Energy-Based Accounting Model for Heterogeneous Supercomputers

Workshop:HUST-21: 8th International Workshop on HPC User Support Tools

Authors: Cristian Di Pietrantonio, Christopher Harris, and Maciej Cytowski (Pawsey Supercomputing Center, Western Australia)

Abstract: In this paper we present a new accounting model for heterogeneous supercomputers. An increasing number of supercomputing centers adopt heterogeneous architectures consisting of CPUs and hardware accelerators for their systems. Accounting models using the core hour as unit of measure are redefined to provide an appropriate charging rate based on the computing performance of different processing elements, as well as their energy efficiency and purchase price. We provide an overview of existing models and define a new model that, while retaining the core hour as a fundamental concept, takes into account the interplay among resources such as CPUs and RAM, and that bases the GPU charging rate on energy consumption. This model, designed for the next supercomputer at the author's institution, has a lot of advantages compared to other models, introducing carbon footprint as a primary driver in determining the allocation of computational workflow on heterogeneous resources.

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