvA is making good progress developing, procuring and

commissioning its offline computing program.– It is clear that manpower is needed from PPD and/or CD to

provide the computing needs for the overall Neutrino program.