OpenInfra Live Episode 19: Large Scale OpenStack: Discussing Software-Defined Supercomputers

When we talk about Large Scale, it usually refers to scaling out to hundreds of thousands of commodity nodes. But there is another dimension to Large Scale OpenStack: using OpenStack to build supercomputers to use in research and HPC. In this episode, operators of OpenStack supercomputers and HPC centers will discuss the unique challenges this use case brings.

00:01:32 Meet the Speakers
00:02:57 The state of research computing, scientific computing, and supercomputing
00:07:38 CSCS Use Case
00:11:46 Center for High Performance Computing Use Case
00:16:38 Monash e-Research Centre
00:21:29 NASA Center for Climate Simulation
00:28:37 What is so difficult about peak systems?
00:34:22 How is OpenStack playing a role in the Square Kilometer Array (SKA)?
00:36:42 What are some data challenges when combining a supercomputer environment with an OpenStack system?
00:43:30 How are to manage research computing environments where there is a strong requirement for data security?
00:49:00 How can OpenStack help to generate innovative solutions in data analysis?
00:53:10 What other infrastructure tools do you use?
00:57:44 What can be added to OpenStack to better support your operations?
01:04:56 What is going to be the effect of technologies into the software-defined supercomputer environment?

Speaker(s):
Thierry Carrez
Stig Telfer
Sadaf Afam
Steve Quenette
Happy Sithole
Jonathan Mills

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[colinbridger]

love the comments about creating a single CICD environment for multiple HPC types to give researchers ultimate flexibility. Research done and the ability to do it easily is the key metric here.