Evaluating performance impact of performing computations on storage nodes - Batch on Eos Extra Resources (BEER)

Abstract

The Batch on EOS Extra Resources (BEER) project is a response to observations of available computing resources on EOS storage system. BEER introduces sharing computing resources between storage and compute nodes. The project have gone through several iterations to insure that the service provided by the EOS storage system would not be compromised. The success of the project have provided the Batch system with an estimate of over 2'000 extra cores, and with further scaling have a huge potential to give a lot more.