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High-Performance Computing Workload Management Solution at The Scripps Research Institute
技术
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 云计算
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 应用开发平台
适用行业
- 水泥
- 生命科学
适用功能
- 产品研发
用例
- 库存管理
- 人员跟踪与监控
挑战
斯克里普斯研究所 (TSRI) 是世界上最大的私营非营利生物医学研究机构,在为其科学家完成计算周期方面面临着重大挑战。该研究所的研究涉及免疫学、分子生物学、细胞生物学、化学、神经科学、自身免疫性疾病、心血管疾病和癌症,属于高度计算密集型。 TSRI 的研究计算部门运营三个高性能计算 (HPC) 平台来提供科学家所需的计算周期。然而,管理这些平台上的工作负载并为科学家提供无缝界面是一项重大挑战。该研究所需要一种解决方案,能够处理最多 500 个帐户持有用户的工作负载管理,其中 75-100 个是最活跃的,而不需要大量支持。
关于客户
斯克里普斯研究所 (TSRI) 是世界上最大的私人非营利生物医学研究机构。该研究所位于圣地亚哥附近,拥有超过 100 万平方英尺的实验室空间、2,800 名员工、290 名教员、800 名博士后研究员、164 名研究生以及至少 1500 名技术和行政支持人员。 TSRI 因免疫学、分子生物学、细胞生物学、化学、神经科学、自身免疫性疾病、心血管疾病和癌症的基础研究而闻名于世。该研究所的研究重点是生物分子的结构和功能,在这方面TSRI是公认的世界领先者。该研究所运营三个高性能计算 (HPC) 平台来支持其研究。
解决方案
TSRI 实施了 Altair 的 PBS Professional 软件,为所有三种计算环境中的用户提供一致的工作负载管理基础架构。 PBS Professional 为用户处理工作负载管理,为集群提供统一的界面。该软件是一个成熟、稳定的产品,不需要大量的支持。它的部署无需进行大量自定义,并且基本上开箱即用。该软件还使 TSRI 能够控制使用的优先级,这一点至关重要,因为每个 TSRI 调查员本质上都是独立承包商,负责获得资助以支持研究项目。研究人员使用网页界面和 PBS Professional 来访问根据其需求和每个平台当前使用水平选择的平台。
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