Dr Neil Geddes CCLRC Head of e-Science
Director of the UK Grid Operations Support Centre
UK Core e-Science programme - Situation Today
* LeedsManchester *
* OxfordRAL *
Level-2 Grid
National Grid Service
* DL
The Future According to Hey
NGS
UK Grid OperationsSupport Centre
NGS “Today”
Projectse-Mineralse-MaterialsOrbital Dynamics of GalaxiesBioinformatics (using BLAST) GEODISE projectUKQCD Singlet meson projectCensus data analysis MIAKT projecte-HTPX project.RealityGrid (chemistry)
Users LeedsOxfordUCLCardiffSouthamptonImperialLiverpoolSheffieldCambridgeEdinburghQUBBBSRCCCLRC.
InterfacesOGSI::LiteOGSI::LiteWSRF::LiteWSRF::Lite
SRB serviceOGSA-DAI service
Also includes:
http://www.csar.cfs.ac.uk/256 Itanium2 processor SGI Altix512 processor Origin3800
•Thus, the NGS provides access to over 2000 processors, over 36TB of "data-grid"
capacity, common scientific applications and extensive data archives.
•Other resource providers anticipated to join in the future …
http://www.hpcx.ac.uk/Full installation = 1600 IBM p690+ Regatta processors currently 1236 processors
EMBL Nucleotide Sequences
NCBI, BLAST, EMBOSS, FASTA, Gaussian
GOSC Roles UK Grid Services
National Services Authentication, authorisation, certificate management, VO management,
security, network monitoring, help desk + support centre. NGS Services
Job submission, simple registry, data transfer, data access and integration, resource brokering, monitoring and accounting, grid management services, workflow, notification, operations centre.
NGS core-node Services CPU, (meta-) data storage, key software
Services to be coordinated with others (eg OMII, NeSC, LCG): Integration testing, compatibility & Validation Tests, User Management,
training
Administration: Policies and acceptable use SLA’s, SLD’s Coordinate deployment and Operations
UKCampus
andother Grids
GOSC + ETF
• Core of GOSC built around experience in deploying and running National Grid Service (NGS)
– Support service
• Important to coordinate and integrate this with deployment and operations work in EGEE, LCG and similar projects.
– e.g. EGEE – low level services, CA, GOC, CERT...
• Focus on deployment and operations, NOT development.
OMII
ETF
NGSOther software sources Software with proven
capability & realistic deployment experience
‘Gold’ services
Prototypes &specifications
Feedback & future requirements
EGEE…
Deployment/testing/advice
Operations
ETF• Registry
– A freely available UDDI implementation has been deployed/tested between 4 sites – Experience passed on to the GRIMOIRES OMII project.
• Secure Flocking of Condor– Condor pools at 4 sites have been flocked together, through firewalls– authentication through use of X.509 certifcates– OMII test bed
• Portals– Support access to the NGS.– Tied in with JISC VRE developments
• Evaluations– InnerGrid - Contractual issues delayed start - just started.– OMII – Start later this month– GT4 – Start later this month– gLite – start next month
Stuff We Don’t Do
• Run a repository• Develop software
– contribute to developments to influence/adapt cf “I’ve got one of those you can have. You just need to …”
• (Training – Edinburgh/NeSC are part of GOSC)• Extensive user hand-holding and app support
– Need the e-Science Centres– Priorities will be driven by users
UofA
HPCx
UofD
GOSC
NGS Core Nodes: Host core services, coordinate integration, deployment and support+free to access resources for all VOs. Monitored interfaces + services
NGS Sites: Integrated with NGS, some services/resources available for all VOs Monitored interfaces + services
NGS Connected Sites: Integrated with NGS, support for some VO’sMonitored interfaces (+security etc.)
RAL Oxford
LeedsMan. CSAR
UofB
UofC
CommercialProvider
PSRE
How do I Join ?
• Acceptable use and Security policies• Install required interfaces (~EGEE)
– VDT– EGEE CE and SE interfaces (and
Authorisation)– Monitoring and accounting
• Provide services as defined in your own SLD– Buys you representation at the board (?)
GOSC Timeline
Q2 Q4 Q2 Q3Q1Q4Q3Q2Q1Q3
2004 20062005
EGEE gLite alpha release
gLite release 1
OMII release
NGS Expansion(Bristol, Cardiff…)
OGSA-DAI
WS plan
NGS ProductionService
NGS WS Service
EGEE gLite releaseOMII Release
NGS Expansion
WS2 plan
NGS WS Service 2
“Tomorrow”
Web Services based National Grid Infrastructure
UK e-Infrastructure
LHC ISIS TS2HPCx + HECtoR
Regional and Campus grids
Users get common access, tools, information, Nationally supported services, through NGS
Integratedinternationally
VRE, VLE, IE
Core services to facilitate collaborative (grid) computing – run by GOSC
•Authentication (PKI X509)•Job submission/batch service•Resource brokering•Authorisation•Virtual Organisation management •Certificate management•Information service•Data access/integration services (SRB/OGSA-DAI/DQPS)•National Registry (of registry’s)•Data replication•Data caching•Grid monitoring•Accounting
UK e-Science Cert.gsi-ssh, globus-job-submit, condorGEDG-RBVOM/VOMSVOMS (+Grid3/EGEE)myProxy(++)BDII/Glue
? ETF ?? EGEE ?? EGEE ?EGEE/LCG + ETF +TeraGridEGEE/LCG/ETF/GGF
Web Services interfa
ces
Timeline
Q2 Q4 Q2 Q3Q1Q4Q3Q2Q1Q3
2004 20062005
EGEE gLite alpha release
gLite release 1
OMII release
NGS Expansion(Bristol, Cardiff…)
OGSA-DAI
WS plan
NGS ProductionService
NGS WS Service
EGEE gLite releaseOMII Release
NGS Expansion
WS2 plan
NGS WS Service 2
The End
NGS Status October 2004• All 4 cluster nodes (+HPC) operational
– Pre-Production 5th April– Production Service from September 1
• 120 registered users– 20 users registered since 1 September 2004– Not yet “full”
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