CompellingVenezuelan Academic Community

to use HPC Services

CompellingVenezuelan Academic Community

to use HPC Services

Luis A. NúñezLuis A. Núñez

This TalkThis Talk

• Basic Questions:Why, Where, What are We ?

– HPC Projects has to be built from SCRACTH– As a community, We are VERY small– Computer Sci has to move to Computational Sci & Eng– Projects HAVE to be cooperative ad national

• Strategies to Compel Users to Use HPC– Different Users, Different Levels, but always a USER– Some User driven projects

Where are we ?Where are we ?

• No demand or Vision of HPCC Servicies.Academic users & national agencies considerthey don’t need HPC

• HPCC services need:– An Organization that provides services

– Fault Tolerant Systems,

– Scientific Applications,

– Trained Users,

– Communications.

In the early In the early 90’s90’s

Faculty of SciencePhysics, Math, Chem & Biol

Departments

# SCI Publications %

IVIC 123 29.0

Univ. De Los Andes 73 17.2

Univ. Simón Bolívar 56 13.2

Univ.Central de Venez 42 9.9

Other Institutions 130 30.7

Total 424

In the early In the early 90’s90’s

CONICIT-UNIVERSITYCONICIT-UNIVERSITY

CONSORTIUMCONSORTIUM

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National S ervices inNational S ervices inAcademic ComputingAcademic Computing

HPC S ervices

Institutional Networking

National Networking

Regional Services (Regional Services (CaribeCaribe+Andes)+Andes)

1987 1995 1997 20001987 1995 1997 2000

Academic ComputingAcademic ComputingAcademic Computing

User Computational LiteracyUser Computational Literacy

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AccesoInternacional

National Academic Network

What is CeCalCULA?What is CeCalCULA?

Computational Sciences & EngenneringComputational Sciences & Engennering

A place to experiment in A place to experiment in

in

Venezuelain

Venezuela

Information for Sciences ad EngineeringInformation for Sciences ad Engineering

IT for Users

Documentación E lectrónicaDocumentación E lectrónica

Virtual Collaborative toolsVirtual Collaborative tools

INT ERNET -INT RANET toolsINT ERNET -INT RANET tools

Discuss ions lis tDiscuss ions lis t

T hematic S ervers T hematic S ervers

IT for Users

S ervers S tatusS ervers S tatus

S tatis ticsS tatis tics

Monitor theNational NetMonitor theNational Net

Mainframe

Vector Supercomputer MPP

Workstation PC

Mini Computer(hitting wall soon)

(future is bleak)

ComputerFood Chain

1994

ComputerFood Chain

Now

HPC Services in the Cluster EraHPC Services in the Cluster Era

CeCalCULA 1997-1999Crecimiento de la Base Instalada.

1999

8Pr x 64MB 8Pr x 512MB

IBM SP2

SGI ORIGIN

4Pr/512MB 4Pr/768MB 8Pr/1.2GB

Almacenam52 GB 100 GB 200 GB

19981997

DEC ALPHA

CLUMPS

2Pr/256MB 2Pr/512MB

4Pr/128MB 12Pr/512MB

Uso de EquiposUso de Equipos

Strategy to CompelStrategy to Compel

• Support National Groups• Understand their levels of HPC needs

– Some users know what they need• Provide HPC tools (applications)

– Some do not• Start with IT & Cooperative collaboration tools

• Force them to use more tools• Develop new HPC applications

COMPUT AT IONAL ENGINEERINGCOMPUT AT IONAL ENGINEERING

F inite E lements Analys isF inite E lements Analys is

COMPUT AT IONAL ENGINEERING

•Abaqus Parallel•Colaborative Environm•Parallel L ibraries•T rainning

•Abaqus Parallel•Colaborative Environm•Parallel L ibraries•T rainning

COMPUT AT IONAL ARQUIT ECT URECOMPUT AT IONAL ARQUIT ECT URE

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COMPUT AT IONAL CHEMES T RYCOMPUT AT IONAL CHEMES T RY

•Cerius2:

–C2-Castep, –C2-Gauss ian interfase, –C2-crystal–C2-OFF–C2-Visualizer–C2-Analys is–C2-Dynamics

•Cambridge S tructure data B ase•Protein Data bank•Gauss ian 98 (P)•GAME S S (P)•HONDO (P)•Molden•Xmol•VMD•Rasmol

Chemestry Oil OrientedNational Group(IVIC, UL A, L UZ)

Chemestry Oil OrientedNational Group(IVIC, UL A, L UZ)

Physics on the WEBPhysics on the WEB

WEBClient

WEB Server

Interaccióncon el usuario

•SerialCalculation

•ParallelCalculation

National Network of Population Genetics , MolecularS ystematics & Integrative B iology

IVIC, ULA, US B.• T o introduce methodolgies of Population Genetics &

Bioinformatics in their research lines

Other S ervices

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ubicación

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Datos deS atélites

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Estaciones Receptoras

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(S ur del Lago)

Investigadores,Productores,

Usuarios

CeCalCULA

(Procesamientode los datos)

E stacionesMeteorológicas

(Mérida)

T hanks !T hanks !