2022-141 - Work for High Performance Computing Strategy Development

Infrastructure
Develop a long term (10 year) plan for ongoing hardware replacement and maintenance. Prepare recommendations for an ongoing funding scheme for building and maintaining HPC.
Develop a plan for obtaining access to external HPC resources (including overflow computing capacity). Develop a mitigation plan on CNL network infrastructure constraints in consultation with IT.Develop a plan for large data set storage and management in consultation with IM, IT and Users.
Processes
Developing streamlined processes for approval/access to external HPC clusters in consultation with IT Security and Legal.Developing a streamlined set of software quality assurance (SQA) processes that account for modern code development, acquisition, and use practices in consultation with Quality Assurance, IT, and S&T.
People
Develop a set of training materials for staff to understand how to efficiently use the Linux-based HPC systems at CNL. Develop guidelines for holding ongoing HPC user group meetings to encourage a culture of learning and growth. Prepare an organizational structure recommendation for maintaining and growing HPC capabilities.
Applications
Develop an opportunities plan for research focus areas for HPC calculations within CNL.