Milestone Descriptions for Preliminary FY07

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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Develop strategies for deploying and operating a
  petaflops-class compute resource (LL-CSSE-07-01)

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07

  **DOE Area/Campaign**: ASC

  **Completion Date**: FY07-Q1

  **ASC nWBS Subprogram**: Computational Systems and Software Environment

  **Description**: Petaflops computing will require a robust software and
  hardware environment that does not exist today. We will develop the
  requirements for such software and hardware using our experience with
  using the BlueGene/L system. Performance and reliability at the scale
  for such high-end computing will be our key goals for this environment.
  From these requirements we will develop strategies for each major
  component of the environment.
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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Deploy the Purple system for General Availability
  (LL-CSSE-07-02)

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07

  **DOE Area/Campaign**: ASC

  **Completion Date**: FY07-Q2

  **ASC nWBS Subprogram**: Facility Operations and User Support

  **Description**: When Purple is placed in the limited availability
  status it will be made available to a large, but controlled, set of
  users and have a functional hardware and software user environment.
  However functionality will be missing. We will complete the environment
  by deploying the missing capabilities. We will upgrade the data
  analysis servers, and provide sufficient archival bandwidth and
  capacity. We will complete the system software and the software
  development environment and ensure that it is stable and reliable. User
  documentation will be complete and accurate and training modules made
  available. A system for ensuring program directed scheduling will have
  been put into operation.
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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Models and data supporting RRW

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07
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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Plutonium material/EOS theory and modeling
  advances

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07
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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Boost predictive theory advances

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07
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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Models and data supporting RRW

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07
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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Plutonium material/EOS theory and modeling
  advances

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07
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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Boost predictive theory advances

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07
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  **Milestone (ID#)**: Deliver techniques and methodologies developed
  under DVS to support verification and validation. (SNL-CSSE-07-01)

  **Level**: 2

  **Fiscal Year**: FY07

  **DOE Area/Campaign**: ASC

  **Completion Date**: 9/30/07

  **ASC nWBS Subprogram**: Computational Systems & Software Engineering

  **Description**: As V&V gains importance throughout the ASC program, an
  increasing emphasis is being placed on the development and delivery of
  data and visualization tools that support the needs of V&V. We will
  test prototypes and evaluate approaches in the FY06 time frame, with
  the intent of targeting delivery of selected techniques and
  methodologies in FY07. We are expecting to partner with V&V and/or key
  application milestones that are linked to V&V deliverables.
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