PR110112 - Annex 5 - Tender Evaluation Matrix Notes v1.0 - STFC's ...

PROTECT -­‐ CONTRACT Suppose ICE-­‐CSE ADVANCE has 16,384 cores each with 1GB. Total Memory = 16,384 GB Total memory = 8,192 + 2,560= 18,944 GB Minimum combined aggregate performance should be 10,752/250 = 76GB/S Minimum usable storage capacity = 10 x Total Memory = 10x18,944GB = 189,440 GB which is less than the 200TiB mandatory, therefore usable storage = 200TiB. 3.1.1.2 Maximal Systems (or Mandatory Plus all desirables) ICE-­‐CSE BASE: 3072*1GB + 4x 512GB = 5,120GB Memory ICE-­‐CSE ADVANCE: 32,768 cores x 1GB/core = 32,768GB Memory Total Memory: 37,888GB Minimum combined aggregate performance should be 37,888GB /200 = 189 GB/S Minimum usable storage capacity = 15x Combined System Memory = 15x37,888 = 568,320GB 3.2 Power Consumption We are keen to minimise operating costs and believe this can be accomplished if we are able to monitor and control power usage down to the level of single parallel jobs. Tools which enable us to perform this task are therefore desired. 4 ICE-­‐CSE ADVANCE System (M9, D9.1, D9.2, D9.3, D9.4, M10, M10.1, M11, D11.1, D11.2, D11.3, M12) The ICE-­‐CSE ADVANCE system should represent “state of the art” technology in the supplier’s roadmap along the path to Exascale computing. We wish to use this system to • demonstrate extreme parallel scaling and performance over a large number of nodes, • to optimise existing codes in order to enable them to run on future Exascale systems and • to develop new codes where existing codes have reached the limit of their capabilities. 5 ICE-­‐CSE FUTURE (M13, D13.1, D13.2, D13.3) The reason for establishing the ICE-­‐CSE collaboration is to give us access to new technology developments when they become available. We recognise that we cannot pre-­‐pay for future hardware, and therefore do not require that new hardware be delivered to us on site in Daresbury, but we want to define part of the collaboration as giving us access to this sort of equipment. We also want to be able to contribute to our partner’s product development plans, so having access to pre-­production equipment and a feedback route back into product development will both help enable this. 6 ICE-­‐CSE APPS (M14, D14.1, D14.2, D14,3, D14.4, D14.5, D14.6, D14.7, D14.8) We ask that the supplier prepare a business plan, governance structure and examples of similar collaborations in which various aspects of the collaboration might be included. We intend that this collection of requirements is consistent with information CSED has published: that the “collaboration” aspect of ICE-­‐CSE is vitally important to us and that we intend to recognise input in this area significantly in determining our preferred supplier. ICE-­‐ CSE Tender Evaluation Matrix – Additional Notes Page 4