Add documentation to RTD for NOAA-cloud(#1779)

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+.red-text {
+    color: red;
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docs/source/hpc.rst

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 * Gaea: [email protected]
 * S4: [email protected]
 * Jet: [email protected]
+* Cloud: [email protected]
 
 ======================
 Restricted data access
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 +---------+----------+---------------------------------------+
 | S4      | v1.8.3.1 | **module load git/2.30.0**            |
 +---------+----------+---------------------------------------+
+| AWS PW  | v1.8.3.1 | default
++---------+----------+---------------------------------------+
 
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Output format

docs/source/index.rst

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    hpc.rst
    output.rst
    run.rst
+   noaa_csp.rst

docs/source/noaa_csp.rst

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+.. role:: red-text
+
+########################################
+Configuring NOAA Cloud Service Providers
+########################################
+
+The NOAA Cloud Service Providers (CSP) support the forecast-only
+configurations for the global workflow. Once a suitable CSP instance
+and cluster is defined/created, the global workflow may be executed as
+on the other platforms discussed in the previous sections. In order
+successfully execute the global-workflow, a suitable CSP cluster must
+be created. Currently the global-workflow supports the following
+instance and storage types as a function of CSP and forecast
+resolution.
+
+.. list-table::
+   :widths: auto
+   :header-rows: 1
+   :align: center
+
+   * - **Cloud Service Provider**
+     - **Global Workflow Resolution**
+     - **Global Workflow Application**
+     - **Instance Type**
+     - **Partition**
+     - **File System**
+   * - Amazon Web Services Parallel Works
+     - C48
+     - ``ATM``
+     - ``c5.9xlarge (36 vCPUs, 72 GB Memory, amd64)``
+     - ``compute``
+     - ``/lustre``
+
+Instructions regarding configuring the respective CSP instance and
+cluster follows.
+
+*********************
+Login to the NOAA CSP
+*********************
+
+Log in to the `NOAA CSP <http://noaa.parallel.works/login>`_ and into
+the resources configuration. The user should arrive at the following
+screen.
+
+Note that the ``Username or email`` query is case-sensitive. The user
+will then be prompted for their respective RSA token key using the
+same application use for the other RDHPCS machines (i.e., Hera, Jet,
+etc.,).
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_login.png
+
+*******************************
+Configure the NOAA CSP Instance
+*******************************
+
+Once logged into the NOAA CSP, navigate to the :red-text:`RESOURCES` section
+and click the ``+ Add Resource`` button in the upper-right corner as
+illustrated below.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_instance_1.png
+
+Next, the mandatory attributes for the respective instance must be
+defined as shown in the illustration below.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_instance_2.png
+
+The annotated attributes and their respective descriptions are as
+follows.
+
+1. A unique name for the instance. Best practices suggest one that is
+   clear, concise, and relevant to the application.
+2. A short description of the instance, i.e., ``This instance supports
+   this <task name> task.``
+3. Tag(s) describing and identifying the respective instance. These
+   allow for improved bookkeeping, especially when a user has multiple
+   or concurrent instance types.
+
+Next, the cluster is defined as shown in the following illustration.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_instance_3.png
+
+The NOAA Parallel Works initiative currently provides 2 CSPs for the
+global-workflow; **AWS** (Amazon Web Services) and **Azure**
+(Microsoft Azure). Existing clusters may also be modified. However
+this is neither recommended or supported.
+
+Finally, when satisfied with the CSP instance configure, click ``Add
+Resource`` as illustrated below.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_instance_4.png
+
+******************************
+Configure the NOAA CSP Cluster
+******************************
+
+Navigate to the tab and locate the CSP instance configured in the
+previous section and click on the link, `globalworkflowdemo` for this
+example.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_cluster_1.png
+
+The respective CSP cluster maybe then be configured. The mandatory
+configuration attributes are as follows.
+
+- Availability zone;
+- Disk size and storage type(s);
+- Available compute and resource partitions.
+
+The following image describes the general settings for the respective
+cluster. These attributes are specific to the user and the respective
+user's group allocation. The right-most panel provides a breakdown of
+the costs related to the requested compute and storage
+resources. While there is a space to place an SSH key here, RDHPCS
+recommends adding any SSH keys under the respective user's
+``Account➡Authentication instead``. This will allow you to connect
+from another machine instead of using the Parallel Works web terminal.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_cluster_2.png
+
+The following image describes the controller settings for a cluster
+created for a C48 atmosphere forecast-only configuration. Here the
+user must define the instance type (see the table above), the number
+of image disks and the image disk sizes.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_cluster_3.png
+
+Next the partitions for the cluster may be defined. A partition
+configuration for the aforementioned C48 atmosphere forecast-only
+application is illustrated in the figure below. Note that the instance
+type beneath ``Controller Settings`` and ``Partitions`` must be
+identical. Other configurations are not supported by the
+global-workflow team. Once the partitions are configured, click the
+``+ Add Partition`` button in the upper-right corner.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_cluster_4.png
+
+For the storage do be allocated for the global-workflow application it
+is suggested that the ``Mount Point`` be ``/lustre``. Once the storage
+has been configured, click the ``+ Add Attached Storage`` button in
+the upper-right corner. This is illustrated in the following image.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_cluster_5.png
+
+Finally, the following illustrates a JSON version of the cluster
+configuration created from the steps above. When opening issues
+related to the NOAA CSP global-workflow applications please include
+the JSON content.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_cluster_6.png
+
+**************************
+Using the NOAA CSP Cluster
+**************************
+
+To activate the cluster, click the button circled in
+:red-text:red. The cluster status is denoted by the color-coded button
+on the right. The amount of time required to start the cluster is
+variable and not immediate and may take several minutes for the
+cluster to become.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_using_1.png
+
+For instances where a NOAA CSP cluster does not initialize, useful
+output can be found beneath the ``Logs`` section beneath the
+``Provision`` tab as illustrated below. Once again, when opening
+issues related to the NOAA CSP cluster initialization please include
+this information.
+
+.. image:: _static/noaacsp_using_2.png
+
+***************************
+Running the Global Workflow
+***************************
+
+The global-workflow configuration currently requires that all initial
+conditions, observations, and fixed-files, are staged in the
+appropriate paths prior to running the global-workflow. As suggested
+above, it is strongly recommended the the user configure their
+respective experiments to use the ``/lustre`` file system for the
+``EXPDIR`` and ``ROTDIR`` contents. The ``/contrib`` file system is
+suitable for compiling and linking the workflow components required of
+the global-workflow.
+
+The software stack supporting the ``develop`` branch of the
+global-workflow is provided for the user and is located beneath
+``/contrib/global-workflow/spack-stack``. The modules required for the
+global-workflow execution may be loaded as follows.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   user@host:$ module unuse /opt/cray/craype/default/modulefiles
+   user@host:$ module unuse /opt/cray/modulefiles
+   user@host:$ module use /contrib/global-workflow/spack-stack/miniconda/modulefiles/miniconda
+   user@host:$ module load py39_4.12.0
+   user@host:$ module load rocoto/1.3.3
+
+The execution of the global-workflow should now follow the same steps
+as those for the RDHPCS on-premise hosts.
+
+