Accessing opportunistic resources with Bosco

[摘要] Bosco is a software project developed by the Open Science Grid to help scientists better utilize their on-campus computing resources. Instead of submitting jobs through a dedicated gatekeeper, as most remote submission mechanisms use, it uses the built-in SSH protocol to gain access to the cluster. By using a common access method, SSH, we are able to simplify the interaction with the cluster, making the submission process more user friendly. Additionally, it does not add any extra software to be installed on the cluster making Bosco an attractive option for the cluster administrator. In this paper, we will describe Bosco, the personal supercomputing assistant, and how Bosco is used by researchers across the U.S. to manage their computing workflows. In addition, we will also talk about how researchers are using it, including an unique use of Bosco to submit CMS reconstruction jobs to an opportunistic XSEDE resource.

[发布机构] University of Nebraska, Lincoln Holland Computing Center, 1101 T St, Lincoln; NE; 68588, United States^1;University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, San Diego; CA; 92093, United States^2;University of Wisconsin, Madison; WI, United States^3;Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne; IL; 60439, United States^4

[效力级别] 计算机科学 [学科分类] 计算机科学（综合）

[关键词] Access methods;Computing resource;Open science grid;Software project;Ssh protocol;User friendly;Work-flows