CO'S BRIEFS

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NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND
PORT HUENEME DIVISION DAM NECK DETACHMENT
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NAVSEA Fleet Advanced Supercomputing Technology
Center

• Mr. Thomas J. Goodall
• Director
• NAVSEA Dam Neck
• 24 May 2000

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Regional Vision
Hampton Roads Super Computing Initiative

• 3 - 5 Regionally-Distributed High-Performance
  Computers
• VIRTUAL Center
• High Bandwidth Connectivity(OC-3 to OC-12 Class)
• Establish an Internet Network Access Point (NAP)
  GigaPop Access
• Utilize Existing Resources
• Business and Operating Model based on a
  Cooperative

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Government Focus Areas

• Federal
• Joint Warfighting
• Training
• Modeling and Simulation
• Computational RD
• Test and Evaluation
• Logistics and Maintenance
• State and Local
• Electronic Commerce
• Urban Development
• Economic Forecasting
• Environmental Engineering
• National Data Base Accessibility

CMM CERTIFIED LEVEL 3 ACTIVITY
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Infrastructure and Partnerships
HRSC MANAGEMENT/COORDINATION and SHARED ASSETS
HPCMO ASSETS
ODU
VA Tech
ACADEMIA
Newport News Shipbuilding VASCIC
Newport News Shipbuilding VASCIC
AMSEC/SAIC
INDUSTRY
JFCOM
DMSO
JOINT SERVICE APPLICATIONS
OPTEVFOR
FASTC
NAVY APPLICATIONS
others
n Processors Future
Future application areas
EXTERNAL CONNECTIVITY
HAMPTON ROADS HPC COMPLEX
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What is HPC?

• Super-high Performance Hardware
• Multiprocessor, shared memory
• Super-high Speed Networks
• High bandwidth, low latency
• Massive Data Storage Capacity
• Improved Visualization
• Immersive 3D stereo

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Computational Environment

• 59 Processors, 100 Gflops Peak Performance
• 100 Billion Floating Point Operations/Second
• 22 Gbytes of Distributed Memory
• 110 Gbytes of System Disk
• 1 Terabyte of Redundant Array of Independent
  Disks (RAID)
• 1 Terabyte 1000 Gigabytes
• 3.5 Terabyte Near-Line Tape
• State-of-the-art Graphics Visualization
• High-Bandwidth/High Speed Connectivity (DREN)
• Defense Research and Engineering Network

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FASTC Hardware Suite

• 32 Processor SGI Origin 2000
• Kermit
• 8 Processor SGI Origin 2000
• Grace
• 2 Processor SGI Onyx2 Graphics System
• Gonzo

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FASTC Hardware Suite

• 4.5 TB On-Line Storage (RAID Near-Line Tape)
• Rapid access to data for analysts
• Moving toward having 5 TB RAID, 500 TB Tape
• FakeSpace Systems ImmersaDesk
• Used in conjunction with SGI Onyx2
• High Quality 3D Data modeling
• High Speed Networking
• Standard Networking
• DREN/SDREN, SIPRNet, (OC-3 OC-12)
• Beowulf Style Cluster Computer
• Linux based
• Currently 7 CPU configuration

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Fleet Advanced Supercomputing Technology Center
(FASTC)

• Facilitate Technology Transfer to the Warfighter
• Provide HPC capability for use by all NSWC
  divisions
• Operate a State-of-the-Art Computational
  Environment to Support DoD Test Training
  Objectives
• Reduce program correction turn-around time

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Current Projects

• Common High Performance Computing Software
  Support Initiative (CHSSI)
• Virtual Tactical Display (VTD)
  Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVE)
• Real-Time Extraction Analysis Project (REAP)

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IMT-1 Project Goals

• Migrate SM-2 Block IVA Computationally Intensive
  Simulations To HPC Parallel Processing
  Environment Providing Near Real Time Performance
• Identify Potential Of These Simulations To Meet
  Requirements Of Multiple Domains
• Demonstrate A HPC SM-2 Block IVA Missile
  Simulation Capability That Benefits Test and
  Training

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Test Training ApplicationConcept of Operation
SIMULATED
TBM (MHPCC or JNTF)
SM-2 Block IVA (Shipboard Capability)
Ballistic Missile Threat Simulation
BFTT SIM Control
TBM Sim/ Data Collection
LIVE
JNTF (Joint National Test Facility) Optional
Threat Source facility
MHPCC (Maui High Performance Computing Center)
Pacific Missile Range Facility
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Current Status

• Simulation Originally Developed for Older VAX
  Architecture
• Development started in 1979
• Anecdotal run time of 20-30 minutes
• Ported Model to SGI Origin 2000 Architecture
• 2.5 minutes on 195 MHz R10000 processor
• 1.75 minutes on 300 MHz R12000 processor
• Developed DIS and HLA Interfaces
• Proved Concept of Using Engineering Models to
  Support TE and Training

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Current Projects

• Common High Performance Computing Software
  Support Initiative (CHSSI)
• Virtual Tactical Display (VTD)
  Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVE)
• Real-Time Extraction Analysis Project (REAP)

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Virtual Tactical Display

• Combines Live Tactical Data with
• Geodetic Data
• High Fidelity Oceanographic Models
• Allows Tacticians Warfighters Total
• Immersion In The Environment

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CAVE Virtual Director

• Screen Shot
• Multiple participants
• CVE based on data
• from Chesapeake Bay
• Use of ATM-based
• high performance
• network for remote
• collaboration

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Current Projects

• Common High Performance Computing Software
  Support Initiative (CHSSI)
• Virtual Tactical Display(VTD)
  Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVE)
• Real-Time Extraction Analysis Project (REAP)

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REAP Environment
CVN
REAP/HPC
Data Extraction
Scenario Driver Ground Truth
WASP
Combat System Stimulus
Test Network (Ground Truth)
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Distributed Data Collection
Dam Neck
Test Network
NNS VASCIC
HPC Capability
Wallops
PHD-SD
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Multi-Site Debrief/Playback Capability
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Reuse
REAP/HPC

• Display System
• CDK (NT and UNIX)
• Produced by JHU/APL
• Combat System Data Collection System
• Reuse BFTT System
• PMS-430
• PHD NSWC
• HPC Hardware
• SGI Super Computer (NAVSEA Dam Neck)
• Common Collection Formats
• New Development
• Data Management Software

Test Network (Ground Truth)
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Logistics Applications

• Fault Prediction
• ICAS and Reachback
• System Engineering Predictions
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)
• MTBR (Mean Time Between Repair)
• Total Asset Visibility
• Maintenance Data
• Equipment Usage
• Component Failure
• World-Wide Part Availability (Catalog/Supply
  Data)
• Mission Degradation Prediction

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Sample Application
How many do we need?
Why does this keep breaking?
Are we doing too much maintenance?
REACHBACK
TCAS equipped ships
ISEA
Is it going to fit?
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Customers

• USAF
• NAVSEA
• HPCMO
• Newport News Shipbuilding

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Collaborations

• HPC Collaborations
• JHU/APL
• Old Dominion University
• VA Polytechnic Institute and State University
• USJFCOM
• Newport News Shipbuilding
• AMSEC LLC
• Lockheed Martin
• Electronic Warfare Associates
• VRCO

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Questions
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Backup Slides
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HPC at Dam Neck

• Why High Performance Computing (HPC) for the
  Warfighter?
• System Development (Moores Law)
• High Fidelity Modeling Simulation
• IT-21
• Navy Joint Test
• Joint Training Distance Learning
• Leveraging of Multiple Programs