Ensuring that real applications perform well on NCAR computing platforms is critical for getting the best value out of complex and costly high-performance computing and storage resources. Climate and weather applications are large, often with millions of lines of code, and are generally difficult to configure in a way that permits ease of use for things such as system deployments, upgrades, and procurements.
Thus, NCAR has developed a suite of application kernels, micro-benchmarks, and full applications with moderate input cases that can be used as proxies for the full applications and still provide meaningful information and insights into system performance. A few of these are well-known benchmarks that are commonly used in HPC for characterizing system performance.
NCAR's benchmarking applications are listed in the tables below, along with file names, sizes, and checksums. These packages include source files, build scripts, and input data sets required to compile and run the applications. In cases where the benchmarks depend on applications and libraries that are not part of the package distributions, you will find version number and download details in the README files.
Release Date: February 2, 2015 Last Updated: August 29, 2018 The benchmark download packages are available through the Globus-based NCAR Data Sharing Service. Instructions are given below for obtaining a Globus account, installing the required Globus software, and downloading the benchmark packages via the NCAR HPC Benchmarks endpoint. See the Globus instructions below for more information. Instructions for all benchmarks are available via Google Docs or direct download at this link: Application Benchmark InstructionsThese are the instructions for each of the application benchmarks in the table below.
Globus instructionsStep 1: Obtain a Globus accountGo to www.globus.org and click the Sign Up button in the upper-right corner. Step 2: Install Globus Connect PersonalGo to www.globus.org. Under Products select Globus Connect and then Get Globus Connect Personal. Versions are available for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. Step 3: Use Globus to download benchmarks
Your download will be submitted through the Globus Transfer service. You will receive an email when your transfer has completed or you can monitor from the Transfer window by selecting refresh list in the right-hand window. |