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+ | Due Jan 30, 2018, totally refocused on network, killing the ideas on this page | ||
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==== NSF CC* ==== | ==== NSF CC* ==== | ||
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* Establish a single, participants' | * Establish a single, participants' | ||
* Provide for multiple off-site, geographically dispersed, backup storage targets | * Provide for multiple off-site, geographically dispersed, backup storage targets | ||
- | * Establish a global Data Management Plan for all institutions' | + | * Establish a global Data Management Plan for all institutions participation |
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* Data Driven Multi-Campus/ | * Data Driven Multi-Campus/ | ||
- | * RFP mid March? | + | * <del>RFP mid March?</ |
* RFI CC* (due April 5th, 2017) at https:// | * RFI CC* (due April 5th, 2017) at https:// | ||
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* RFP CC* at https:// | * RFP CC* at https:// | ||
* Henk to find an example of somewhat larger colleges' | * Henk to find an example of somewhat larger colleges' | ||
+ | * these are all very large, we should also investigate XSEDE and NSF/ | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | * Probably more aligned with our goals, click on PDF | ||
+ | * http:// | ||
+ | * Regional Access a report to NSF, good read | ||
+ | * https:// | ||
+ | * key part: the local aspect is important (flexibility and personalized attention) to ensure researcher success and productivity...collaborating at the campus and regional levels is an important aspect in building the services | ||
+ | * XSEDE https:// | ||
+ | * for research this involves writing XSEDE proposals to get time allocations, | ||
+ | * Jeststream (allocates XSEDE resources) https:// | ||
+ | * this also requires writing proposals for time allocations, | ||
=== Thoughts === | === Thoughts === | ||
- | Until we **have** a 2017 CC* RFP this is a list of random thoughts to keep track of. | + | **Until we have a 2017 CC* RFP announcements** |
+ | * 2016 Parsing of proposal language (Science-driven requirements are the primary motivation for any proposed activity.) | ||
+ | * Data Driven Multi-Campus/ | ||
+ | * NSF strongly urges the community to think broadly and not simply rely on traditional models when considering multi-campus and/or multi-institutional cyberinfrastructure | ||
+ | * Proposals are expected to be science-driven | ||
+ | * Proposals...significant impact on the multi-campus, | ||
+ | * methods for assured federated access | ||
+ | * Multi-institution/ | ||
+ | * across a range of disciplines, | ||
+ | * Cyber Team,2-4 awards, | ||
+ | * This program area seeks to build centers of expertise and knowledge in cyberinfrastructure | ||
+ | * Proposals in this area should describe the multi-institutional science-driven needs | ||
+ | * Proposals ... engagement, interactions, | ||
+ | * Proposals ...areas of expertise, such as networking, distributed data management, and scientific computing. | ||
+ | * Proposals may request up to four full-time equivalents (FTE) for up to three years (inside of $1.5M???) | ||
+ | * Proposals should describe plans for broadening participation, | ||
* Leverage a common HPC environment among small, northeast, colleges | * Leverage a common HPC environment among small, northeast, colleges | ||
* we do science too (compare to larger colleges) | * we do science too (compare to larger colleges) | ||
+ | * need to drive proposal with unique science efforts by each college <--- important! | ||
+ | * think about how to build the data driven multi campus effort | ||
* 1-3 sysadmin FTEs covering 3-6 colleges for 3 years | * 1-3 sysadmin FTEs covering 3-6 colleges for 3 years | ||
* redundancy in sysadmin coverage, round robin | * redundancy in sysadmin coverage, round robin | ||
* each member to assess how to provide funding past year 3 | * each member to assess how to provide funding past year 3 | ||
- | * Possible Members (* indicates | + | * Possible Members (underlined=informally contacted, bolded=interested |
- | * Hamilton, | + | * Hamilton, |
+ | * **Lafayette**, engineering college HPC | ||
+ | * **Middlebury**, ? | ||
+ | * **Swarthmore**, | ||
+ | * Trinity, | ||
+ | * __Wellesley__, ? | ||
+ | * **Wesleyan**, Gaussian HPC, text mining HPC | ||
+ | * **Williams**, Islandora DMP | ||
* Each member will do an internal survey of local computing and storage desires, put together 1-2 racks | * Each member will do an internal survey of local computing and storage desires, put together 1-2 racks | ||
* gpu, cpu, hybrid of such, visualization, | * gpu, cpu, hybrid of such, visualization, | ||
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* Custom hardware requests highlight each member' | * Custom hardware requests highlight each member' | ||
* Leverage a common HPC deployment software stack | * Leverage a common HPC deployment software stack | ||
- | * OpenHPC (openhpc.community) with shared deployment modules | + | * OpenHPC (openhpc.community) with shared deployment modules |
* Application software modules to deploy per members' | * Application software modules to deploy per members' | ||
- | * Commercial software? | + | * Commercial software? |
- | * Shared skill set with experts | + | * Shared skill set with experts |
- | * Facilitate classroom usage (temp accounts | + | * Facilitate classroom usage (local temp accounts |
* User account creation | * User account creation | ||
* Participants can request accounts on each members' | * Participants can request accounts on each members' | ||
- | * Local accounts with request workflow | + | * Local accounts with request workflow, SSH keys federation <del>InCommon</ |
* Collaborative non-member account requests? | * Collaborative non-member account requests? | ||
* Meetings, ofcourse | * Meetings, ofcourse | ||
* of sysadmin group | * of sysadmin group | ||
* of advisory group | * of advisory group | ||
- | * Data Management Plan | + | * Data Management Plan (DMP) |
- | * To satisfy NSF public data access policy and sitribution | + | * To satisfy NSF public data access policy and distribution |
- | * One site for all (Islandora, | + | * One site for all (Islandora, |
* ... | * ... | ||