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Xsede

eXtreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment

Ron PerrottUniversity of Oxford

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Objectives

• Enhance productivity of users• Enable transformational science• Provide innovative educational programs• Federate with other high end facilities

--> National cyber infrastructure ecosystem

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Approach

• Evolution– 2002-2005: Distributed/Extended Terascale Facility– 2005-2011: Grid Infrastructure + Resource

Providers– 2010-2016: eXtreme Digital + Service Providers

• Inclusive – 17 partners– NCSA, NICS, PSC, TACC centres

• Complementary expertise– Technology and education partners

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Resources

• 16 supercomputers, high end visualisation, data analysis resources

• Single interface for allocation, common authentication and trust mechanisms, global name space and file systems, etc.

• 10 gigabits/sec connections • New architectural design for distributed

computer architecture

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Applications

• Science and society– Predicating earthquakes– Healthcare ,Drugs and interactions– Nanoscale microprocessors– Sustainable food supply– Renewable energy– Etc.

• 20 new projects in non traditional areas– Humanities

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User support

• Extended Collaborative Support –teaming with research groups

• User portal – monitor and access resources, manage jobs

• Specialised community provided services• Training Education and Outreach• Campus Champions

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Users

• Year 1– 33 education projects– 332 start-up projects– 2079 new users– 30 % submitted jobs via gateways– 1800 publications– 8700 distinct users

Funding

– High-Performance Remote Visualization and Data Analysis Services• 2 awards; 5 years; $3M/year

– Integrating Services (5 years, $26M/year)• Coordination and Management Service–5 years; $12M/year

• Technology Audit and Insertion Service–5 years; $3M/year

• Advanced User Support Service–5 years; $8M/year

• Training, Education and Outreach Service–5 years, $3M/year

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SDSC

TACC

UC/ANL

NCSA

ORNL

PU

IU

PSCNCAR

Caltech

USC/ISI

UNC/RENCI

UW

Resource Provider (RP)

Software Integration Partner

Grid Infrastructure Group (UChicago)

Resource Providers, One Facility

NICS

LONI

Network Hub

XSEDE : Governance

• Leadership– partnership led by NCSA, NICS, PSC, TACC and SDSC: CI centers

with deep experience– partners who strongly complement these CI centers with

expertise in science, engineering, technology and education• Balanced governance model

– strong central management, rapid response to issues and opportunities

– delegation and decentralization of decision-making authority– openness to genuine stakeholder participation

• stakeholder engagement, advisory committees

– improved professional project management practices• formal risk management and change control

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XSEDE: Extending Impact

• Coordinated national program with greater scope and scale– increased diversity of topics, modes of delivery, and reach to

new communities and audiences– broaden participation among under-represented communities

• Campus bridging for effective use of CI resources– more tightly integrate with campuses through expanded

Champions program and additional bridging activities• Establish certificate and degree programs

– institutional incorporation of CS&E curricula; professional development certificate

– prepare undergraduates, graduates and future K-12 teachers

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XD Coordination and Management Service

- design of the grid architecture- management of its implementation- management of accounting, authorization,

authentication, allocation and security services, - coordination of the component services- maintenance of a responsive, user-centric operational posture - coordination of those service providers that provide access to physical resources

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Technology Audit and Insertion Service

- quality assurance and quality control - review and test advanced software tools for manipulating, processing and analysing very large amounts of information- testing advanced software tools and developing deployment strategies, in partnership with the relevant service providers.

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Advanced user support”

• support of researchers or research groups running complicated computer programs, researchers or research groups attempting to develop and use complex workflows, and researchers or research groups trying to develop or implement science gateways

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Training, Education and Outreach Service

training for staff, current users and prospective usersintegration of research and educationbroadening of participation in science and engineering that exploits by under-represented groups.

XSEDE : User Services

• Unified and comprehensive user support services– designed to advance science and engineering– provided by experts in the application of

technology– new and expanded facets of advanced support

• More mature operational practices– increased focus on productivity and ease of use – increased and enhanced security, reliability, and

quality assurance

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