Speaker
Tomasz WLODEK
(BNL)
Description
This presentation describes the experiences and the
lessons learned by the RHIC/ATLAS Computing Facility
(RACF) in building and managing its 2,700+ CPU (and growing)
Linux Farm over the past 6+ years. We describe how
hardware cost, end-user needs, infrastructure,
footprint, hardware configuration, vendor selection,
software support and other considerations have
played a role in the process of steering the growth
of the RACF Linux Farm, and how they help shape our
future hardware purchase decisions. As well as a detailed description
of the
challenges encountered and of the solutions used in managing
and configuring a large, heterogenous Linux Farm
(2700+ CPU's) in the midst of an ongoing transition
from being a generally local resource to a global,
Grid-aware resource within a larger, distributed
computing environment is provided.
Authors
A. Withers
(BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB)
C. Hollowell
(Brookhaven National Lab)
J. Smith
(BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB)
O. Rind
(Brookhaven National Lab)
R. Hogue
(Brookhaven National Lab)
S. Misawa
(Brookhaven National Lab)
T. Chan
(BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB)
Tomasz WLODEK
(BNL)
