1. National Computational Science Alliance PACS Meeting – April, 2000 Boston University FY 00 Q2 Status Report

2. National Computational Science Alliance VMR - Computational Grid AAB/NRAC allocations: –16 projects –>300,000 SUs (200K committed) –>23,000 SUs delivered April –>122,000 SUs delivered Q1-2/FY00 Startup allocations (<10K SUs) –External (non-BU PI) –36 projects –>57,000 SUs allocated –Internal (BU PI) –90 projects –>122,000 SUs allocated Personnel –Glenn Bresnahan, Claudio Rebbi, Aaron Fuegi, Kadin Tseng, Doug Sondak, Mike Dugan, Erik Brisson

3. National Computational Science Alliance VMR - Account Management Full usage reporting (November, 1998) Development of transactions model Implementation of transaction system –Beta testing (within the week) Development of user Web interface Participation in GridForum Accounting Working Group (w/ NCSA) Personnel: –Glenn Bresnahan, Aaron Fuegi, Jennifer Teig von Hoffman, Mike Dugan

4. National Computational Science Alliance VMR – Security Deployment of all latest GSI/Globus releases –Currently 1.1.2 Maintenance of Globus mapping file –Approx. 18 users Participation in VMR demonstration at SC99 Participation in CPM Personnel: –Eric Jones, Mike Dugan, Russ Wolf, Glenn Bresnahan

5. National Computational Science Alliance VMR – Storage Participation in storage group Deployed and tested GASS “archive” script Personnel: –Eric Jones, Mike Dugan

6. National Computational Science Alliance VMR – Scheduling Remote job submission (globus_submit) –Interface to local queuing system (LSF) Condor glide-in Participation in Condor demonstration at SC99 Personnel: –Eric Jones, Mike Dugan

7. National Computational Science Alliance VMR Services Trouble ticket working group Origin Repository –Ongoing Personnel: –Jennifer Teig von Hoffman, Kadin Tseng, Mike Dugan, Kadin Tseng

8. National Computational Science Alliance VMR Services – Training PACS MPI course development –Completed 2 chapters –Participating in peer review –Recruiting beta testers/focus group Personnel: –Kadin Tseng, Jennifer Teig von Hoffman

9. National Computational Science Alliance VMR Services– Training Delivery of on-site and Web based materials Enhancement of Web-based materials, esp. OpenMP Instrumentation and reporting of Web usage Participation in AG delivered training –FFTW, Globus (coming) Personnel: –Kadin Tseng, Jennifer Teig von Hoffman, Doug Sondak, Robert Putnam, Russ Wolf

10. National Computational Science Alliance VMR Services/Communities – Training HPC training –2 day workshop (December) –26 attendees, 50% non-BU –Grants for EPSCoR participants Personnel: –Kadin Tseng, Doug Sondak, Robert Putnam, Ariella Rebbi

11. National Computational Science Alliance Access Grid Deployment AG classroom –Acquired and renovated space ($$$$ - cost shared) –Seating for 20+ –Rear projected – 1x3 projector array –Upgrading to 2x3 projector array Participation in numerous AG events –Demonstrations: regional-international visitors Proposal for enhanced AG features Multicast infrastructure deployment –Local (BU) and regional (NoX) Personnel: –Jennifer Teig von Hoffman, Russ Wolf, Robert Putnam, Wayne Gilmore, Eric Jones, Erik Brisson, Ariella Rebbi, Laura Giannitrapani, Chuck von Lichtenberg, Glenn B.

12. National Computational Science Alliance Chautauqua Participating in national planning AG & Chautauqua workshop Active participation in OSC and KU events –Remote audiences for all events –On-site AG support (OSC) Corresponding local events –Open house/technology demos, dinner Personnel: –Jennifer Teig von Hoffman, Russ Wolf, Glenn Bresnahan, Roscoe Giles, Raquell Holmes, Ariella Rebbi, Wayne Gilmore, Robert Putnam, Laura Giannitrapani

13. National Computational Science Alliance Effort Total EffortBostonU Cost Sharing % G. Bresnahan33%50% R. Giles8%35% J. Teig von Hoffman100%35% K. Tseng100%35% E. Jones90%35% A. Rebbi50%35% R. Wolf33%80% M. Dugan20%100% W. Gilmore10%100% R. Putnam25%80% E. Brisson10%80% D. Sondak25%100%