The ICEI project expects to be able to provide researchers with access to resources listed in the table below by end of 2020:
| Component | Site (Country) | Total ICEI (100%) | Minimum Request | Technical Details | Expected* Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable Computing Services | |||||
| CINECA-ICEI | CINECA (IT) | > 400 nodes | 1 node |
- Thin nodes - Fat Nodes + GPU - Low latency Interconnect |
September 2020 (delay due to covid-19 suspension of tendering procedure) |
| Interactive Computing Services | |||||
| Interactive Computing Cluster | CINECA (IT) | size TBD. Resources from scalable partition (see above) | 1 node |
- Hardware: see above under “Scalable Computing Services” - Software: subject to tender |
November/ December 2020 |
| Interactive Computing Cluster | BSC (ES) | 6 nodes | 1 node | Nodes for interactive access with dense memory | January 2021 |
| Virtual Machine (VM) Services | |||||
| Openstack Compute Cluster | CEA (FR) | 20 servers (up to 600 VMs) |
1 VM | 20 nodes with 2 CPUs (18 cores @ 2.6GHz each), 192GB of RAM | November 2020 |
| Nord3 | BSC (ES) | 84 nodes | 1 node |
- Nord3: Intel Sandybridge cluster being able to be used as VM host or scalable cluster. 84 nodes dx360m4. - Each node has the following configuration: 2x Intel SandyBridge-EP E5-2670/1600 20M 8-core at 2.6 GHz and 32 GB RAM |
December 2020 |
| CINECA-ICEI Openstack cluster | CINECA (IT) | > 50 nodes | 1 VM | Interconnect: > 25GE | September 2020 (delay due to covid-19 suspension of tendering procedure) |
| Archival Data Repositories | |||||
| Swift/OpenIO | CEA (FR) | 7000 TB | 1 TB | OpenIO object store with Swift interface | October 2020 |
| Archival Data Repository | CINECA (IT) | > 10000 TB | 1 TB | TBD | September 2020 (delay due to covid-19 suspension of tendering procedure) |
| Active Archive 2 | BSC (ES) | 6000 TB | 1 TB | HSM system with Object storage interface based on Spectrum Scale and Spectrum Archive technology | December 2020 |
| Active Data Repositories | |||||
|
HPC Storage @ CINECA |
CINECA (IT) |
>1 PB |
1 TB |
TBD |
September 2020 (delay due to covid-19 suspension of tendering procedure) |
|
HPC Storage @ BSC |
BSC (ES) |
70 TB |
1 TB |
GPFS Storage accessed from HPC clusters |
January 2021 |
*The provided time frame is subject to change
Fenix Virtual Machine Services Models
For detailed information on the Fenix Virtual Machine Services (VM) Models, download the document in PDF. This file offers a description of the Fenix VM Models that may be useful for potential applicants.
