The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Butler and pipeline execution system

Tim Jenness, James F. Bosch, Andrei Salnikov, Nate B. Lust, Nathan M. Pease, Michelle Gower, Mikolaj Kowalik, Gregory P. Dubois-Felsmann, Fritz Mueller, Pim Schellart

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Abstract

The Rubin Observatory's Data Butler is designed to allow data file location and file formats to be abstracted away from the people writing the science pipeline algorithms. The Butler works in conjunction with the workflow graph builder to allow pipelines to be constructed from the algorithmic tasks. These pipelines can be executed at scale using object stores and multi-node clusters, or on a laptop using a local file system. The Butler and pipeline system are now in daily use during Rubin construction and early operations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VII
EditorsJorge Ibsen, Gianluca Chiozzi
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510653597
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VII 2022 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jul 17 2022Jul 21 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12189
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSoftware and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VII 2022
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period7/17/227/21/22

Keywords

  • Data Management
  • Databases
  • Legacy Survey of Space and Time
  • Rubin Observatory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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