1. SURA IT Program Update See Board materials book Tab 17 for IT highlights –ITSG activities & summary of interactions with I2 & NLR – Page 1-2 and –SURA letters to I2 leadership - Page 13-16 –SURAgrid status & activities – Page 3-5 –SURAgrid corporate partnership program – Page: 5-6 –AtlanticWave update – Page: 8-10 –AT&T GridFiber update: Page:12 –SERON background and committee structure – Page: 17-27 –SURAgrid Governance Proposal – Page: 28-33 –SURAgrid application summaries – Page: 34-43 Multiple Genome Alignment – GSU Urban Water System Threat Management Simulation – NC State Bio-electric Simulator for Whole Body Tissues – ODU Storm Surge Modeling with ADCIRC – UNC-CH/RENCI

2. SURAgrid Update –A regional HPC infrastructure supporting research applications, SCOOP and other SURA programs (BioEnergy…) –29 Participating institutions –In excess of 10TF capacity (quadrupled capacity in past year) –SURAgrid governance structure approved by IT Steering Group –Recently hired Linda Akli as Grid Applications / Outreach Specialist –Interviewing candidates for Grid Infrastructure Specialist SURAgrid Corporate Partnership Activity - 7 IBM AIX systems being added to SURAgrid (GSU, TAMU, LSU) - New IBM partnership (addition of 3 and 6 TF Linux systems) - see 4/18 Press Release New Dell Partnership (2 TF Linux system) Potential new participants: Stephen F. Austin, U Delaware NC A&T, Mercer

3. SURAgrid Corporate Partnerships Existing IBM p575 partnership New IBM e1350 Linux partnenrship New Dell PowerEdge 1950 partnership Significant product discounts Owned and operated by SURAgrid participants Integrated into SURAgrid with 20% of capacity available to SURAgrid

4. Existing P5 575 System Solution Robust Hardware with High Reliability Components 16 CPU scalability within a node Low Latency High Performance Switch Technology Industrial Strength OS and HPC Software Subsystems High Compute Density Packaging Ability to scale to very large configurations

5. 16W Fed SW BPA 2U 4U 16W 0.97 TFlop Solution For SURA 8, 16W Nodes at 1.9 Ghz 128 Processors Federation Switch 256 GB or 128 GB System Memory Storage Capacity: 2.35 TBytes 1.7 TFlop Solution for SURA 14, 16W Nodes at 1.9 Ghz 224 Processors Federation Switch 224 GB or 448 GB System Memory Storage Capacity: 4.11 TBytes Two Options 16W Fed SW BPA 2U 4U 16W

6. p5 575 Software AIX 5.3 General Parallel File System (GPFS) with WAN Support LoadLeveler Cluster Systems Management (CSM) Compilers (XL/FORTRAN, XLC) Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL) IBM’s Parallel Environment (PE) Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) Support Virtualization, Micro-Partitioning, DLPAR

7. SURA Pricing for p5 575 Solutions 0.97 TFlop Solution –8 Nodes $380,000.00 to SURA (16GB/Node)* –8 Nodes $410,000.00 to SURA (32GB/Node)* 1.70 TFlop Solution –14 Nodes $610,000.00 to SURA (16GB/Node)* –14 Nodes $660,000.00 to SURA (32GB/Node)* Price Includes 3 Year Warranty –Hardware M-F, 8-5, Next Day Service Pricing Available Through the End of Calendar Year 2007 Net Price to Add a Node with 32 GB Memory : $56,752 Net Price to Add a Node with 16 GB Memory : $53,000

8. New SURA e1350 Linux Cluster New IBM BladeCenter-H, new HS21XM Blades and Intel Quad-Core Processors 3 TFLOP Configuration –One Rack solution with GigE interconnect –1GB/core –Combination Management/User node with storage 6 TFLOP – Performance Focused Solution for HPC –Two Rack solution utilizing DDR Infiniband –2GB/core –Combination Management/User node with storage –Optional SAN supporting 4Gbs storage at 4.6Tbytes

9. New IBM e1350 Linux Cluster BladeCenter-H Based Chassis –Redundant power supplies and Fan Units –Advanced Management Module –Dual 10 Gbps Backplanes Fully integrated, tested and installed e1350 Cluster Onsite configuration, setup and skills transfer QUAD-CORE Intel Processors (8 Cores/Node) Single Point of Support for the Cluster Terminal Server connection to every Node IBM 42U Enterprise Racks Pull-out Console monitor, keyboard, mouse Redundant power and fans on all nodes 3 Year Onsite Warranty –9x5xNext Day on-site on Compute Nodes –24x7x4 Hour on-site on Management Node, switches, racks (optional Storage)

10. 3 TFLOP e1350 Cluster -  34 HS21XM Blade Servers in 3 BladeCenter H Chassis Dual Quad-Core 2.67 GHz Clovertown Processors 1 GB Memory per core 73 GB SAS Disk per blade GigE Ethernet to Blade with 10Gbit Uplink Serial Terminal Server connection to every blade Redundant power/fans  x3650 2U Management/User Node Dual Quad-Core 2.67 GHz Clovertown Processors 1 GB Memory per core Myricom 10Gb NIC Card RAID Controller with (6) 300GB 10K Hot-swap SAS Drives Redundant power/fans  Force10 48-port GigE Switch with 2 10Gb Uplinks  SMC 8-port 10Gb Ethernet Switch  (2) 32-port Cyclades Terminal Servers  RedHat ES 4 License and Media Kit (3 years update support)  Console Manger, Pull-out console, keyboard, mouse  One 42U Enterpise Rack, all cables, PDU’s  Shipping and Installation  5 Days onsite Consulting for configuration, skills transfer  3 Year Onsite Warranty $217,285

11.  70 HS21XM Blade Servers in 5 BladeCenter H Chassis Dual Quad-Core 2.67 GHz Clovertown Processors 2 GB Memory per core 73 GB SAS Disk per blade GigE Ethernet to Blade DDR Non-Blocking Voltaire Infiniband Low Latency Network Serial Terminal Server connection to every blade Redundant power/fans  x3650 2U Management/User Node Dual Quad-Core 2.67 GHz Clovertown Processors 1 GB Memory per core Myricom 10Gb NIC Card RAID Controller with (6) 300GB 10K Hot-swap SAS Drives Redundant power/fans  DDR Non-Blocking Infiniband Network  Force10 48-port GigE Switch  (3) 32-port Cyclades Terminal Servers  RedHat ES 4 License and Media Kit (3 years update support)  Console Manger, Pull-out console, keyboard, mouse  One 42U Enterpise Rack, all cables, PDU’s  Shipping and Installation  10 Days onsite Consulting for configuration, skills transfer  3 Year Onsite Warranty 6 TFLOP e1350 Cluster - $694,309

12.  x3650 Storage Node Dual Quad-Core 2.67 GHz Clovertown Processors 1 GB Memory per core Myricom 10Gb NIC Card (2) 3.5" 73GB 10k Hot Swap SAS Drive (2) IBM 4-Gbps FC Dual-Port PCI-E HBA Redundant power/fans 3 Year Onsite 24x7x4Hour On-site Warranty  DS4700 Storage Subsystem 4 Gbps Performance (Fiber Channel) EXP810 Expansion System (32) 4 Gbps FC, 146.8 GB/15K Enhanced Disk Drive Module (E-DDM) Total 4.6 TB Storage Capacity 6 TFLOP e1350 Cluster Storage Option - $41,037

13. SURA – Dell Partnership Complete Dell Dell PowerEdge 1950 2TFlop High Performance Computing Cluster SURAGrid Special Offer - $112,500 –Master Node – Dell PowerEdge 1950 (Qty = 1) –Compute Nodes – Dell PowerEdge 1950 (Qty = 27) –Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Dell PowerConnect 6248 (Qty = 2) –PowerEdge 4210, 42U Frame –Platform Rocks – Cluster Management Software 1 year support agreement –Complete Rack & Stack, including cabling, prior to delivery –Complete Software Installation – Operating system, Cluster Management Software –2 Day on-site systems engineer

14. Dual 2.33GHz/2x4MB Cache, Quad Core Intel® Xeon E5345, 1333MHz FSB Processors 12GB FBD 667MHz Memory 80GB 7.2K RPM SATA Hard Drive Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS v4 1Yr RHN Subscription, EM64T 24X CD-ROM 3 Years HPCC Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Service Compute Nodes – Dell PowerEdge 1950 (Qty = 27)

15. Master Node – Dell PowerEdge 1950 (Qty = 1) Dual 2.33GHz/2x4MB Cache, Quad Core Intel® Xeon E5345, 1333MHz FSB Processors 12GB FBD 667MHz Memory Embedded RAID Controller – PERC5 (2) 146GB, SAS Hard Drive (RAID1) Dual On-Board 10/100/100 NICS 24X CDRW/DVD-ROM Dell Remote Assistance Card Redundant Power Supply Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v4 1Yr Red Hat Network Subscription, EM64T 3 Years Premier HPCC Support with Same Day 4 Hour Parts and Labor On-Site Service Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect – Dell PowerConnect 6248 (Qty = 2) PowerConnect 6248 Managed Switch, 48 Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Four 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks 3 Years Support with Next Business Day Parts Service Other Components - PowerEdge 4210, Frame, Doors, Side Panel, Ground, 42U (3) 24 Amp, Hi-Density PDU, 208V, with IEC to IEC Cords 1U Rack Console with 15" LCD Display, Mini-Keyboard/Mouse Combo Platform Rocks – Cluster Management Software with 1 year support agreement Complete Rack & Stack, including cabling, prior to delivery Complete Software Installation - Operating system, Cluster Management Software, etc. 2 Day on-site systems engineer

16. For More Information Regarding IBM and Dell Discount Packages Contact Gary Crane 315-597-1459 or gcrane@sura.org

17. SURAgrid Governance and Decision-Making Structure Overview See Tab 17 (page 28) of Board materials book for a copy of the SURAgrid Governance and Decision Making Structure Proposal SURAgrid Project Planning Working Group established at Sep 2006 In-Person Meeting to develop governance options for SURAgrid. Participants included: –Linda Akli, SURA –Gary Crane, SURA –Steve Johnson, Texas A&M University –Sandi Redman, University of Alabama in Huntsville –Don Riley, University of Maryland & SURA IT Fellow –Mike Sachon, Old Dominium University –Srikanth Sastry, Texas A&M University –Mary Fran Yafchak, SURA –Art Vandenberg, Georgia State University

18. SURAgrid Governance Overview To date SURAgrid has been used Consensus based decision-making with SURA facilitating process State of maturity & investment >> formal governance needed Expected purposes of formal governance –Ensure those investing have appropriate role in governance –Support sustainable growth of active participation to enhance SURAgrid infrastructure 3 initial membership classes 3 Classes of Membership Defined –1. Contributing Member Higher education or related org contributing significant resources to advance SURAgrid regional infrastructure SURA is contributing member by definition –2. Participating Member Higher education or related org participating in SURAgrid activities other than Contributing Member –3. Partnership Member Entity (org, commercial, non-HE…) with strategic relationship with SURAgrid

19. SURAgrid Governance Overview SURAgrid Contributing Members form primary governing body Each SURAgrid Contributing Member will designate one SURAgrid voting member SURAgrid Governance Committee elected by SURAgrid Contributing Members –SURAGrid Governance Committee provides Act on behalf of Contributing Members guidance, facilitation, reporting Initial SURAgrid Governance Committee will have 9 members: –8 elected by contributing members –1 appointed by SURA

20. Transitioning to the New SURAgrid Governance and Decision-Making Structure SURAgrid Participating Organization designate a SURAgrid LEAD – Done New governance structure approved by SURA IT Steering Group – Done New Governance structure approved by vote of SURAgrid participating leads – Done Call for nominations for SURAgrid Governance Committee candidates – Done Nominations will be accepted through midnight April 28 Election of SURAgrid Governance Committee members is expected to be completed by May 12