Computational Survey

Please take a few minutes to tell us about your computational resource needs. Thank you.

1. What type of computational resources are you currently using in your research:
1. Desktop
2. Cluster – Name and Number of nodes, rack or desktop.
3. Large Shared Memory Systems
4. Super Computers/resources from Supercomputer centers (please specify if possible).
5. Any Special requirement like Fast I/O, Parallel I/O, Archival system
2. Applications:
1. Commercial (if possible provide names)
2. Developed by third party but not commercial (if possible provide names)
3. Custom (developed or maintained by you)
3. In what manner do you use these applications:

Serial:

1. Do you run the same application with different input? (Could use the cluster)
2. Typical Memory requirement
3. Any special requirement like compilers libraries or OS.

Parallel:

4. What paradigm: Message passing or Shared memory? (please give some details about the communication pattern in the parallel code)
5. Any special requirement like compilers libraries or OS?
6. Memory requirement per process
7. Typical size of parallel code (number of processors at a time)
4. OS development environment:
1. Unix
2. Windows
3. Mac OS
5. If not already, would you use a Cluster for your computing needs if available? If not why?
6. Are you planning to buy HPC hardware in next 12/24 months?
7. Any special requirement like a particular OS version/kernel, compiler, libraries?
8. Do you use Visualization? If Yes: Please provide your requirements and the current scenario you are using.
9. What are you current storage requirements? This includes input files, custom programs and output files. What will your requirements be in the next year? Two years?
10. Is there anything that inhibits the amount of data you use or collect?
11. Briefly describe your research objectives.
12. What is the size of your group?