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XRAS: Allocations software as a service in XSEDE

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XSEDE '14: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2616498.2616562

Published: 13 July 2014 Publication History

Abstract

With a recently deployed software-as-a-service offering, the eXtreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is extending to other client organizations the ability to take advantage of the XSEDE Resource Allocation Service (XRAS), a comprehensive allocations environment for managing the submission, review, and awarding of resource allocations. This effort was launched to refine and revise a legacy system and more than 15 years' worth of incremental improvements; to better integrate and position the allocations service within the XSEDE infrastructure; and to help streamline the allocations processes across a broader set of cyberinfrastructure investments. Because the allocation processes for most high-performance computing providers are typically variations on a common high-level approach, XRAS can deliver allocations software-as-a-service through a set of common tools and interfaces enhanced by flexible mechanisms that allow clients to tailor the environment to meet the needs of their process. By offering such a service to the eScience community, we can leverage the unique expertise of the XSEDE team and expand opportunities for open science by sharing the interfaces needed to manage resource allocations for both large and small institutions.

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XRAS: Allocations software as a service in XSEDE
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    1. Management of computing and information systems
      1. Implementation management
        Computing equipment management

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XSEDE '14: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment

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DOI:10.1145/2616498

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Hart DTolbert NLight RDeems S(2024)XRAS at 10 Years: Allocations Software as a Service for the NSF HPC ecosystemPractice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2024: Human Powered Computing10.1145/3626203.3670515(1-8)Online publication date: 17-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3626203.3670515
Boerner TDeems SFurlani TKnuth STowns J(2023)ACCESS: Advancing InnovationPractice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2023: Computing for the Common Good10.1145/3569951.3597559(173-176)Online publication date: 23-Jul-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3569951.3597559
Arnold CDahan MHart DSoriano EFurlani T(2019)ORCID Integration into Science GatewaysPractice and Experience in Advanced Research Computing 2019: Rise of the Machines (learning)10.1145/3332186.3332227(1-4)Online publication date: 28-Jul-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3332186.3332227

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