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Composability in HPC: A User’s View From the Trenches
DescriptionAfter our very lively panel last year at SC22, “Smackdown: Does HPC Need Composability Now?", where 40% of attendees agreed with the premise, and over 50% of attendees noted it was either “quite” or “extremely” relevant to the problems they are currently trying to solve, we are following up this year with a user perspective from the trenches.
While composable vendors literally promise the impossible — between “impossible servers” and “software-defined hardware” — the reality of implementing these systems in the wild can be sobering, despite promising many benefits for the HPC user.
In this talk, Sean Taylor will share his perspective as a Senior Linux HPC Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory after having evaluated, deployed, dismantled, and ultimately adopted various composable systems.
This technical deep dive will parse out scenarios where composable solutions work well vs. others where it is merely helpful, and will outline the challenges of implementation. Sean will break down key factors potential users need to consider in order to take advantage of what composability offers without falling into its pitfalls.
Particular detail will be paid to the key benefits of a composable vs. static architecture, notably the fact the nodes are nondeterministic and malleable and configured based on job need, which in ORNL’s experience affords “the most efficient use of resources and substantially better cluster efficacy.”
While composable vendors literally promise the impossible — between “impossible servers” and “software-defined hardware” — the reality of implementing these systems in the wild can be sobering, despite promising many benefits for the HPC user.
In this talk, Sean Taylor will share his perspective as a Senior Linux HPC Engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory after having evaluated, deployed, dismantled, and ultimately adopted various composable systems.
This technical deep dive will parse out scenarios where composable solutions work well vs. others where it is merely helpful, and will outline the challenges of implementation. Sean will break down key factors potential users need to consider in order to take advantage of what composability offers without falling into its pitfalls.
Particular detail will be paid to the key benefits of a composable vs. static architecture, notably the fact the nodes are nondeterministic and malleable and configured based on job need, which in ORNL’s experience affords “the most efficient use of resources and substantially better cluster efficacy.”
Event Type
Exhibitor Forum
TimeTuesday, 14 November 202311am - 11:30am MST
Location503-504
Architecture and Networks
Cloud Computing
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