Future of High Performance Computing at UNB

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Future of High Performance Computing at UNB

• Virendra Bhavsar Chris MacPhee
• Advanced Computational Research Laboratory (ACRL)
• Faculty of Computer Science
• University of New Brunswick
• Fredericton, NB

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ACRL Current Status

• Hardware Symphony IBM SP3 (16
  processors) Condor Cluster PC Cluster (82
  processors)
• Personnel Virendra Bhavsar, Director Chris
  Macphee, TASP Sean Seeley, System Support

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Users
UNB ChemistryDr. Scott BrownridgeDr. Larry
CalhounAndrew FlightDr. Friedrich Grein Sophia
KondratovaAndrew MacKay UNB Computer ScienceDr.
Eric AubanelAdam Amos-BinksLingke BuWeibin
GaoSili HuangDmitry KorkinRichard Xiao
LeiChris MacPheeAihua WangJie Zhang

UNB OtherDr. Evelyn Richards (Forestry)Dr.
Robert Tenzer (Geodesy) MTA ChemistryErin
GreenMariana Di LaudoShenna LaPointeChester
WeatherbyDr. Stacey WetmoreSarah
Whittleton External OtherDr. Jalal Almhana
(UdeM)Dr. Michael Clayton (Acadia)
UNB Mechanical EngineeringDr. Mohammad Bagher
AyaniDr. Mohammad KermaniDr. Faysal El
KhettabiDr. Ilan Yaar UNB PhysicsDr. Eugene K
HoYue LiDr. Zong-Chao YanJun-Yi
Zhang UNBSJBrian Robichaud (Computer
Science)Mark Forrest (Computer Science)Shawn
McGinn (Computer Science)Jason Mercer
(SASE)Adam White (Computer Science)
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Usage for 2002
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Total Usage for 2000 Present
CPU hours
Month
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Condor Usage
Condor Cluster Hardware 82 processors Software A
mber 7 Autodock Gaussian MCNP MPI /
PVM (in progress) Provided 10,000 CPU hours via
MCNP in 2 weeks! Note - Powerful for sequential
jobs (3x more powerful than Symphony) -
Inefficient for parallel jobs
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Immediate Future

1 Gbps to ITS / CAnet 3
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ACRL's NOI

• Advanced Computational Research Centre (ACRC)
• Possible Partners Mount Allison University,
  National Research Council, New Brunswick
  Community Colleges Companies, University de
  Moncton
• Configuration 512 processors / 730 GB disk
  space 24 visualization workstations 250,0
  00 in software (Gaussian, Portland Group
  Compiler, etc)
• Budget 3,000,000

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ACEnet Combined NOI

• Atlantic Canada Excellent Network (ACEnet)
• Combined CFI Proposal
• Partners MUN (Mark Whitmore) Saint Francis
  Xavier University (Peter Poole) Saint
  Mary's University (David Clarke) UNB (Virendra
  Bhavsar)
• Configuration TBA
• Budget 20,000,000

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Future

• 1. Future Hardware/Software Requirements
• Hardware Requirements Clusters? SMPs? High speed
  interconnect
• Software Requirements Gaussian with Linda?
  Portland Compiler?
• 2. ACRL ? Advanced Computational Research Centre
  (ACRC)
• CFI Proposal Scientific content, Equipment
  content, Budget,
• Management Structure
• Sustainable model Personnel, maintenance costs,
  travel, phones, etc.
• 3. Other Items