Resources for e-Science Bids
at NeSC and EPCC
Dr. Dave Berry
Research Manager
www.nesc.ac.uk
19th November 2003
The “e-” in “e-Science”
E-Science bids must include “Grid Stretch”
New technology enabling new science
Collaboration is key
Joint applications
We need funding too!
e-Science knowledge/links
Advice and help with proposals
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Few staff, many proposals
Shared understanding
Application scientists must understand the Grid
Grid researchers must understand the application
Open Grid Services Architecture
Applications for X Research
Simulation, Analysis & Integration Technology for X
Brokering
Integration
VOs
Transactions
Reservation
Discovery
Replication
Accounting
OGSA
Workflow
Queueing
Registry
Data Access
CMM/WSDM
Provisioning Authorisation
Execution
WS-Agreement
OGSI: Interface to Grid Infrastructure
Distributed Compute, Data & Storage Resources
What exists now (roughly) …
Applications for X Research
Workflow
Registry
Data Access
Authorisation
Execution
WS-Agreement
OGSI: Interface to Grid Infrastructure
Distributed Compute, Data & Storage Resources
NeSC in the UK
Globus
Alliance
National
eScience
Centre
HPC(x)
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Newcastle
Belfast
Directors’ Forum
Engineering Task Force
Grid Support Centre
Architecture Task Force
Database Task Force
OGSA-DAI
GGF DAIS-WG
e-Science Institute
Daresbury Lab
Manchester
Cambridge
Hinxton
Oxford
Cardiff
RAL
London
Southampton
NeSC Core
Grid Research
Research Leaders
Research projects
UK E-Science Grid
Engineering Task Force
OGSA Test Grid
Grid Projects
BRIDGES
IBM Early Evaluation
edikt
www.edikt.org
EPCC
HPC and Grid expertise
HPCx, Globus Alliance
Professional software development
Successful Grid projects
OGSA-DAI (databases, with IBM and Oracle)
SunDCG (scheduling, with Sun and Globus)
MS.NETGrid (OGSI, with Microsoft)
GridWeaver (Configuration, with HP & Informatics)
PGPGrid (Imaging, with Pepper’s Ghost Productions)
FirstDIG (Data mining, with FirstBus plc)
Hardware
HPCx (EPCC/CLRC)
UK National Service (portion of CPU time for Grid research)
AIX, 1280 CPUs, 1.28TB RAM, 18TB disk
Guaranteed levels of service
Gilmour (NeSC)
Main development machine
Linux, 4 CPUs, 7GB RAM, 1TB disk
BlueDwarf (NeSC/Informatics)
Large memory computing
AIX, 16 CPUs, 128GB RAM, 2.1TB+ disk
Lomond (EPCC)
HPC resource (portion of CPU time for Grid research)
Solaris, 52 CPUS, 52GB RAM
Guaranteed levels of service
Other Resources
Access Grid
Two nodes: EPCC and NeSC
e-Science Institute
Research Visitors
Events programme
NeSCForge
Project repository
CVS, issue & task tracking, forums, etc.
GridNet
Funds travel to standardisation meetings (e.g. GGF)
Web site
National e-Science Centre
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/
Mission, Background, Foundation, Locations, Staff, Resources, Projects
Register interest, Mailing lists, NeSCForge
Regional associations and Collaborations
News, Notices
Presentations and Lectures
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/presentations/
National e-Science Institute
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/
Mission, Events (Future and Past)
Register for Events, Visitor Programme
UK e-Science
Map and Index of Centres
Technical Papers
Index of >100 Projects
Task Forces
Careers
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/centres/
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/technical_papers/
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/projects/
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/teams/
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/career/
General Information
Glossary, Bibliography, Whose who