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LHCb(UK) Computing Status Glenn Patrick 05.07.00

This status report outlines the bid to the Joint Infrastructure Fund and other computing initiatives for LHCb in the UK, including key resources and collaborative projects.

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LHCb(UK) Computing Status Glenn Patrick 05.07.00

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  1. LHCb(UK) Computing StatusGlenn Patrick 05.07.00 Prototype (Tier 1) UK national computing centre • Bid to Joint Infrastructure Fund (JIF) for £5.9M. • Submitted in Feb 2000, outcome known in ~ Nov. • Sited at RAL. • Shared between ALICE/ATLAS/CMS/LHCb. • All UK LHC institutes signed bid. Integrated Resources2001 2002 2003 Processors (PC99-450MHz) 830 1670 3100 Disk (TB) 25 50 125 Tape (TB) 67 130 330 LHCb Computing Model Meeting (CERN)

  2. UK Tier 2 Centres? • Liverpool MAP/COMPASS (LHCb/ATLAS) • Funded by Joint Research Equipment Initiative (JREI) 1998. • 300 PCs (400MHz,PII) and 3*1TB disk nodes. • Operational since December 1999. • Prototype Scottish Computing Centre (LHCb/ATLAS) • Bid to Joint Research Equipment Initiative (JREI) May 2000. Outcome known in ~ December. • MC prod.facility (128 cpus+1TB RAID) at Glasgow. • 5TB RAID disk array + server at Edinburgh.

  3. Other Initiatives Long Term Science Review (PPARC) • LHC computing/Grid identified as priority. • Government Spending Review - indication in July, details known in October/November? EU Data Grid Proposal • UK (PPARC) is one of the lead partners. • IBM(UK) is industrial partner. • Committees and “teams” evolving. • Preliminary answer in July?

  4. Desktop users Which Grid Topology for LHCb(UK)? Flexibility important. CERN Tier 0 INFN IN2P3 etc…. Tier 1 RAL etc…. etc…. Tier 2 etc…. Liverpool Glasgow Edinburgh    Department

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