APGrid Core Meeting Phuket 20021 Asia Pacific BioGRID initiative A/P Tan Tin Wee, Mark De Silva, Lim...

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Asia Pacific BioGRID initiative

A/P Tan Tin Wee, Mark De Silva, Lim Kuan Siong –

Bioinformatics Centre, National Univ of Singapore Ong Guan Sin guansin@bic.nus.edu.sg –

Singapore Management UniversityRaj Buyya –

Monash UniversityRaj Godhia –

Cray Inc

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Background

1998 - APBioNet project created a distributed database mirror which was to evolve into the basis for a DataGrid

Progress was slow – until Oct 2001, the first BioGRID meeting was organised in Singapore by BIC-NUS and APBioNet

In Dec 2001, Cray Inc was involved inpartnering us in setting up a SuperBioGRID'02 symposium

Momentum was set and first GRID was created before Christmas 2001!

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BioGRID Components

OS

Globus

Globus-aware Scheduler (Nimrod-G)

Bio Applications (MBOSS, PHYLIB)

CPU

OS

Globus

Globus-aware Scheduler (Nimrod-G)

Bio Applications (MBOSS, PHYLIB)

CPU

BioGRID

Web Interface

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Linux cluster – 14xP-III 800MHzGRID Host (Sun GridEngine)

Linux cluster – 14xP-III 800MHzGRID Host (Sun GridEngine)

SGI 3200 IrixGRID Host

Linux – P-III 800MHzGRID Host/GIIS/MDS

CRAY SV1 – 8 x CPUsGRID Host

Sun UltraSPARC SolarisGRID Host

BioGRID Architecture

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Software Components

Currently Globus 1.1.3/1.1.4 is the building block to the BioGRID, on the following OS platforms:– Cray Unicos SV1– SGI IRIX 6.5– Sun Solaris 7– Linux 2.4.x (Redhat 7.2 and Slackware 8)

Various scheduling systems are studied and deployed, including Nimrod/G from Monash University, LSF and Sun GridEngine.

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Software Components (cont.)

Various bioinformatics and biological applications with high computation and suitable for GRID will be/are deployed: EMBOSS, EMBASSY, PHYLIB, etc.

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Collaboration and Projects

The BioGRID is being expanded to collaborate with GRID resources of Monash University in their VLAB project.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR COLLABORATION PARTNERS TO EXCHANGE RESOURCES.

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Operations and Support

We run our own CA:– Signing and issuance of both host and

user certificates.– Shorter turn-around time for

APBioGRID participants

Support email:– Grid-ca@bic.nus.edu.sg: cert requests– Grid-admin@bic.nus.edu.sg:

administrative requests/support

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In the Pipeline

Globus self-installer with customisations for APBioGRID:–Well tested installation scripts for a

defined set of OS platforms– Automate configuration steps with

BioGRID specifics– No need to deal with “Globus

nightmare” - even a biologist can do it.

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In the Pipeline (cont.)

Regional support forum for BioGRID participants, bioinformaticians and biologists.

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Contacts

Email: grid-admin@bic.nus.edu.sghttp://www.bic.nus.edu.sg/biogridHuman:– Ong Guan Sin

<guansin@bic.nus.edu.sg>– Assoc Prof Tan Tin Wee

<tinwee@bic.nus.edu.sg>