Report of the Workshop on Petascale Systems Integration for LargeScale Facilities

Kramer, William T.C. ; Walter, Howard ; New, Gary ; Engle, Tom ; Pennington, Rob ; Comes, Brad ; Bland, Buddy ; Tomlison, Bob ; Kasdorf, Jim ; Skinner, David ; Regimbal, Kevin

关键词: 99;    DESIGN;    PROCUREMENT;    PRODUCTIVITY;    PROPRIETARY INFORMATION;    SERVICE LIFE;    TESTING;   

DOI  :  10.2172/919272
RP-ID  :  LBNL--63538
PID  :  OSTI ID: 919272
Others  :  R&D Project: KX0110
Others  :  Other: BnR: KJ0102000
Others  :  TRN: US200825%%234

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

There are significant issues regarding Large Scale System integration that are not being addressed in other forums such as current research portfolios or vendor user groups. Unfortunately, the issues in the area of large-scale system integration often fall into a netherworld; not research, not facilities, not procurement, not operations, not user services. Taken together, these issues along with the impact of sub-optimal integration technology means the time required to deploy, integrate and stabilize large scale system may consume up to 20 percent of the useful life of such systems. Improving the state of the art for large scale systems integration has potential to increase the scientific productivity of these systems. Sites have significant expertise, but there are no easy ways to leverage this expertise among them . Many issues inhibit the sharing of information, including available time and effort, as well as issues with sharing proprietary information. Vendors also benefit in the long run from the solutions to issues detected during site testing and integration. There is a great deal of enthusiasm for making large scale system integration a full-fledged partner along with the other major thrusts supported by funding agencies in the definition, design, and use of a petascale systems. Integration technology and issues should have a full 'seat at the table' as petascale and exascale initiatives and programs are planned. The workshop attendees identified a wide range of issues and suggested paths forward. Pursuing these with funding opportunities and innovation offers the opportunity to dramatically improve the state of large scale system integration.