Future of High Performance Computing at UNB
Virendra Bhavsar & Chris MacPhee
Advanced Computational Research Laboratory (ACRL) Faculty of Computer Science University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB
ACRL Current Status
Hardware:
Symphony IBM SP3 (16 processors)
Condor Cluster PC Cluster (82 processors)
Personnel:
Virendra Bhavsar, Director Chris Macphee, TASP Sean Seeley, System Support
Users
UNB Chemistry
Dr. Scott Brownridge Dr. Larry Calhoun Andrew Flight Dr. Friedrich Grein Sophia Kondratova Andrew MacKay
UNB Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Mohammad Bagher Ayani Dr. Mohammad Kermani Dr. Faysal El Khettabi Dr. Ilan Yaar
UNB Other
Dr. Evelyn Richards (Forestry) Dr. Robert Tenzer (Geodesy)
MTA Chemistry UNB Physics
Dr. Eugene K Ho Yue Li Dr. Zong-Chao Yan Jun-Yi Zhang
UNB Computer Science
Dr. Eric Aubanel Adam Amos-Binks Lingke Bu Weibin Gao Sili Huang Dmitry Korkin Richard Xiao Lei Chris MacPhee Aihua Wang Jie Zhang
Erin Green Mariana Di Laudo Shenna LaPointe Chester Weatherby Dr. Stacey Wetmore Sarah Whittleton
UNBSJ
Brian Robichaud (Computer Science) Mark Forrest (Computer Science) Shawn McGinn (Computer Science) Jason Mercer (SASE) Adam White (Computer Science)
External Other
Dr. Jalal Almhana (UdeM) Dr. Michael Clayton (Acadia)
Usage for 2002
UNBF - Chemistry UNBF - Computer Science UNBF - Geodesy & Geomatics Eng UNBF - Mechanical Engineering UNBF - Physics UNBF - Other UNBSJ - Sci, App Sci, & Eng
External (MTA, UdeM, Acadia) Other (Workshops, Coursework)
CPU hours
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Total Usage for 2000 – Present
Month
Condor Usage
Condor Cluster
Hardware: Software:
82 processors Amber 7 Autodock Gaussian MCNP MPI / PVM (in progress) Provided 10,000 CPU hours via MCNP in 2 weeks!
Note:
- Powerful for sequential jobs (3x more powerful than Symphony) - Inefficient for parallel jobs
Immediate Future
Symphony IBM SP3 (16 processors)
ME Cluster ??? (64 processors) TAPoR Cluster ??? (~32 processors)
ACRL N/W
1 Gbps to ITS / CA*net 3
ACRL's NOI
Advanced Computational Research Centre (ACRC)
Possible Partners: Mount Allison University, National Research Council,
New Brunswick Community Colleges & Companies, University de Moncton
Configuration:
512 processors / 730 GB disk space 24 visualization workstations $250,000 in software (Gaussian, Portland Group Compiler, etc)
Budget:
~$3,000,000
ACEnet Combined NOI
Atlantic Canada Excellent Network (ACEnet)
Combined CFI Proposal
Partners:
MUN (Mark Whitmore); Saint Francis Xavier University (Peter Poole) Saint Mary's University (David Clarke); UNB (Virendra Bhavsar) TBA
Configuration:
Budget:
~$20,000,000
Future
1. Future Hardware/Software Requirements » Hardware Requirements: Clusters? SMPs? High speed interconnect
» Software Requirements: Gaussian with Linda? Portland Compiler?
2. ACRL Advanced Computational Research Centre (ACRC) » CFI Proposal –Scientific content, Equipment content, Budget, … » Management Structure » Sustainable model – Personnel, maintenance costs, travel, phones, etc. 3. Other Items