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Tom Furlani Director, Center for Computational Research
SUNY Buffalo
Metrics for HPC
September 30, 2010
Why Bother?If you don’t measure it, you can’t improve itConstant budgetary pressure
HPC is expensiveCompeting for limited resources with many other worthy
programs Can’t simply state the obvious - that HPC capability is crucial for a
research university
The Good NewsAdvanced computing critical to research
Simulation based engineering and science Data driven science
HPC Centers have a good story to tellTransparency is goodMuch of the info is collected already
Log files from queuing systems
Which Metrics (ROI)Resource Utilization
Provide instantaneous and historical information on resource utilization
Improve system performance for users
UB Metrics on Demand (UBMoD)Grant Database
Track grant proposals submitted and funded by researchers utilizing HPC resources
Track funds budgeted to center from grants
UB Metrics on Demand PortalUBMoD: Web-based Interface for On-demand MetricsCPU cycles delivered, Storage, Queue Statistics, etcCustomized interface (Provost, Dean, Chairs, Faculty)
CCR Grant DatabaseInput data on grants proposalsSearch data to generate reports
Perspective
