M&IC Dedicated Application Time Request

Name *

E-mail *

please use complete address (e.g., myname@llnl.gov).

Alternative e-mail address (optional)

(for after-hours/weekend communications)

Work Phone *

Home Phone

Cell Phone

Please indicate the machine name for this priority run *

Select the machine(s) you wish to access.

Vulcan

Cab

Quartz

NOTE: Dedicated runs will generally be done over weekends, from 16:00 Friday to 08:00 the following Monday.

Date you wish to start your run *

Year

Month

Day

Time you wish to start your run *

Hour

:

Minute

Date your run needs to be completed *

Year

Month

Day

Time your run needs to be completed *

Hour

:

Minute

Length of run (anticipated) *

(hours or days, specify in wall-clock time)

Can you be contacted 24 hr/day? *

Yes

No

Workday Availability

Work Phone

Cell Phone

E-mail

Off-hours Availability

Work Phone

Home Phone

Cell Phone

E-mail

List collaborators whose logins need to be enabled during these runs (if applicable).

Please specify user's name, login name, e-mail address, alternate e-mail address, work phone, and additional contact phone (cell or home).

Programmatic contact for your location *

LLNL

Other

Contact Name *

manager who is aware of programmatic priority

LLNL Contact Name *

manager who is aware of programmatic priority

Please select the priority that categorizes this run: *

LDRD

"Big science" Calculations

Institutional Computing

Code development in support of LDRD, Big science, or Institutional computing, or systems tuning for performance.

Anything ASC related

All other runs; please elaborate below (field will appear if this choice is ticked)

What bank will this be charged to? *

Explanation *

Justification *

Briefly describe what you intend to accomplish during this DAT, and its programmatic impact or institutional impact.

Number of nodes required *

Is the code threaded? *

Yes

No

Number of MPI tasks per node *

Per node memory needed (optional)

Disk requirements

Local disk space needed

Lustre disk space needed

Data requirements

For OCF archive

For OCF visualization server

Does this code have restart capability, i.e., can it be killed if needed and then resubmitted to continue the simulation? *

Yes

No

Application code monitoring instructions for LC Operations staff

(Operators can perform commands such as ls, head, tail, and cat, but cannot do other actions as if they were logged in as the DAT user.)

Other considerations, including deadlines or other time constraints for completing this work.

Guidance for Dedicated Application Runs on M&IC Resources

Large dedicated application runs, also known as DAT or dedicated application time, on M&IC machines are usually scheduled during a weekend. Some of these runs may require that the entire machine be dedicated to them.

Usually, LC will coordinate with the DAT user(s) to prepare for a start at 4:00 PM Friday (although it is possible for earlier start times depending upon DAT requirements). Some, or all running jobs may be removed at the start of the DAT, as necessary. Specific plans for each dedicated run will be announced in a news item and sent to the appropriate status email list. Generally, DAT time will be completed by 08:00 AM the following Monday morning.

During DAT time, if the DAT is a full-machine run, interactive work may still be done on the login nodes and in the pdebug partition. If it is not a full run, other users may run batch jobs on the remaining pbatch nodes.

DAT requests for other than weekends require approval by the M&IC management. Any requests for conflicting runs (e.g., for same time frame) will also be resolved by the M&IC management. DAT usage will be tracked separately from normal bank allocations. Over time, the allocation of DAT to each effort group will be roughly proportional to the normal time allocations for M&IC machine.

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