Casa Parallelization meeting minutes

Friday September 17

Attendees: James Robnett, Bryan Butler, Kumar Golap, Sanjay Bhatnagar

Targets/tasks for September 17-24

• Time domain partitioning in continuum imaging Kumar
• Enable multiple MSes per imaging process Kumar
• Advance End-to-End tests Brian
• Send email to Michel, request a scan min/max type range parameter Brian
• Obtain data sets 10-15GB 100-150GB range from Jergen or Steve Bryan
• Further Lustre and I/O manager testing James
• Create CASA parallelization priority list Jeff stalled pending end to end tests
• Check on multi-ms viewer Sanjay stalled till Ger gets back
• Implement proto-parallel calibration task Sanjay (full version to be assigned)

Discussion/Agenda

• Status of End to end testing
  • Delayed by Casa release
  • Greg Hallinan and Steve Myers involved in creation of realistic script by October 1st
  • Parallilized variant by October 15th
• Time domain partitioning in continuum imaging Kumar
  • Pending Casa release
• Enable multiple MSes per imaging process Kumar
  • Pending CASA release
• Write I/O manager implementation document Kumar/James
  • Forward to Ger next week
• Advance End-to-End tests Brian
• Send email to Michel, request a scan min/max type range parameter Brian DONE
  • Implemented
  • Need to enable scan # awareness in asdm2ms for general case
  • Need to enable in AAT called script for partial conversions or parallel conversion Bryan
• Obtain data sets 10-15GB 100-150GB range from Jergen or Steve Bryan
  • Will try to identify and select
• Further Lustre and I/O manager testing James
• Create CASA parallelization priority list Jeff stalled pending end to end tests
• Check on multi-ms viewer Sanjay stalled till Ger gets back
  • Will discuss when Ger
• Implement proto-parallel calibration task Sanjay (full version to be assigned)
  • Try to get into the intial end to end script
• James Jacobs will start October 4th

• Miscellaneous items
  • Local performance improvements for filler and archive access