What question did this study set out to answer?

The goal is to acquire valuable user input on testing applications for high-performance computing (HPC) services.

March 25, 2026Open Access

ReFrame: Test on a Postcard

Key Points

The goal is to acquire valuable user input on testing applications for high-performance computing (HPC) services.
Utilizing Reframe for automated testing of HPC systems.
Encouraging users to submit valuable tests through a postcard initiative.
Comparing user-submitted tests against existing test coverage.
Identification of potential gaps between existing tests and actual user needs.
Engagement of the user community in the testing process.
Improvement in the effectiveness of performance monitoring through user feedback.

Abstract

One of the ways we try to ensure the health of our HPC services is to perform automated testing via Reframe. These tests help us to verify systems perform effectively for users throughout their lifetime through the periodic running of applications and benchmarks. While we have a good breadth of tests it’s difficult to track if these are representative of the user community. The idea of this poster is to get users to write a test that they think is valuable for their work on a postcard so we can see if our test cover the type of work our users run on the system.

ReFrame: Test on a Postcard

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