Dear Grex Users,
It is time to renew the allocation of Grex resources as well as inform you of changes to Grex hardware. Please see below and attached.
Thank you,
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John (Jay) Doering, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCSCE, FEC, FCAE
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Overview
Grex was put into production on May 2nd, 2011. Its current compute capacity consists of three parts: the legacy compute nodes, the new nodes purchased in 2020 and 2021, and user-contributed nodes. These parts are as follows:
· Legacy compute from 2011
o 316 original compute nodes, each 12 cores 2.67GHz processors (Intel Westmere architecture) with 48 or 94 GB of memory, non-blocking 40GB/s QDR Infiniband Interconnect
· 418TB of Parallel, scalable Lustre storage
· New compute nodes added in 2020 and 2021
o two GP GPU nodes (Intel 5218 Cascade Lake, 4x NVIDIA V100)
o 12 of 40 core Intel CascadeLake 6248 2.5GHz compute nodes, 384GB RAM
o 42 of 52 core Intel CascadeLake 6230R 2.1GHz compute nodes, 96GB RAM
o the new compute nodes have 4:1 blocking EDR (100GB/s) interconnect
· Contributed GPU nodes
o 3 of 4x V100 nodes
o 1 of 16x V100 HGX-2 node
In this round of resource allocations, we will allocate newly added compute nodes only (total of 2664 CPU cores, 54 CascadeLake nodes).
· General GP GPUs nodes available on a first come, first served basis. Please indicate if you might need GPUs in your proposal.
· We plan to decommission the legacy 316 compute nodes at the end of October 2021. Until that date, they are available on a first come, first served basis. Please indicate if you need these nodes in your proposal.
· Contributed GPU nodes are not allocatable, they are available for opportunistic, preemptible use when not used by the contributors.
Proposals for the use of Grex resources will be reviewed by the Advanced Research Computing (ARC) Committee. They will also be reviewed by Grex technical staff to ensure that Grex resources will be used appropriately and efficiently.
Categories of Resource Requests
The request for ARC resources must come from a PI. There are two (2) categories of resource requests:
i.) Rapid Access Service (RAS)
Is limited to less than: 30 core-years, 4 GB memory, and 4TB of storage per research group. For information and access please email arc(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:arc@umanitoba.ca>
ii.) Resource Allocation Competition (RAC)
This includes resources in excess of those allocated for RAS and requires completion of a proposal in the format outlined below.
Proposal Format
Please use the attached section headings for your proposal, leaving 2.5 cm (1.0 in) in all the margins and using Times New Roman font (12 pt) with single spacing between lines. You may remove all explanations (text in italics) if desired. Please ensure that all pages of your proposal are numbered. The proposal document must be submitted in pdf format only.
This template attached is intended as a guide. Please remove any section or sub-section that does not apply to your application. For example, if you are not requesting a storage allocation, there is no need to include section 3.2. Maximum lengths for each section are included in the template, but your proposal may use (much) less space depending on the size and complexity of the request.
Proposals should be sent by email to ARC(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:ARC@umanitoba.ca> by 4:30 pm May 5, 2021.
Hi,
You are receiving this message because your group might have been using or having interest in using either local (Grex) or National (ComputeCanada) High-performance computing and/or cloud computing resources.
As you might know, ComputeCanada will be succeeded by a New DRI organization (NDRIO) in a year from now. NDRIO now runs a new series of Needs Assessment Townhalls, with sessions on May 4,5,6,7.
https://engagedri.ca/canadian-digital-research-infrastructure-needs-assessm…
Please find the information forwarded to our institution below. Everyone is most welcome to register, attend, and provide their input that might shape the future of Advanced Research Computing in Canada!
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Grigory Shamov
WestGrid Site Lead / HPC Specialist
University of Manitoba
From: Digvir Jayas <Digvir.Jayas(a)umanitoba.ca>
Date: Monday, April 12, 2021 at 7:55 PM
To: Jay Doering <Jay.Doering(a)umanitoba.ca>
Subject: Fwd: Canadian DRI Needs Assessment Virtual Town Halls: Event & Registration Details
We should encourage few of our researchers to attend. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Subject: Canadian DRI Needs Assessment Virtual Town Halls: Event & Registration Details
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Digvir, Between May 4 and 7, NDRIO will host a series of Virtual Town Hall events as the latest consultation step in the Canadian Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Needs Assessment. These
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Digvir,
Between May 4 and 7, NDRIO will host a series of Virtual Town Hall events as the latest consultation step in the Canadian Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Needs Assessment<https://app.cyberimpact.com/click-tracking?ct=KtwRLF_QlQrFYUElwQEIvtAmspcjB…>.
These events are an opportunity for researchers and the broader research community to validate and provide further feedback on NDRIO’s consultations to date as relates to DRI usage, or the tools and services required to support research excellence. These consultations were conducted over the past four months through a call for White Papers<https://app.cyberimpact.com/click-tracking?ct=Cmh4JfJgSPM1I6ukddN5qAXsCrNzW…> and Current Documentation, as well as a survey of researchers across Canada.
The Virtual Town Halls (four events in English; four in French) are open to researchers in Canada from across disciplines, levels of engagement with DRI tools and research experience. We hope that you will share this event information with your networks to encourage participation.
Virtual Town Hall event timing, themes and registration links are as follows:
* Tuesday, May 4: Town Hall 1<https://app.cyberimpact.com/click-tracking?ct=IRnAPlSfTdQvaxjvcy4TWZpzmMA4q…>
Theme: Awareness and Accessibility
English Session: 1-2pm EDT
French Session: 3-4pm EDT
* Wednesday, May 5: Town Hall 2<https://app.cyberimpact.com/click-tracking?ct=YzrIIfKYna3l05DpGq7tp7BbpEqNs…>
Theme: Governance and Policy
English Session: 1-2pm EDT
French Session: 10:30-11:30am EDT
* Thursday, May 6: Town Hall 3<https://app.cyberimpact.com/click-tracking?ct=ppj3Epy-uEs1k3QxHiq2h5OrPKH5v…>
Theme: Operations
English Session: 1-2pm EDT
French Session: 10:30-11:30am EDT
* Friday, May 7: Town Hall 4<https://app.cyberimpact.com/click-tracking?ct=n3w5Z4XIZlAggUecss0E5aL8Jm6lu…>
Theme: Support
English Session: 1-2pm EDT
French Session: 10:30-11:30am EDT
Further event details can be found on our website<https://app.cyberimpact.com/click-tracking?ct=6L8NHLQqSGd8ItmxIRe5ViMn0qcsW…>. To participate, registration is required and will be available until Friday, April 30. Be sure to register now as participation is limited to 150 people per session. A document and video summarizing NDRIO’s preliminary findings will be shared with attendees to guide the discussions.
On behalf of NDRIO, I am deeply appreciative of the community’s engagement in the Needs Assessment process to date, which will allow us to better serve Canada’s researchers by informing the development of our National Service Delivery Model and 2022-2025 Strategic Plan. We look forward to more meaningful discussions ahead.
If you have questions or comments about our Virtual Town Halls, our Needs Assessment consultations, or any of our activities, please reach out to us at NDRIO-NOIRN(a)engagedri.ca<mailto:NDRIO-NOIRN@engagedri.ca>.
Sincerely,
Nizar Ladak
CEO
New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO)
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