US ATLAS Computing Facilities Face-to-Face at SLAC
Build 48, Redwood Room A/B/C/D
SLAC
We are restarting our face to face meetings for US ATLAS Computing Facilities and Distributed Computing (WBS 2.3). This will be a great opportunity to renew our collaboration, address current challenges, find new opportunities to share expertise - all while supporting the LHC Run3 physics program for ATLAS physicists while exploring facility R&D activities for HL-LHC.
And online:

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Introduction Plenary
This session will provide and introduction to the meeting and have site and activity reports to inform everyone of our current status.
Conveners: Robert William Gardner Jr (University of Chicago (US)), Shawn Mc Kee (University of Michigan (US))-
13:00
Introduction and Goals of the Workshop 20mSpeakers: Robert William Gardner Jr (University of Chicago (US)), Shawn McKee
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13:20
Site Report: Tier1 40mSpeakers: Doug Benjamin (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Eric Christian Lancon (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Vincent Garonne (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
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14:00
Site Report: AGLT2 20m
Wenjing will cover AGLT2, providing a quick overview of the site and then describing the unique work, tools and plans associated with the site.
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14:20
Site Report: MWT2 20mSpeaker: Judith Lorraine Stephen (University of Chicago (US))
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14:40
Site Report: NET2 20mSpeakers: Rafael Coelho Lopes De Sa (University of Massachusetts (US)), William Axel Leight (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
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Break 30m
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17:25
Introduction Plenary
This session will provide and introduction to the meeting and have site and activity reports to inform everyone of our current status.
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15:30
Site Report: SWT2 20mSpeakers: Mark Sosebee (University of Texas at Arlington (US)), Patrick McGuigan (UTA), Patrick Mcguigan (University of Texas at Arlington (US))
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15:50
HPC Operations 15mSpeakers: Lincoln Bryant (University of Chicago), Rui Wang (Argonne National Laboratory (US))
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16:05
Combined AF Session 1hSpeakers: Fengping Hu (University of Chicago (US)), Ofer Rind (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Wei Yang (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))
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17:05
Improving Operations in the US Cloud 20mSpeakers: Armen Vartapetian (University of Texas at Arlington (US)), Ofer Rind (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
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Broad Themes and Challenges for ATLAS S&C 30mSpeakers: Alessandro Di Girolamo (CERN), Zach Marshall (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US))
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10:00
Lightning Talks: Lightning Talks 1
We will have various lightning talks allowing everyone to describe their work and plans.
Conveners: Ofer Rind (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Wei Yang (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))-
08:30
Data Placement Activity in ADC 15m
Hiro will cover Data Placement Activity in ADC in terms of site storage usage efficiency and implications for our facilities.
Speaker: Hironori Ito (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) -
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Virtual Placement: A Cost/Benefit Analysis 15mSpeaker: Ilija Vukotic (University of Chicago (US))
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Data Challenge Testing 15m
Hiro will describe the tools and plans to test USATLAS sites in preparation for DC24.
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Run3 Analysis User Support in US ATLAS 15m
Presentation about ongoing and planned user support for Run3
Speakers: Amber Roepe-Gier (University of California,Santa Cruz (US)), Mike Hance (UC Santa Cruz), Nils Erik Krumnack (Iowa State University (US)) -
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Analysis Facility Metrics 15m
A lightning talk summarizing analysis facility metrics (existing and proposed).
Speakers: Ilija Vukotic (University of Chicago (US)), Mike Hance (UC Santa Cruz), Nils Erik Krumnack (Iowa State University (US)) -
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How does ServiceX work? 15mSpeaker: Ilija Vukotic (University of Chicago (US))
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Break 30m
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12:00
Lightning Talks: Lightning Talks 2
We will have various lightning talks allowing everyone to describe their work and plans.
Conveners: Ofer Rind (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Wei Yang (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))-
10:30
ADC Analytics Platform 15mSpeaker: David Jordan (University of Chicago (US))
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10:45
ATLAS Canada: Infrastructure and Analytics Summary 15m
Lightning talk on ATLAS Canada's infrastructure and use of analytics.
Speaker: Fernando Fernandez Galindo (TRIUMF (CA)) -
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ATLAS Canada: Overview of Cloud Native Infrastructure at U Victoria 15m
A lightning talk on the Univ of Victoria's Cloud Native Infrastructure.
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Update on the Kubernetes Project at SWT2 15m
A lightning talk on the SWT2 investigation of running a Tier-2 computing center on the Kubernetes platform.
Speaker: Armen Vartapetian (University of Texas at Arlington (US)) -
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JBOD management tools 15mSpeaker: Robert Hancock
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Deployment Experiences with EL9 at MWT2 15mSpeaker: Farnaz Golnaraghi (University of Chicago (US))
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Lunch 1h
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Breakouts: Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions (in parallell)
Conveners: Robert William Gardner Jr (University of Chicago (US)), Shawn Mc Kee (University of Michigan (US))-
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Container Image Development 1h
Discuss efforts to provide a coherent plan for container image management (composition, curation, lifecycle management), in particular for the Analysis Facility use cases.
This breakout will use the alternate room and the following Zoom coordinates:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94766135812?pwd=eXVJcTlXTmpCUVBmNnF5MUhmRkF5Zz09
Speakers: Alexander Undrus (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Doug Benjamin (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Ilija Vukotic (University of Chicago (US)), Shuwei Ye (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) -
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NET2.1 Status and Planning 1h
The new operations and leadership team for NET2 could use advice and discussion about best practices, technology and tool options, and other items important to running and managing a Tier-2.
This breakout will use the same room and Zoom coordinates as the rest of the meeting.
Speakers: Eduardo Bach (University of Massachusetts (US)), Fred Luehring (Indiana University (US)), Rafael Antonio Lopez, Verena Ingrid Martinez Outschoorn (University of Massachusetts (US)), William Axel Leight (University of Massachusetts Amherst) -
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CIOPS / Federated Operations 1h
We need to discuss how we are doing federations operations, what tools we are (or should be) using and what issues and concerns are present. A goal should be to determine if changes are required, and, if so, what effort and prototyping might be required.
This breakout will use the alternate room and the following Zoom coordinates:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/94766135812?pwd=eXVJcTlXTmpCUVBmNnF5MUhmRkF5Zz09
Outline for Discussion
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c9bF7qIsVylHDQCu0aGyNLT9GmZvw4k81NjVjAtAUfg/edit?usp=sharingSpeakers: Ilija Vukotic (University of Chicago (US)), Ofer Rind (Brookhaven National Laboratory) -
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K8s (Kubernetes) Distributions, Deployments and Monitoring 1h
Focused discussion K8s cluster administration and best practices for service deployment and operation.
This breakout will use the same room and Zoom coordinates as the main meeting.
Speakers: Christopher Henry Hollowell (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Fengping Hu (University of Chicago (US))
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Break 30m
Break for discussion, coffee/tea? and to allow breakout conveners to summarize their sessions.
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Breakout Plenary
Discuss / summarize the breakout sessions, highlighting things for the whole group.
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15:30
Breakout Session NET2.1 Summary and Discussion 20m
We will have the breakout conveners present a quick summary and introduction topics for discussion.
Speakers: Fred Luehring (Indiana University (US)), Rafael Antonio Lopez, Verena Ingrid Martinez Outschoorn (University of Massachusetts (US)) -
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Breakout Session on Containerization Summary and Discussion 15m
We will have the breakout conveners present a quick summary and introduction topics for discussion.
Speakers: Alexander Undrus (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Doug Benjamin (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)), Ilija Vukotic (University of Chicago (US)), Shuwei Ye (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)) -
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Breakout Session on K8s Summary and Discussion 15m
We will have the breakout conveners present a quick summary and introduction topics for discussion.
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Breakout Session on CIOPs/Federation Summary and Discussion 25m
We will have the breakout conveners present a quick summary and introduction topics for discussion.
Speakers: Ilija Vukotic (University of Chicago (US)), Ofer Rind (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
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Lightning Talks
We will have various lightning talks allowing everyone to describe their work and plans.
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Storage Cost and Workflows 15m
Lightning talk about storage planning based on the BNL presentation at the IRIS-HEP Coordinated Ecosystems meeting
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Optimizing Storage Utilization in the HL-LHC Era 15m
Update on the BNL LDRD project to design an AI/ML-based, optimized data management system.
Speaker: Qiulan Huang (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))
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Workshop Dinner 2h
Fish Market
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Workshop Summary and Discussions: Planning Discussions
We will present on near term plans, results from this workshop and assign follow-up homework, as appropriate.
Conveners: Robert William Gardner Jr (University of Chicago (US)), Shawn Mc Kee (University of Michigan (US))-
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Tier-2 Procurement Process / Milestones 30m
Fred will discuss the proposed milestones and procurement process for our Tier-2, leaving time to discuss the main points amongst the facility.
Speaker: Fred Luehring (Indiana University (US)) -
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Facility Data Challenge Planning 30m
Shawn will summarize what is known about the upcoming WLCG Network Data Challenge and describe possible areas the USATLAS facilities could participate, leaving time for discussion.
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Extended Discussion Session 30m
Use this slot to continue discussions about Tier-2 procurement and/or Data Challenge activities from the Facility.
We could also discuss the timeline and steps for allowing our sites to find the next operating system after RHEL7/CentOS7 becomes deprecated in 2024. Need about 10-15 minutes describing what is known and what critical areas need to be explored. Leave 15-20 minutes for discussion.
NOTE: We are gathering action items in this Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H0hKN3M37RzVJ3DLZK437SIXdLczGCmpUWyc10KTo8Y/edit?usp=sharing
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Break 30m
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Workshop Summary and Discussions: Workshop Discussion and Plans 2
We will present on near term plans, results from this workshop and assign follow-up homework, as appropriate.
Conveners: Robert William Gardner Jr (University of Chicago (US)), Shawn Mc Kee (University of Michigan (US))-
10:30
Tokens, HTCondor, Storage and our Facilities 30m
We need to lay out the issues with the evolution of our infrastructure to tokens, replacing x.509. HTCondor 10.x will remove support for x.509 and our sites should already be capable of transitioning to this. However, storage still requires x.509 and the issues around replacing x.509 with tokens should be discussed.
Brian and Ofer should summarize the issues and lead a discussion on these topics.
Speakers: Brian Hua Lin (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Ofer Rind (Brookhaven National Laboratory) -
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Workshop Review and Final Discussions 30m
We need to summarize the workshop and allow follow-up discussions on any remaining topics we weren't able to spend sufficient time on.
NOTE: Let's use this Google doc to capture facility action items: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H0hKN3M37RzVJ3DLZK437SIXdLczGCmpUWyc10KTo8Y/edit?usp=sharing
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Workshop Closeout: Closeout and Homework Assignments
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Homework and action items 20m
As a group, define the actions items identified in the meeting, assigning names and timelines when appropriate
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Closeout 10mSpeakers: Robert William Gardner Jr (University of Chicago (US)), Shawn Mc Kee (University of Michigan (US))
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