XSEDE is supported by National Science Foundation Grant 1053575 (XSEDE: eXtreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment)

Stewart, Craig A.

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Campus	  Bridging	  Use	  Case	  -­‐	  Initial	  Prioritization	  
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Table	  of	  Contents	  A.	   Document	  History	  ...........................................................................................................................................................	  iii	  B.	   Document	  Scope	  ...............................................................................................................................................................	  iv	  C.	   Prioritization	  of	  Campus	  Bridging	  use	  cases	  ........................................................................................................	  1	  	  	  	  	  	   	  
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A. Document	  History	  
Relevant	  Sections	   Version	   Date	   Changes	   Author	  
Entire	  Document	   1.00	   12/17/2012	   Baseline	   Craig	  Stewart	  
	   	   	   	   	  
	   	   	   	   	  
	   	   	   	   	  
	   	   	   	   	  	  Cite	  this	  document	  as:	  Stewart,	  C.A.	  Campus	  Bridging	  Use	  Case	  -­‐	  Initial	  Prioritization.	  Extreme	  Science	  and	  Discovery	  Environment	  (XSEDE).	  2012.	  	  Available	  from:	  http://hdl.handle.net/2022/15214	  	  	   	  
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B. Document	  Scope	  	  XSEDE	  staff	  held	  a	  meeting	  and	  discussion	  on	  12	  September	  2012,	  as	  part	  of	  the	  XSEDE	  Quarterly	  meeting	  held	  in	  Champaign	  Urbana	  Illinois.	  The	  purpose	  of	  this	  discussion	  was	  to	  prioritize	  XSEDE	  activities	  on	  the	  XSEDE	  Campus	  Bridging	  use	  cases.
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C. Prioritization	  of	  Campus	  Bridging	  use	  cases	  After	  a	  discussion	  of	  the	  defined	  campus	  bridging	  use	  cases	  (see	  Stewart,	  C.A.;	  Knepper,	  R.;	  Grimshaw,	  A.;	  Foster,	  I.;	  Bachmann,	  F.;	  Lifka,	  D.;	  Riedel,	  M.;	  Tueke,	  S.	  2012.	  XSEDE	  Campus	  Bridging	  Use	  Cases	  .	  http://hdl.handle.net/2022/14475),	  a	  breakout	  session	  of	  XSEDE	  staff	  arrived	  at	  the	  following	  prioritization	  of	  XSEDE	  campus	  bridging	  use	  cases:	  
Priority	   Use	  Case	   PY2	   PY3-­‐5	  
	   1.	  InCommon-­‐based	  
Authentication	  
Not	  prioritized	  in	  belief	  
that	  this	  is	  in	  process	  
already	  and	  will	  be	  
accomplished	  in	  PY2	  
	  	  
	   4.	  Data	  Transfer	   Globus	  Online	  &	  EFS/GFFS	  
to	  be	  in	  production	  soon	  
	  	  
	   7.	  ____	  On	  Demand	   Rockhopper	  (Penguin	  on	  
demand),	  Red	  Cloud	  exist;	  
Level	  3	  SP	  agreements	  to	  
be	  completed	  PY2.	  Lifka	  
leading	  survey	  effort.	  
Prioritization	  for	  PY3-­‐5	  not	  
yet	  determined	  –	  to	  be	  
revisited	  after	  survey	  results	  
are	  complete	  
	   6.	  Shared	  use	  of	  
computational	  facilities	  
mediated	  or	  facilitated	  by	  
XSEDE	  	  
Variant	  (A):	  Creation	  and	  
use	  of	  a	  Shared	  Virtual	  
Compute	  Facility	  (SVCF)	  -­‐	  
High	  Throughput	  Systems.	  
This	  is	  already	  available	  
thanks	  to	  Campus	  Condor	  
Flocks.	  
	  
	   6.	  Shared	  use	  of	  
computational	  facilities	  .	  .	  .	  .	  	  
Variant	  (B):	  An	  
organization	  (virtual	  or	  
otherwise)	  becomes	  a	  
Level	  3	  Service	  Provider	  
and	  contributes	  access	  to	  
campus-­‐based	  resources	  in	  
return	  for	  in-­‐kind	  use	  of	  
XSEDE	  resources	  later.	  This	  
is	  already	  in	  place	  for	  the	  
High	  Throughput	  
Computing	  case	  in	  the	  
form	  of	  OSG	  
	  
	   Prerequisite:	  ticket	  system	  
that	  can	  exchange	  tickets	  
To	  be	  resolved	  with	  
implementation	  of	  
Request	  Tracker	  
	  
Not	  prioritized	  -­‐	  for	  cause	   	  
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Use	  Case	   Use	  Case	   PY2	   PY3-­‐5	  
	   3.	  Support	  for	  interactive	  
computing	  
Not	  prioritized.	  From	  a	  general	  campus	  bridging	  standpoint	  
this	  use	  case	  was	  not	  viewed	  as	  a	  high	  priority.	  This	  use	  case	  
is	  relevant	  to	  campus	  bridging	  but	  the	  driver	  is	  the	  remote	  
visualization	  services.	  The	  group	  meeting	  to	  prioritize	  
campus	  bridging	  use	  cases	  agreed	  unanimously	  that	  the	  
priority	  for	  this	  use	  case	  should	  be	  set	  by	  the	  groups	  
responsible	  for	  XSEDE	  remove	  visualization	  services.	  
Prioritized	  list	  of	  new	  /	  expanded	  activities	   	  
Priority	   Use	  Case	   PY2	   PY3-­‐5	  
1	   2.	  Information	  
Dissemination	  
PY2	  plan	  of	  record	  is	  
Hybrid	  system	  template	  
finalized;	  generic	  XSEDE	  
cluster	  distribution	  
(ROCKS/RPMs/	  
Putty/Cobbler);	  
documentation	  
Clear	  agreement	  that	  this	  
should	  be	  an	  ongoing	  effort	  
as	  the	  dissemination,	  
training,	  and	  updating	  will	  
need	  to	  go	  on	  throughout	  
XSEDE	  
2	   5.	  Support	  for	  distributed	  
workflows	  spanning	  XSEDE	  
and	  campus-­‐based	  data,	  
computational,	  and/or	  
visualization	  resources	  
Description	  Enable	  
distributed	  workflows	  –	  
interactively	  or	  in	  batch	  
mode	  -­‐	  possibly	  spanning	  
XSEDE	  and	  campus	  
cyberinfrastructure	  
resources,	  without	  user	  
intervention	  after	  workflow	  
is	  initiated	  	  
5.	  Variant	  (B):	  Distributed	  
workflows	  in	  batch	  mode	  	  
	  
3	   5.	  Support	  for	  distributed	  
workflows	  .	  .	  .	  	  
	   Variant	  (A):	  Interactive	  
management	  of	  workflows	  	  
4	   6.	  Shared	  use	  of	  
computational	  facilities	  
mediated	  or	  facilitated	  by	  
XSEDE	  	  
	   Variant	  (A):	  Creation	  and	  use	  
of	  a	  Shared	  Virtual	  Compute	  
Facility	  (SVCF)	  -­‐	  High	  
Performance	  systems	  
(Clusters)	  	  
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5	   6.	  Shared	  use	  of	  
computational	  facilities	  .	  .	  .	  .	  	  
	   Variant	  (B):	  An	  organization	  
(virtual	  or	  otherwise)	  
becomes	  a	  Level	  3	  Service	  
Provider	  and	  contributes	  
access	  to	  campus-­‐based	  
resources	  in	  return	  for	  in-­‐
kind	  use	  of	  XSEDE	  resources	  
later	  -­‐	  High	  Performance	  
Systems	  (Clusters)	  	  
	  Note	  that	  this	  is	  an	  initial	  prioritization	  of	  activities	  related	  to	  campus	  bridging	  for	  information	  and	  planning.	  It	  represents	  the	  collected	  opinion	  of	  a	  group	  of	  experts	  who	  established	  this	  prioritization	  after	  dozens	  of	  presentations	  to	  hundreds	  of	  people.	  This	  document	  serves	  as	  input	  into	  the	  XSEDE	  operational	  planning	  process,	  which	  involves	  a	  variety	  of	  committees	  within	  XSEDE	  as	  well	  as	  XSEDE	  external	  advisory	  committees.	  


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