[Commits] [svn:einsteintoolkit] Paper_EinsteinToolkit_2010/ (Rev. 203)

[knarf at cct.lsu.edu]

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Date: 2011/11/14 12:53 AM

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 their hardware configuration, available software, directory structure,
 queueing system, queuing policy, and many other user-visible
 properties. In addition, the system architectures and user interfaces
-offered by supercomputers are very different to those offered by
+offered by supercomputers are very different from those offered by
 laptops or workstations. This makes performing large,
-three-dimensional time-dependent simulations a complex and time
-consuming task with a steep learning curve. However, most of these
+three-dimensional time-dependent simulations a complex, time-consuming
+and difficult task. However, most of these
 differences are only superficial, and the basic capabilities of
 supercomputers are very similar; most of the complexity of managing
 simulations lies in menial tasks that require no physical or numerical
@@ -528,16 +528,16 @@
 The Simulation Factory~\cite{Thomas:2010aa, SimFactory:web} offers a
 set of abstractions for the tasks necessary to set up and successfully
 complete numerical simulations based on the {\tt Cactus} framework. These
-abstractions hide tedious low-level management operations, they
-capture ``best practices'' of experienced users, and they create a log
+abstractions hide tedious low-level management operations,
+capture ``best practices'' of experienced users, and create a log
 trail ensuring repeatable and well-documented scientific results.
-Using these abstractions, most operations are much simplified, many
+Using these abstractions, most operations are simplified and many
 types of potentially disastrous user errors are avoided, allowing different
 supercomputers to be used in a uniform manner.
 
-Using the Simulation Factory, we are able to offer a
-tutorial for the Einstein Toolkit~\cite{EinsteinToolkit:web} that lets
-new users download, configure, build, and run full simulations of the
+Using the Simulation Factory, we offer a
+tutorial for the Einstein Toolkit~\cite{EinsteinToolkit:web} that teaches
+new users how to download, configure, build, and run full simulations of the
 coupled Einstein/relativistic hydrodynamics equations on a
 supercomputer with a few simple commands. Users need no prior
 knowledge about either the details of the architecture of a
@@ -551,12 +551,12 @@
 %RH: any of the itemize, decription, enumerate environments indents its body
 %by the same amount as \parindent
 \begin{description}
-\item[Remote Access] The actual access commands and authentication
+\item[1. Remote Access.] The actual access commands and authentication
   methods differ between systems, as do the user names that a person
   has on different systems. Some systems are not directly
   accessible, and one must log in to a particular ``trampoline''
   server first. The Simulation Factory hides this complexity.
-\item[Configuring and Building] Building {\tt Cactus} requires certain
+\item[2. Configuring and Building.] Building {\tt Cactus} requires certain
   software on the system, such as compilers, libraries, and build
   tools. Many systems offer different versions of these, which may
   be installed in non-default locations. Finding a working combination
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
   this information. In many cases, this allows people to begin to use
   a new machine in a very short time with just a few, simple
   commands.
-\item[Submitting and Managing Simulations] Many simulations run for
+\item[3. Submitting and Managing Simulations.] Many simulations run for
   days or weeks, requiring frequent checkpointing and job
   re-submission because of short queue run-time limits. Simple user
   errors in these menial tasks can potentially destroy weeks of