HPC and e-Infrastructure Development in China’s High-tech R&D Program

Danfeng Zhu

Sino-German Joint Software Institute (JSI), Beihang University

Dec. 13, 2012

The National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program)

proposed by 4 senior Chinese Scientists and approved by former leader Mr. Deng Xiaoping in March 1986

One of the most important national science and technology R&D programs in China

Now a regular national R&D program planed in 5-year term, current one is the 12th 5-year plan

The National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program) High productivity computer and Grid

service environment Multicore/many-core programming

support HPC software for earth system

modeling

863 key projects on HPC and Grid: 2002-2010

“High performance computer and core software” 4-year project, May 2002 to Dec. 2005 100 million Yuan funding from the MOST More than 2Χ associated funding from local

government, application organizations, and industry

Major outcomes: China National Grid (CNGrid) “High productivity Computer and Grid

Service Environment” Period: 2006-2010 (extended to now) 940 million Yuan from the MOST and more than

1B Yuan matching money from other sources

CNGrid sitesCPU/GPU

Storage

SCCAS 157TF/300TF

1.4PB

SSC 200TF 600TB

NSCTJ 1PF/3.7PF 2PB

NSCSZ 716TF/1.3PF

9.2PB

NSCJN 1.1PF 2PB

THU 104TF/64TF 1PB

IAPCM 40TF 80TB

USTC 10TF 50TB

XJTU 5TF 50TB

SIAT 30TF/200TF 1PB

HKU 23TF/7.7TF 130TB

SDU 10TF 50TB

HUST 3TF 22TB

GSCC 13TF/28TF 40TB

THUIAPCM NSCTJ

NSCJN

SSC

USTC

NSCSZ

HKUSIAT

HUST

SCCAS

GSCC

XJTU

SDU

CNGrid GOS deployment

CNGrid GOS deployed on 11 sites and some application Grids

Support heterogeneous HPCs: Galaxy, Dawning, DeepComp

Support multiple platforms Unix, Linux, Windows

Using public network connection, enable only HTTP port

Flexible client Web browser Special client GSML client

CNGrid: Resources

14 sites >3PF

aggregated computing power

>15PB storage

CNGrid: Service and Users

>450 services >2800 users

China commercial Aircraft Corp

Bao Steel automobile institutes of

CAS universities ……

CNGrid：applications

Supporting >700 projects 973, 863, NSFC, CAS Innovative, and

Engineering projects

Domain application Grid

Introducing Cloud Computing concept into CNGrid Taking advantages of aggregating distributed

heterogeneous resources by Grid and of applying the business model of cloud computing

Prototype domain application Grids Simulation and optimization

automobile industry aircraft design steel industry

Scientific computing Bio-information application computational chemistry

Domain application Grid (cont’d)

Using CNGrid as virtual resources which can be dynamically requested and allocated

End users obtain resources and services via domain application grids

Business model defined between CNGrid and domain application grids Accounting Billing policies

Promote usage of CNGrid Exploring sustainable development of

CNGrid

CNGrid applications

Domain applications (Grid)

Drug Discovery Weather forecasting Scientific data Grid and its application in

research Water resource Information system Grid-enabled railway freight Information system Grid for Chinese medicine database applications HPC and Grid for Aerospace Industry (AviGrid) National forestry project planning, monitoring

and evaluation

CNGrid (2006-2012) HPC Systems

Two 100 Tflops Three PFlops

Grid Software: CNGrid GOS

CNGrid Environment 14 sites One OP Centers Some domain app. Grids

Applications Research Resource & Environment Manufacturing Services

China’s status in HPC and e-Infrastructure

Significant progress in HPC development and Grid service environment

Still far behind in many aspects Lack of kernel technologies

Processors, memory, interconnect, system software, algorithms…

Especially weak in applications Need multi-disciplinary research Shortage in cross-disciplinary talents

Sustainable development is crucial Lack of regular budget for e-Infrastructure Always competing funding with other disciplines

Next Step

China’s high-tech program has identified priority topics in both HPC and cloud computing in the 12th 5-year plan

A key project on cloud computing has been launched “Key technologies and systems of cloud

computing (1st phase) Cloud system management Prototype cloud systems

The 12th 5-year plan (cont’d)

A new key project on “high productivity computer and application service environment” launched (2011-2015)

Emphasis on balanced development on high productivity computers, application environment, and HPC applications

Thank you!