1. DI4R Conference, September, 28-30, 2016, Krakow
RI / e-Infrastructure coexistence PL-Grid case study
Jacek Kitowski
ACK Cyfronet AGH Competence Centre for Cloud and Grid Computing
PL-Grid Consortium
DI4R Conference, September, 28-30, 2016, Krakow

2. e-Infrastructure Creation
Issues and assumptions
Synergistic effort in several dimensions:
Meeting user demands in the field of grand challenges applications
Activity supported by users with scientific achievements and by well-defined requirements
Meeting user demands
Organizational
Technological
Energy awareness
Organizational:
horizontal perspective - federation of computer centres supporting the e-infrastructure with different kinds of resources and competences
vertical perspective - involvement of computer, computational and domain-specific experts into e-infrastructure creation and operations
Technological:
different computing hardware and software
various middleware environments
Energy awareness:
optimal scheduling strategies of computing jobs among federation resources to minimize energy consumption as a whole

3. RI / eInfrastructure Development coordinated by Cyfronet
Real Users
RI / eInfrastructure Development coordinated by Cyfronet
PLGrid PLUS (2011–2015)
Outcome:
Focus on users (training, helpdesk…)
Domain specific solutions: 13
PL-Grid (2009–2012)
Outcome: Common base infrastructure
PLGrid NG (2014–2015)
Optimization of resources usage, training
Extension of domain specific by: 14
PLGrid CORE (2014–2015)
Outcome: Competence Center
Open Science paradigm (large workflow app., data farming mass comp., ……)
End-user services

4. Research Infrastructures vs. eInfrastructures (development issues)
Domain grids
Synergy between domain specific researchers and IT experts. Just partnership.
Ecosystem for making science with pillars
software
hardware
expertise (from communities)
community involvement in all activities
helpdesk (efficiency in operation), training, marketing
financial issues
Prometheus Cluster (2014/2015)
Rpeak = 2349 TFlops
Haswell cores
144 Nvidia K40 XL
HP Apollo 8000
#39 @ TOP500 (XI 2015)
PUE=1.06
Publications

5. How better coordinate service delivery accross RI ?
Necessary conditions (technologies, software systems, environments, etc.)
Sufficient conditions (horizontal collaborations)