ACCESS uses an Integration Roadmaps Framework to define how operators can integrate classes of infrastructure into the ACCESS environment to achieve a defined operational status. This framework defines, for example, how HPC compute clusters can achieve the ACCESS allocated operational status, and will also be used to define how many new classes of emerging infrastructure can integrated to achieve ACCESS allocated, un-allocated, discoverable, or other statuses.
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Existing ACCESS Infrastructure Classes
ACCESS has defined Integration Roadmaps for the following classes of infrastructure:
High-Performance Computing
High-performance computing clusters (definition) are used by logging in to front-end nodes, installing application software, and running batch computing jobs under a scheduler. These compute resources may include GPUs, and always provide some tightly coupled local storage.
Integration options (roadmaps):
Storage
Storage resources are used to store and manage large amounts of data.
Integration options (roadmaps):
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure is used by launching and running virtual machines or containers.
Integration options (roadmaps):
Science Gateways
Websites / portals where researchers can run high-level computational science applications without having to directly interact with low level compute, storage, or cloud resources or request ACCESS allocations. These resources will typically allow the researcher to select their input and output datasets, select and configure the application they want to run, and then run that application for the researcher using compute, storage, and/or cloud resources that have been pre-configured for executing science gateway applications