Ian Fisk
[introductory] Setting Up a Facility for Data Intensive Science Analysis
Summary
In this course we will cover bringing up a computing facility to support data intensive science analysis. We will start with how to gather requirements and plan including how to plan for future growth and facility expansion. We will cover data storage options, data access solutions and tools for data sharing and distribution. We will look at a range of analysis techniques and access patterns from the facility standpoint and how to deploy common solutions to support them. We will discuss elements of data protection and recovery options. We will look at future challenges that new hardware architectures and analysis techniques present and how to prepare for them. Students should come with a working knowledge of Linux and a basic understand of running in a cluster environment.
Syllabus
- Introduction to the Facility Infrastructure
- User Engagement
- Data Access Methods and Patterns
- Facility Planning and Layout
- Infrastructure Solutions
- Data Protection and Recovery
- Facility Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Upgrades and Preparations for the Future
- Summary
References
Pre-requisites
Students should have a basic understand of Linux and experience using batch systems and cluster resoruces.
Short bio
Ian Fisk is the Co-Director of the Scientific Computing Core of the Flatiron Institute. The Flatiron Institute is the in-house research group of the Simons Foundation. Fisk came to the Simons Foundation in 2014 after working in the computing division at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois since 2003. Fisk was the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment’s computing coordinator at CERN from 2010 to 2013, overseeing operations and improvements for the global CMS computing infrastructure. Before that, Fisk served in several roles to prepare the experiment for the first run. He oversaw service integration, facility development and operations, and project management. Fisk holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, San Diego.
