March 2026

Conference Paper

Enabling Seamless Transitions from Experimental to Production HPC for Interactive Workflows

By:
Etz, Brian D; Rogers, David M; Brim, Michael J; Maheshwari, Ketan C; Leland, Kellen R; Skluzacek, Tyler J; Lange, John R; Pelfrey, Daniel S; Webb, Jordan W; Widener, Patrick M; Adamson, Ryan M; Zimmer, Christopher J; Melesse Vergara, Veronica G; Shankar, Mallikarjun ; Oral, Hakki S; Ferreira Da Silva, Rafael
Page Number:
363-375
Book Title:
ISC High Performance 2025 Workshops
Publication Date:
March 12, 2026
Publisher Location:
Springer, Cham, Switzerland
Conference Name:
ISC High Performance Computing: Fifth Combined Workshop on Interactive and Urgent High-Performance Computing (WIUHPC)
Conference Location:
Hamburg, Germany
Conference Sponsor:
Springer
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07612-0_28

Abstract

The evolving landscape of scientific computing requires seamless transitions from experimental to production HPC environments for interactive workflows. This paper presents a structured transition pathway developed at OLCF that bridges the gap between development testbeds and production systems. We address both technological and policy challenges, introducing frameworks for data streaming architectures, secure service interfaces, and adaptive resource scheduling for time-sensitive workloads and improved HPC interactivity. Our approach transforms traditional batch-oriented HPC into a more dynamic ecosystem capable of supporting modern scientific workflows that require near real-time data analysis, experimental steering, and cross-facility integration.