CERN openlab for DataGrid Applications - Thematic Workshop Series

TCO: Total Cost of Ownership  Workshop - Draft Programme

CERN, November 11^th – 12^th 2003
Organizer: Sverre Jarp

Organized by the CERN openlab for Datagrid applications
 

Aim
 

Provide a sufficient level of detail concerning the cost of operating the Linux-based ”fabric” used for physics computing,

in order to be able to form an opinion on the current “white box” approach used by CERN/IT.

External participation

Enterasys (2): Christoph Kaelin, Markus Nispel

HP (2): John Manley, Michel Bénard

IBM(6)  Pasquale di Cesare, Brian Carpenter, Klaus Gottschalk, Martin Haardt, Chris Kenyon, Christian Eggenberger

Intel(2): Pierre Mirjolet, Herbert Cornelius

Day 1 (IT Amphitheatre)

Introductory talks

09:00 – 09:30  Welcome. (W. von Rüden)

09:30 – 10:15 Setting the scene (1): A Global View of the plans for the LHC Computing Grid – (L.Robertson)

10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break

Part 2:

10:45 – 11:15 Review of calculated cost summary for 2003 (S. Jarp)

11:15 – 12:00 Estimated LCG Personnel and Materials costs (2004 – 2008) (B.Panzer-Steindel)

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

Part 3

14:00 – 14:45 Planning the LCG Fabric at CERN (T. Cass)

14:45 – 15:30 External Testimony: Michael Levine (Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center)

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00  –           Discussions and conclusion of day 1 (All)

Day 2 (IT Amphitheatre all day)

Discussions with HP

    08:45 – 10:45 One-on-one with HP

Discussions with Intel

    11:00 – 13:00 One-on-one with Intel

 Discussions with IBM

    14:00 – 16:00 One-on-one with IBM

Sverre Jarp