Working Groups
The following working groups will be deployed to assist in the deployment of the BG systems across the consortium and among its members. Each working group will have a lead PI and the team members from consortium:
- Applications: Led by Ray Bair and Jim Sexton
Identifies potential open source software for use and deployment; Organizes communities to support evaluation and deployment; Provides input to IBM on potential open source value proposition. - System Software: Led by Ray Bair and Sam Ellis
Provides guidance for the system model as seen by users: the MPI Library, I/O model, file systems, job submission and monitoring, and tools for debugging and tuning. In addition, provide guidance for the system administration model to be deployed – configuration, system management, trouble shooting and provide SW support for entry level systems deployed. - Open Source: Led by Pete Beckman and Alan Gara
Explores the relationships between hardware, software, and applications functionality and opportunities for architectural enhancements in future systems. - Outreach: Led by Ed Jedlicka
Provides communication and training for BG users and consortium members.