Extensible Terascale Facility (ETF): Enhancing the Capabilities, Scope and Impact of the Extensible Terascale Facility

德克萨斯大学是由高级计算基础设施部签署的一项为期两年的合作协议资助的，金额为3,245,266美元，以整合德克萨斯大学现有的资源和可扩展Terascale设施(ETF)。提供资金用于从德克萨斯大学和ETF的洛杉矶中心建立10千兆位/秒的连接。作为通过该Terascale扩展奖提供的资金的结果，德克萨斯高级计算中心(TACC)将为ETF用户社区贡献大量资源，包括：1)一个主要的新的高端太阳Terscalale可视化系统的50%，该系统将补充而不是复制Argonne国家实验室的可视化系统；2)50%的两个高端计算系统、1.2 teraflop的IBM Power 4系统和新的5.0 teraflop的Cray-Dell Linux集群；3)访问重要的存储设施，包括2.8 PB的归档和50 TB的SAN存储；以及4)访问四个地球科学数据集，这些数据集预计将对各种学科的研究和教育产生重大影响。参与该项目的PI和co PI深入参与了许多网格体系结构和中间件开发活动，这些活动也将为可扩展Terascale设施的进一步开发增加大量专业知识。德克萨斯大学对更广泛影响的问题做出了强有力的承诺，包括：1)TACC是在整个德克萨斯州提供高性能计算(HIPCAT)领导的委员会，该倡议将汇集6所德克萨斯州高等教育机构和60多家少数群体服务机构；2)德克萨斯大学还积极参与了与墨西哥在HPC领域的国际合作；3)通过ETF获取地质数据将提供必要的信息，以应对自然灾害和安全威胁等紧急和危及生命的情况。这些数据还将广泛有助于制定有关国土安全、气候变化和水资源保护等问题的公共政策；以及4)TACC是一个多元化的人员配备、教育计划、实习以及指导和培训计划的委员会，以加强课堂教育。

The University of Texas is funded by a two-year Cooperative Agreement from the Division of Advanced Computational Infrastructure in the amount of $3,245,266 to integrate the resources available at University of Texas with the Extensible Terascale Facility (ETF). Funding is provided to establish a 10 gigabit/second connection from University of Texas and the Los Angeles Hub of the ETF.As a result of the funding provided through this Terascale Extension Award, the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) will contribute significant resources to the ETF user community including: 1) 50% of a major new high-end SUN terascale visualization system that would complement rather than duplicate the visualization system at Argonne National Lab; 2) 50% of a tow high-end computing systems, a 1.2 Teraflop IBM Power 4 system, and a new 5.0 Teraflop Cray-Dell Linux cluster, 3) access to significant storage facilities including 2.8 Petabyte of archival and 50 Terabyte SAN storage; and 4) access to four geosciences data sets that are expected to have a significant impact on research and education in a wide variety of disciplines. The PI's and co PI's involved in this project are deeply immersed in a number of grid architecture and middleware development activities that will also add substantial expertise to the further development of the Extensible Terascale Facility.The University of Texas has strong commitments to issues of broader impact including:1) TACC is committee to providing leadership in High Performance Computing Across Texas (HiPCAT), an initiative that will bring together six Texas higher education institutions and over 60 minority-serving institution; 2) University of Texas has also actively participated in an international collaboration with Mexico in the area of HPC; 3) access to the geological data across ETF will provide information necessary to respond to emergency and life-threatening situations such as natural disasters and security threats. This data will also contribute broadly to the formulation of public policy on matters such as homeland security, climate change, and water conservation; and 4) TACC is committee to a diversified staffing, educational programs, internships and mentoring and training programs that augment classroom education.