Harold Castro PhD Associate professor Systems and Computing Engineering COMIT Communications and IT Research Group IMAGINE Research Group httpsistemasuniandeseducocomit httpimagineuniandeseduco ID: 813483
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Cloud Computing projects in EngineeringHarold Castro, Ph.D.Associate professorSystems and Computing EngineeringCOMIT (Communications and IT) Research GroupIMAGINE Research Grouphttp://sistemas.uniandes.edu.co/~comithttp://imagine.uniandes.edu.cohcastro@uniandes.edu.co
Slide2AgendaContextUniversity and CS needsUniandes’ approachCloud supportProjects in the short term
Slide3Universidad de los Andes9 schoolsArchitecture and DesignArts and HumanitiesEconomyEngineeringLawManagementMedicineSciencesSocial sciencesSchool of EngineeringChemicalCivilElectricElectronicEnvironmental
Industrial
Mechanical
Systems and Computing
Source: www.uniandes.edu.co
Slide4Universities focusUniversityResearchEducationComputing power
Experimenting laboratories
Fast
Accurate
Big
Collaboration
Optimum
Flexible
Real
Optimum
Slide5Research at UniandesFederal organizationIndependent and limited computing resourcesInternational projectsCollaboration toolsWorldwide trendCampus Grid Uniandes
Slide6Campus Grid UniandesInstitutional initiative (2007)Lead by Sciences (HEP), Engineering (S&C) and DTI (Information Technology Office)Linked to the world using local Internet 2CMS (EGEE), EELA-2, ROC-LASoon: GISELA, OSGNational projectionGrid ColombiaHosting Colombian CAFocus on new applicationsBioinformatics, Optimization, Computational Chemistry
Slide7Grid Uniandes current status
Slide8Grid Uniandes challengesTo increase the computing powerWeak funding schemes for researchPrivate institution: Strong funding schemes for EducationTo attract new usersInherent complexities of grid systemsRigid architectures for international compliancesDifficulties porting applicationsUnaGrid: Uniandes Opportunistic Grid
Slide9UnaGridDesktop Grid and Volunteer Computing SystemCustomized Virtual Cluster (CVC)VirtualizationPriority management
Slide10Education in a S&C Engineering DeptStudents need exposition to as many technologies as possible This exposure must be achieved in environments as real as possibleSoftware Architecture LaboratoryCustomized Virtual ClusterManufacture (2)TelcoBankUniversitySAPSiebelPeoplesoftBES (RIM)
Microsoft
IBM
Oracle
OpenSource
Slide11GUMA: Grid Uniandes Management ApplicationTwo different usersSystem administratorsEnable UnaGrid on specific computer labsDeploy CVCs on selected machinesManage UnaGrid usersUsers (researchers)Create his/her environment (includes apps)Virtual machines: 1 core / 1 GB RAM, NAS - NFSStart/Stop a CVC on the opportunistic infrastructureSpecifying time and resources neededVery fast deployment & High utilizationTransfer input & output data
Slide12Slide13UnaGrid/GUMA challengesAdministrationManual CVC deploymentDifficult updatesManual IP assignmentInexistent accountabilityUsageUnfriendly interfaceSSH interface to master nodePhysical infrastructure awareness
Slide14Cloud to the rescueUnaGrid has interesting cloud featuresVirtualization (VMWare campus agreement)Customized environmentsOn demand deployment (Internet Web access)Delegated administration (partial)But lack some other key characteristicsOn demand configuration (self service)Physical machines transparencyAccountabilityAdvanced administration toolsComplex cluster configurationClouder
Opportunistic
cloud
computing
(IaaS
)
Slide15Slide16Projects to the cloud
Slide17Cluster based research projects
Dedicated & opportunistic resources
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Slide18Interactive number crunching projects
Data processing
& storage
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Slide19Multiscenario projects
Easy configuration
Flexible deployment
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Slide20Thank youQuestions?