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DMF Users Group Meeting number 4 - Agenda

CSIRO, Parkville, Victoria, 10-11 November 2011

 
Thursday 10th
9:30 15mins Robert Bell CSIRO Advanced Scientific Computing Welcome and Introduction
9:45 60 All Site introductions (5 - 10 mins each)
10:45 15   Break
11:00 60 Lance Evans SGI US DMF/tapes Roadmap Update
12:00 45 Peter Edwards CSIRO ASC Predicting Future Recalls
presentation
12:45 45   Lunch (sponsored by SGI)
13:30 60 Brian Grainger Spectra Logic Tape versus disk, or tape and disk? Tape's role in a blended storage environment
14:30 60 Bill Mannel SGI US An Update on SGI ArcFinity
presentation
15:30 15   Break
15:45 60-120 Rob Mollard DataDirect Networks (DDN) An introduction to storage design (interactive workshop)
presentation
whenever     Close
Thursday 10th (evening)
19:00 for 19:30 Di Mattina's Restaurant Bar (see notes below) Dinner (sponsored by Spectra Logic)
Friday 11th
9:30 local 
16:30 CST 10th
14:30 PST 10th
04:00 IST 11th		 30 Lance Evans,
DMF R&D team		 SGI US Ask SGI
Q & A
10:00 45 Rob Bell CSIRO ASC Ways to lose data
presentation
10:45 15   Break
11:00 30 Peter Edwards CSIRO ASC Generational Change (tutorial)
presentation
11:30 60 Lance Evans SGI US DMF with Lustre
12:30 45   Lunch (sponsored by SGI)
13:15 30 Peter Cross Arcitecta Optimising DMF Storage Workflows with LiveArc
presentation , technote-1 and technote-2
13:45 45 Peter Edwards CSIRO ASC Hybrid SSD-HDD Filesystems
presentation
14:30 60 Stephen Dart Monash University Large Research Data Store (LaRDS) architecture overview
presentation
15:30 15   Break
16:45 30 Anyone 5 - 10 minute talks, maybe without any fancy preparation
If you give us advance warning, we'll circulate the topics.
If not, you're still welcome to present.
  Gareth Williams CSIRO ASC I/O profiling and handling many small files
  David Honey SGI NZ An overview of the large system being installed at ANU
17:15 5 Rob Bell Close
 
 
Notes:
  • Our overseas guests include:
    • Bill Mannel, VP of Product Marketing, SGI
    • Brian Grainger, VP of Worldwide Sales, Spectra Logic
    • Lance Evans, Chief Engineer, SGI
    • Members of SGI's DMF/tapes R&D team (by phone)

  • The location of the next DMF User Group Meeting to be held on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th November 2011 is:
    CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering
    343 Royal Parade
    Parkville
    Vic 3052

    Locality map

    If you get lost, you can call Reception on 9662 7100. (If there's no reply, try Peter on 0408 327 399.)

  • There are a number of parking options in the surrounding streets, including all day paid parking, currently $0.60/hr. Details here.

    The No. 19 tram, which runs along Royal Parade and Elizabeth Street into the city, takes approximately 15 minutes and the nearest stop is on the corner of Walker St and Royal Pde. Just buy a "Zone 1" 2-hour or all-day ticket for $3.80 or $7.00 in coins from the on-tram vending machine if travelling from the city area.

  • Melbourne's weather in November is usually warm but not humid, with a chance of a shower. But being Melbourne, anything can happen! You can check the forecasts here.

  • Lunch and coffee are sponsored by SGI.

  • For catering reasons, please RSVP if you wish to attend the Spectra Logic-sponsored dinner.
    Di Mattina's Restaurant Bar
    306 Lygon Street
    Carlton 3053
    03 9347 5500
    http://dimattinas.com.au

  • The meeting room is fitted out with a projector; if presenting anything electronic, you can bring your own laptop, or plug a USB drive into ours. If you need something special, such as a whiteboard or an Internet connection, please let us know well in advance.

  • We are planning to have wifi Internet access available for the duration of the meeting.

  • Presenters are encouraged to provide a copy of their talk where possible, to be placed on our web-site.

Last updated 18th November 2011