Contemporary high performance computing : from petascale toward exascale.: from petascale toward exascale. Volume 2 (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jeffrey S. Vetter.
• Editors: Vetter, Jeffrey S
• Contents: Preface List of Figures List of Tables Introduction ; Jeffrey S. Vetter Terascale to Petascale: The Past 17 Years in HPC Bibliography ARCHER ; Xu Guo, David Henty, Chris Johnson, Alan Simpson, Lorna Smith, and Andre Turner Overview Sponsor/Program Background Timeline Applications and Workloads Highlights of Main Applications System Overview Hardware Architecture Compute Node Architecture Interconnect Service Node Architecture External Login Nodes (esLogin) Pre- and Post-Processing Nodes Storage Systems System Software Operating System Job Submission System: PBS Pro/ALPS Programming System Programming Models Languages and Compilers Performance Tools Debugging Long-Term Storage and Data Analytics UK Research Data Facility Overview UK-RDF Technical Details Access to the UK-RDF and Moving Data Data Analytic Workflows Data Center/Facility Location and History Infrastructure Innovations and Challenges System Statistics SAFE: Service Administration from EPCC Bibliography Enabling Extreme Scale Science at NERSC ; Sudip Dosanjh, Jeff Broughton, Katie Antypas, Brent Draney, Jason Hick, Tina Declerck, and Nicholas Wright Edison Supercomputer – NERSC-7 User Base and Science Areas Procurement Strategy Requirements Gathering Sustained Performance Best Value Overlapping Systems System Architecture Processor and Memory Interconnect Cabinet and Chassis Storage and I/O System Software Physical Infrastructure Computational Research and Theory Facility Cray XC30 Cooling Design User Services Early Application Results on Edison Sequestered C02 Large-Scale Structure of the Universe Graphene and Carbone Nanotubes Better Combustion for New Fuels Exascale Computing and the Future of NERSC NERSC-8 as a Pre-Exascale System Application Readiness Conclusion Acknowledgements Bibliography HLRN-III at Zuse Institute Berlin ; Wolfgang Baumann, Guido Laubender, Matthias Läuter, Alexander Reinefeld, Christian Schimmel, Thomas Steinke, Christian Tuma, and Stefan Wollny Introduction Scientific Computing and Computer Science at ZIB Supercomputers at ZIB: Past to Present HLRN Supercomputing Alliance Bodies Funding Procurements Benchmarks or How We Found "Mrs. Perfect" Scientific Domains and Workloads Research Fields Exploiting the HLRN-III Chemistry and Material Sciences Earth Sciences Engineering Physics HLRN-III System Architecture Hardware Configuration Software Ecosystem System Software Software for Program Development and Optimization Application Software, Packages and Libraries Storage Strategy and Pre- and Post-Processing Data Center Facility Accounting and User Management: Single System View over Two Sites Preparing for the Future Second Phase Installation of HLRN-III Many-Core in HPC HLRN-IV and Beyond Bibliography The K Computer ; Mitsuo Yokokawa, Fumiyoshi Shoji, and Yukihiro Hasegawa Overview Development Targets and Schedule Application Software Development Programs System Overview Hardware System Software Programming Models Summary Early Results Benchmark Results Gordon Bell Prizes Operation Early Access prior to Official Operation Operation Policy after Official Operation Utilization Statistics Benchmark Applications NICAM and Seism3D FFB LatticeQCD PHASE and RSDFT Optimized Performance Facilities Bibliography Lindgren—The Swedish Tier-1 System ; Erwin Laure, Daniel Ahlin, Genet Edmondson, Lars Malinowsky, Gert Svensson, and Jonathan Vincent Overview PDC Center for High-Performance Computing Why Lindgren Was Needed Lindgren Project Timeline Applications and Workloads on Lindgren Highlights of Lindgren's Main Applications Overview of the Lindgren System Lindgren's System Software Lindgren's Programming System Storage, Visualization, and Analytics on Lindgren Data Center Facilities Housing Lindgren Lindgren System Statistics Lindgren Heat Re-Use System The Future after Lindgren Bibliography 167 Peregrine at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ; Kevin Regimbal, Ilene Carpenter, Christopher Chang, and Steve Hammond Overview Design Features, Efficiency & Sustainability Measures Sponsor/Program Background Timeline Applications and Workloads Computational Tasks and Domain Examples Application Highlights System Overview Hardware Architecture System Software Programming System Visualization and Analysis Data Center/Facility NREL Energy Efficient Data Center ESIF Data Center Mechanical Infrastructure ESIF Data Center Electrical Power Power Interruptions Fire Suppression Physical Security Return on Investment System Statistics Bibliography Yellowstone: A Dedicated Resource for Earth System Science ; Dr. Richard Loft, Aaron Andersen, Dr. Frank Bryan, Dr. John M. Dennis, Tom Engel, Pam Gillman, David Hart, Irian Elahi, Siddhartha Ghosh, Rory Kelly, Anke Kamrath, Dr. Gabrielle Pfister, Dr. Matthias Rempel, Dr. Justin Small, Dr. William Skamarock, Dr. Michael Wiltberger, Dr. Bryan Shader, Dr. Po Chen, and Dr. Ben Cash Overview Science Motivation Sponsor and Program Background Project Timeline NWSC Construction Yellowstone Procurement System Overview Hardware Architecture Processors and Nodes Rack-Level Packaging Interconnect Storage System System Software Operating Systems and System Management Disk Filesystem and Tape Archive System Monitoring Programming Environment Workload and Application Performance Application Domain Descriptions Application Performance System Statistics System Usage Patterns Reliability, Uptime, and Utilization Early Science Results The NWSC Facility Overview and Design Early Experience in Operation Future Challenges Acknowledgments and Contributions B
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 004.35; High performance computing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498700634
• Related ISBNs: 9781498700627
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