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CERN openlab for DataGrid applications Overview F.Fluckiger

CERN openlab for DataGrid applications Overview F.Fluckiger. 1 st Board of Sponsor (BoS) Annual Meeting. KPNQwest Files for Bankruptcy. Talks for a Storage component start. HP joins. openlab Management Unit created. Where does it come from?. 01. Stems from desire to create a framework for

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CERN openlab for DataGrid applications Overview F.Fluckiger

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  1. CERN openlab for DataGrid applicationsOverviewF.Fluckiger

  2. 1st Board of Sponsor (BoS) Annual Meeting KPNQwest Files for Bankruptcy Talks for a Storage component start HP joins openlab Management Unit created Where does it come from? 01 • Stems from desire to create a framework for • IT Division “R&D” • in collaboration with Industry MD’s initial proposal “Guiding Principles” formulated Enterasys, Intel, KPNQwest send Letter of Intent 02 03

  3. What is it? • “Agreement” framework for sponsorship • Current Guiding Principles • 3-year commitment • 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)

  4. openlab framework What are we doing? • “R&D” in its general sense • In practice: Evaluate and Integrate cutting edge solutions • Focus: LCG in the medium/longer term • Current Project: opencluster opencluster project

  5. openclusterSee SJ’s after-C5 presentation on 07-03-03 Compute farm + storage system • IA-64 IFPs + 10Gbps cards Intel • Dual-processor systems HP (*) • 10 Gbps switches Enterasys • Storage system (file system + storage capacity) xxx (*) CERN joined Gelato: Federation to promote open-source Linux-IA-64 apps

  6. 32 HP (production) dual processors systems delivered 1ST Operational meeting with Sponsor engineers (theme: the 10Gbps challenge) Where are we? 02 First Enterasys switches delivered 6 HP (development) dual processors systems delivered Intel increase their contribution to 348 processors 03

  7. openlab Management Unit (oMU) to provide a stable interface to sponsors to Integrate divisional efforts Management Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor • Head W.v.Rüden • Associate Head F.Fluckiger • CTO S.Jarp • Comm. & Dev. Officer F.Grey • Liaison LCG D.Foster • Liaison EDGtbc • Liaison Enterasys J.M.Jouanigot • Liaison HP, Intel S.Jarp • Liaison Storage Sponsor D.Foster oMU

  8. DI FF FG FIO HR ADC SJ Fell.1 Fell.2 CS JMJ MC Resources and structure Transversal structure + staff stay in their natural technical environment “R&D” not concentrated - Reporting channels; integration effort

  9. Is openlab something new? • Is it really different from • past (DD/CN/IT) joint projects? • today’s field test with industry? • Not totally, but definite differences • A common contractual framework • A common technical objective • Building something out of individual contributions • Collaborative work between sponsor engineers

  10. Technical benefits PR benefits On sponsor expectations .. • GPs obligations • Sponsors contribute resources • CERN organize annual BoS meeting + write (public) annual report Sponsor’s current expectations Sponsor’s Initial expectations • “From Sponsorship to Partnership”

  11. openlab development Possible model • F.Grey reflecting on extending the openlab concept • to IT-related fields; e.g. • Security • Mobility • to other fields (material, energy) openlab for DataGrid Applications framework opencluster project security project? • Priority is to progress the first project (opencluster) • whilst keeping the framework flexible enough to accommodate extensions • learn from 1st project mobility project?

  12. Assessment Positive factors • Technical momentum • Positive feedback from sponsors

  13. Assessment (cont) Factors to watch • Be useful to LCG (in the longer term): • address relevant technical issues • select right technologies / solutions • Technical momentum to be maintained • Solidify, obtain results before extending

  14. More … • openlab internal site • from openlab public site

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