ACCESS Allocated Production Compute
Infrastructure Integration Roadmap Description
Infrastructure Type(s)
This roadmap integrates a high-performance computing “HPC” cluster (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_computing). Researchers typically use HPC clusters by logging in to front-end nodes where they install application software and run jobs under a batch scheduler. Science gateways, workflow engines and other software tools may perform these actions on the researchers’ behalf. Jobs may run entirely in the background reading input data and generating output data, may use interactive or steered input, and may generate live or streamed visual output.
Summary
The ACCESS program (https://access-ci.org) enables researchers and educators to gain access to advanced computing, visualization, and data resources to accomplish their research or classroom objectives using an allocations process described at https://allocations.access-ci.org/.
This roadmap details the tasks that a resource provider organization must perform to make a specific HPC cluster ACCESS allocated in production. These tasks cover all aspects of integration and operations in production, including coordination, technical integration tasks, and ongoing support activities.
Operator Information
Operators planning to integrate an HPC resource into ACCESS with this roadmap should contact ACCESS Operations to start the integration process (see details in the first task below). ACCESS Operations will assign a Concierge Integration Expert to provide personalized hands-on assistance with the integration process, schedule an online meeting between resource provider staff and ACCESS staff to launch the integration process, and provide instructions on how to track integration progress.
Operators must perform the Required Tasks below and may perform the Optional Tasks below.
See related Roadmap Task Timeline.
Support Information
Submit a Request: Resource providers needing assistance with integration tasks can submit an ACCESS Integration and Operation Support Request using instructions on this page. Pick an “ACCESS Operational Support Issues” that best matches your request, or the catch-all issue type “ACCESS-wide: Provider Integration - Infrastructure Integration and Roadmaps“.
Slack Discussion: ACCESS has a Slack channel for infrastructure operators and ACCESS to discuss integration topics. For access submit a request to be invited to the RP-ACCESS #integration-roadmaps Slack channel.
By Weekly Meetings: ACCESS holds a Zoom meeting every second Friday from 11:00 AM to Noon Central for infrastructure operators and ACCESS to discuss integration topics. To obtain Zoom coordinates submit a request for the RP and ACCESS Roadmaps Zoom meeting coordinates.
Integration Consultants: ACCESS allocated resource providers and some other types of infrastructure operators have a Concierge Integration Expert consultant available for one-on-one integration support.
Documentation:
Planning phase
Coordination: ACCESS Allocated Resource Integration Coordination v1
Coordination: Infrastructure Description v2
Technology: Cybersecurity Requirements for RPs v1
Technology: Data and Network Integration v1
Integration phase
Coordination: ACCESS Allocation Policies v1
Coordination: Knowledge Base v1
Coordination: RP Forum Participation v1
Coordination: Cybersecurity Governance Council Participation v1
Technology: Resource Metrics Data Availability Assessment v1
(Optional) Technology: ACCESS DNS Entries v1 (NEW)
(Optional) Technology: Local Service ACCESS IAM Integration v1
(Optional) Technology: ACCESS OnDemand Portal Integration v1
Operations phase
Technology: Deploy Globus Endpoint v1
Technology: Publish Dynamic Resource Information v2
Support: Ticket Handling v2
Support: Operational Status Communications v1
(Optional) Support: Request RP or Site Staff Allocation v1
Technology: AMIE and Usage Reporting v1
Technology: Performance Data reporting v1