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NMI Integration TestbedThree Years of Middleware
Evaluation, Integration & Inspiration
Mary Fran Yafchak [email protected]
SURA IT Program Coordinator NMI Integration Testbed Manager
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Reminders & Logistics
Agenda changes:•GSU and UVa changing positions•David Shealy instead of Jill Gemmill for UAB
TACC reception - food, bus
Wireless connectivity
Video capture courtesy of University of Michigan WLAP (Web Lecture Archive Project) - Kevin Mitchell
Evaluation form
We value interaction!
About SURA
Not-for-profit organization promoting collaboration in science and technology62 Member Universities and Colleges throughout Southern/Southeastern United StatesMission:
Foster excellence in scientific research, to strengthen the scientific and technical capabilities of the nation and the Southeast, and to provide outstanding training opportunities for the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Major programs: •High Energy / Nuclear Physics (Jefferson Lab)• Information Technology•Coastal Ocean Research
On the Web at: www.sura.org
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NMIhttp://www.nsf-middleware.org
NMI GRIDSwww.grids-center.org
USC/ISI, U Chicago, UIUC/NCSA,
UCSD, U Wisconsin
*Enterprise & Desktop Integration Technologies
NMI-EDIT*www.nmi-edit.org
Internet2, SURA, EDUCAUSE
NMI (NSF Middleware Initiative)
Goal: inter-operable middleware infrastructureInitial structure:
Later awards broadened the scope:•Open Grid Computing Environments Collaboratory (OGCE)
– Indiana U, UMich, NCSA, TACC/UT Austin, U Chicago
•Common Instrument Middleware Architecture (CIMA)– Indiana U
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The NMI Integration Testbed
•Developed and managed by SURA under NSF ANI-0123937•Testbed Sites evaluate NMI components upon release•Real life research and enterprise contexts•See: www.nsf-middleware.org/testbed
NMI Participation
DEVELOPERS
SUPPORTERS
CONTRIBUTORS
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futureexpansion
UABUAHUFLFSUGSU
UMichTACCUVA
Sites
NMI Integration Testbed
(USC)
REUStudents
Testbed Grid
USERS
Implementers
Target Communities
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Initial Structure
• Evaluation of NMI components in real world environments
• Broad CFP so we wouldn’t “talk to ourselves” about component utility and usability
• Sponsored site category for a level of assurance
• Unsponsored site category to involve more institutions with willingness and resources to participate
• Testbed Manager to insure program objectives through development and care-taking of process
• Workshop in recognition of relationship to Outreach
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Areas of Activity
As spec’d:• Evaluation of NMI Releases 1, 2, 3 & 4• Project & enterprise integration • Annual workshop
Project expansion:• More workshops & training development
–SURA-PACS NMI Directory workshop, Summer 2003
• NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) student positions
• Development of NMI Testbed Grid
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NMI Component Evaluation•Testbed as a whole to evaluate each release comprehensively; blend of site and NMI goals for individual component selection•Evaluation with guidance from NMI management team (Component Testing Guidelines, available on Testbed Web site)
NMI R1
June 2002
Sept 2002
• 18 components• 61 reports• Focus across the board
NMI R3
May 2003
Aug2003
• 30 components• 57 reports• Heavy on grids & new authn/authz
NMI R2
Nov2002
Feb2003
• 25 components• 59 reports• Focus across the board
NMI R4
Dec2003
May2004
• 37 components• 57 reports• emphasis on new components or expansion in key deployments
•Increase over time in practical evaluation but “in-Lab” evaluation still important for new project integration
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Project/Enterprise Integration
Catalyzing advanced R&E infrastructure •Authoritative identity management for centralized
directories & multiple active applications•Campus grids for ready access to distributed resources
– MGRID (UMich), UTGrid (TACC), USCGrid, GridGroup@GSU
Integrating experience to benefit existing projects•E.g. UAH in MEAD (Modeling Environment for Atmospheric
Discovery) and LEAD (Linked Environment for Atmospheric Discovery)
Expanding access for new users•E.g. Georgia State physicists’ Distributed Muon Detector
Grid in collaboration with Georgia high schools.
Documenting in case study series (in progress)
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Workshops & Presentations
NMI Integration Testbed results workshops•April 2003, component overview & implementation•November 2003, updates & implementation progress•September 2004, focus on cumulative experience
Presentations to raise awareness & understanding• Internet2 Members’ meetings, EDUCAUSE annual conference,
North Carolina Grid Forum, GlobusWorld, Oklahoma SuperComputing Symposium, SuperComputing, various at Testbed sites & SURA
Leveraging experience for training development•SURA-PACS NMI Directory Services workshop
– Small group training for early adopters in Council of Independent Colleges and NSF AN-MSI communities
– In collaboration with NMI-EDIT, using Directory Services Roadmap as a guide
– http://www1.sura.org/3000/NMIIndex.html
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NSF REU Student Experiences
Valuable learning for students; broader current input and future participation in NMI
SURA provides administration; sites provide experience and mentoring
Five positions at four sites:•GSU
– Muon particle detector GRID for K-12– GRID-enabled Applications Catalog
•UMich– NMI components in ATLAS and MGRID
•TACC/UVA– Grid Portals for the NMI Integration Testbed
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NMI Testbed Grid
Initiated September 2003 from existing funds
Captured dispersed synergistic activity into meaningful deliverables
Impact to NMI•Expand use and evaluation of NMI components for
integrating grids into the enterprise•Leverage unique perspective and position of the NMI
Testbed to contribute to grid development
Identified leads for key areas:•Georgia State University - “Grid-building” (identifying/uniting
resources) and application development (cataloging, exploration)•University of Virginia - Scaling the Grid through technology &
policies for cross-certification and secure inter-institutional access
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The focus of this workshop
3-Year highlights from those who were there! •University of Alabama at Birmingham•University of Alabama in Huntsville•University of Florida•Florida State University•Georgia State University•University of Michigan•Texas Advance Computing Center (UTexas/Austin)
•University of Virginia•University of Southern California