RoadMap

Short-term

• Get baseline configuration running on production infrastructure

  • Deploy on test sites (LAL, TCD, LIP, ...)

    • SGE (Imperial?)

    • LSF (?)

  • Get feedback from users

  • List of RPMs -- add to ETICS which will make it available automatically. ACTION: Cal

    • i2g-mpi-start

    • ...

  • Recommend to SA3 for integration end of Jan 07

  • Write up on GOC wiki

    • Recipe/hacks for sites (CEs) (with pointers to YAIM and Quattor impls.)

    • Page describing configuration and user environment (ACTION: Stephen)

  • User software

    • JdlAndWrapper

    • Document on UIG site and replace MPI section in UG with link to this

• Recommend change to RB to allow Normal jobs with >1 CPU (LCG and gLite)

  • MPICH job type to be retained for compatibility but deprecated

  • Look into compatibility of NodeNumber with other job types (e.g. checkpointable, interactive)

Next meeting

• EGEE User Forum May 9-11, 2007 ?

Future work

• Allocation of CPUs and nodes (e.g. to ensure processes scheduled on the same node)

• Changes to GLUE schema

  • e.g. SWRTE per queue

• Investigate whether having a jobtype on the RB with some MPI setup actually improves the user experience

  • i.e. pre- and post-scripts would be all that the user has to write -- in gLite WMS?

• Inter-site MPI -- EGEE to monitor I2G work -- may be installed on some EGEE sites even if not in production release

• Investigate advertising and selecting compilers/libraries

• Shared area that isn't a shared home