CERN openlab for DataGrid applications Setting the Scene F CERN openlab for DataGrid applications Setting the Scene F.Fluckiger opencluster Project S.Jarp
What is it? “Contractual” framework for sponsorship IT Division “R&D” in collaboration with Industry Current Guiding Principles (GP document publicly available) 3-year commitment from sponsors Minimum contribution: USD1.5M over three years Contributions may be a mix of In kind (HW, SW) In cash (then, CERN commits to use it for funding manpower)
What are we doing? Evaluate, validate, Integrate cutting edge solutions Focus: LCG in the medium/longer term Current Project: opencluster openlab framework opencluster cluster opencluster project
opencluster See Sverre Jarp Compute farm (+ storage system) IA-64 IFPs + 10GbE cards + compilers Intel Dual processor systems (+ 2 fellows) HP 10 GbE switches Enterasys Storage system (file system + storage capacity) xxx
Management openlab Management Unit (oMU) to provide a stable interface to sponsors to Integrate divisional (and external) efforts Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Head W.v.Ruden Associate Head F.Fluckiger CTO S.Jarp Comm. & Dev. Officer F.Grey Liaison LCG D.Foster Liaison EDG tbd Liaison Enterasys J.M.Jouanigot Liaison HP, Intel S.Jarp Liaison Storage Sponsor D.Foster oMU
Resources and structure Transversal structure + staff stay in their natural technical environment “R&D” not concentrated - Reporting channels; integration effort IT Groups Experiments Experiment Sponsors Sponsor DI FF FG FIO HR ADC SJ Fell.1 Fell.2 CS JMJ MC
In perspective … openlab: CERN openlab for a framework DataGrid application opencluster: a project in the openlab LCG: LHC Computing Grid a project EDG: European DataGrid a project
LCG LCG Selection, Integration (technology) and deployment (full scale) Full Production service Worldwide scope 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
EDG LCG EDG Development (middleware) and deployment (large scale) European Testbed ( + US via DataTag) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
CERN openlab LCG EDG CERN openlab Framework for R&D in collaboration with Industry Evaluation, validation, integration, (cutting edge technologies) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Technological Relationships LCG EDG CERN openlab Technology from CERN projects Technology from other sources
openlab Extensions The openlab is open … Your ideas are welcome Though priority is to progress, obtain results with 1st project Ideas floated for extensions, future additional projects The openlab is open … Your ideas are welcome
More … openlab internal site from openlab IT home page