View
218
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
National Computational Science Alliance
Introducing the National Computational Science Alliance
• Panel Presentation to Supercomputing ‘97 in San Jose
• November 21, 1997
National Computational Science Alliance
How to Find out More About the Alliance
See also http://alliance.ncsa.uiuc.edu
National Computational Science Alliance
• Leading Edge Centers– Supernodes of the Grid
• Enabling Technology Teams– Architects of the Grid
• Applications Technologies Teams– Specifications for the Grid
• Education, Outreach, and Training Teams– Content for the Grid
• Partners for Advanced Computational Services– Support for the Grid
• Industrial Partners and Strategic Vendors– Technology Transfer for the Grid
The Alliance is Prototyping the National Technology Grid
National Computational Science Alliance
The Alliance National Technology Grid
National Computational Science Alliance
Alliance Executive Committee
Larry Smarr, Chair
Phil Smith, External Chair
Charlie Bender, OSC Bob Berdine, Caterpillar David Ceperley, UIUC John Connolly, Kentucky Tom DeFanti, UIC Roscoe Giles, Boston U
John Hennessy, Stanford
Ken Kennedy, RiceGreg McRae, MITJeremiah Ostriker, Princeton Dan Reed, UIUCRick Stevens, Argonne Mary Vernon, Wisconsin Paul Woodward, Minnesota
National Computational Science Alliance
Exponential Growth in National User Demand Will Drive Grid Capabilities
Source: Quantum Research Database
National Computational Science Alliance
World’s Largest Unclassified SGI/Cray Origin - NCSA’s Cluster of DSMs
Power Challenge Array
Origin Array
128
4x64
4x32
10x16
Processors
128 Processors Equals a 512 Processor CM-5
National Computational Science Alliance
Putting a Window in the Supercomputer Oven- This Week’s Run on the 128 Processor Origin
Porter, Anderson, Habermann, Ruwart, & Woodward , LCSE,Nov. 1997
Data Moved From NCSA over vBNS to U Minnesota-Visualization at SC97 While Simulation Runs at NCSA
Surface View Interior View
Evolution of a Red Giant with White Dwarf Core
National Computational Science Alliance
Alliance SGI/Cray Origin2000 Virtual Community
http://scv.bu.edu/SCV/Origin2000/
National Computational Science Alliance
Alliance Partner Allocatable Resources
• Boston University– 192 processor
Origin2000– 38 processor POWER
CHALLENGEarray– 100,000 processor hours
• New Mexico– 500+ node IBM SP-2– 175,000 node hours
• Ohio Supercomputer Center– Training on T3E and
Triton
• Kentucky– 32 processor HP
Exemplar SPP-1200– 25,000 processor hours
• Wisconsin– 600+ workstation Condor
flock– 200,000 processor hours
National Computational Science Alliance
Computing on the University of Wisconsin Condor Pool
Condor Cycles
CondorView, Courtesy of Miron Livny, Todd Tannenbaum(UWisc)
National Computational Science Alliance
The Emergence of Knowledge Management
October 20, 1997
National Computational Science Alliance
Information Visualization - Insurance Claims Data
Allstate Insurance, NCSA Using SGI Mineset
National Computational Science Alliance
The Coming Integration of Technical and Commercial Computing
• The Emergence of High Performance Commercial Computing– Computational Knowledge Management– Focus on:
– Large Data Sets and Information Visualization– AI Techniques for Data Mining– Optimization and Decision Support– Financial “Rocket Science”
• NT / UNIX Interoperability and Scalability– HP and SGI DSMs– Scalable NT Clusters and NCSA Symbio– HP/Intel Merced Processor in FY99-00
National Computational Science Alliance
NSF vBNS and PACI - Mutually Interdependent
NPACI
NCSA Alliance
Both NCSA Alliance and NPACI
Other High Performance Connection sites
Current vBNS “Backbone” sites
National Computational Science Alliance
MREN and STAR-TAP
MREN - America’s First Operational Gigapop - Midwest Sites
OC12 vBNS Indiana Hub
Indiana Univ
Purdue
Wisconsin
Minnesota/LCSE
NCSA
Michigan Hub
U Michigan Michigan State
National Computational Science Alliance
International Connections Through STAR TAP
National Computational Science Alliance
Alliance Enabling Technologies Teams - Faculty Leads
• Parallel Computing (16)– Ken Kennedy, Rice U
– Greg McRae, MIT
• Distributed Computing (15)– Rick Stevens, Argonne
– Paul Woodward, U Minnesota
• Data and Collaboration (14)– Dan Reed, UIUC
– Roscoe Giles, Boston U
National Computational Science Alliance
Alliance Applications Technologies Teams - Science and Engineering Driving the Grid
• Cosmology (5)• Environment Hydrology (11)• Chemical Engineering (7)• Bioinformatics (9)• Nanomaterials (11)• Scientific Instruments (8)
National Computational Science Alliance
Emergence of Large Scale Structure Using Traditional MPP Supercomputer
Source: Greg Bryan, Mike Norman, NCSA
512x512x512 Run on 512-node CM-5
Evolution Fly Thru
National Computational Science Alliance
Use of Shared Memory Adaptive Grids -Alliance Cosmology Team
Source: Greg Bryan, Mike Norman, John Shalf, NCSA
64x64x64 Run with Seven Levels of Adaption on SGI Power Challenge,Locally Equivalent to 8192x8192x8192 Resolution
National Computational Science Alliance
Collaborative Virtual Enviornment -NCSA / CEWES
• Environmental Modeling in Shared VR-space– Chesapeake Bay Simulations and Databases
ImmersaDesks
vBNS
DREN
SGI Onyx(NCSA)
SGI Onyx (CEWES)
Integrated M-Bone Videoteleconferencing
Images produced by John Shalf, NCSA
SGI Onyx(Old Dominion)
SGI Onyx(U. Wisc)
National Computational Science Alliance
Using CAVE5D with NCSA’s Virtual Director to Analyze Chesapeake Bay Simulations
Alliance Environmental Hydrology Applications TeamGlen Wheless and Cathy Lascara,
Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Old Dominion University
Donna Cox, Robert Patterson, Stuart Levy, NCSAVirtual Director Team
Fish Larvae at Mouth of the Bay15 Day Period
Salinity (Red-High, Yellow-Low)
National Computational Science Alliance
Alliance Visualization Development and Deployment Partners
National Computational Science Alliance
Alliance National Technology GridWorkshop and Training Facilities
Powered by Silicon GraphicsLinked by the NSF vBNS
National Computational Science Alliance
ChickScope - Coupling Alliance Application Team to Education Team
National Computational Science Alliance
Using Java to Teach Computational Science-The Java Virtual Wind Tunnel
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Habanero/Tools/WT/index.html
A Java Applet Converted to a Habanero Hablet
Recommended