Facilitating Data Driven Research Through a Hardware- and Software-Based Cyberinfrastructure Architecture
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Authors
Blain-Castelli, Brianna Marie
Issue Date
2022
Type
Thesis
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Keywords
Data Transfer , Data Transfer Nodes , Kubernetes , Microservices , Network Telemetry , Science DMZ
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Abstract
Cyberinfrastructure is the backbone of research and modern industry. As such, to have an environment conducive to research advancements, cyberinfrastructure must be well maintained and accessible by all researchers. Presented in this thesis is a method of centralizing aspects of cyberinfrastructure to allow for ease of collaboration and data management by researchers without requiring these researchers to manage the involved systems themselves. This centralized architecture includes dedicated machines for data transfers, a cluster designed to run microservices surrounding the method, a dashboard for performance and health monitoring, and network telemetry collection. As system administrators are responsible for maintaining the systems in place, a user study was conducted to assess the functionality of the dashboard they would utilize to receive alerts from and utilize to quickly gauge the status of involved hardware. This thesis aims to provide a template for deploying centralized data transfer cyberinfrastructure and a manual for utilizing these systems to support data driven research.