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The increasing computational demand in High Energy Physics (HEP) as well as increasing concerns about energy efficiency in high performance/throughput computing are driving forces in the search for more efficient ways to utilize available resources. Since avoiding idle resources is key in achieving high efficiency, an appropriate measure is sharing of idle resources of under-utilized sites with fully occupied sites. The software COBalD/TARDIS can automatically, transparently and dynamically (dis)integrate such resources in an opportunistic manner.
Sharing resources however also requires accounting. In this work we introduce AUDITOR (AccoUnting DatahandlIng Toolbox for Opportunistic Resources), a flexible and extensible accounting system that is able to cover a wide range of use cases and infrastructure. AUDITOR gathers accounting data via so-called collectors which are designed to monitor batch systems, COBalD/TARDIS, cloud schedulers or other sources of information. The data is stored in a database and provided to so-called plugins, which take an action based on accounting records. An action could for instance be creating a bill or computing the CO2 footprint, adjusting parameters of a service (for instance priorities in a batch system) or forwarding accounting information to other accounting systems. Depending on the use case, a suitable collector and plugin are selected from a growing ecosystem of collectors and plugins. Libraries for interacting with AUDITOR are provided to facilitate the development of collectors and plugins by the community.
This contribution gives insights into the design of AUDITOR and how it integrates into a number of different use cases.
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