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Discussing the relations of EGI and IGE

EGI Technical Forum Amsterdam, 16/09/10

Anton Frank

Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, Germany

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Summary

• Vision: One-stop shop for Globus in Europe

Advance research in Europe

• Bundle and coordinate European Globus

efforts: usage and development

• Develop and contribute missing functionality
• Service provider for European Grids
• Third level support for Globus in Europe
• Promote Globus usage in Europe

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Work Package Relations

• WP1: Management
• WP2: Comm. Inv., Dissem., Training <–> EGI WP2 / WP3
• WP3: International collaboration and standardization
• WP4: Software adaptions
• WP5: Infrastructure support <–> EGI WP 4
• WP6: Test and maintenance <–> EGI WP 5
• Cross WP activities:

– Security <–> EGI WP4 (SCG, SVG, SPG) – Quality assurance <–> EGI WP5 – Industry relations – Future technologies – Globus core contact

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IGE contact points (WP2)

• European Globus Hub (EGH)

–library for documentation and training material –web pages (www.ige-project.eu), mailinglists –discussion forum, software repository front end

• European Globus Community Forum

–coordinate cooperation of users and developers, novices and experts

• European Globus Liasion Office

–dissemination and outreach –conferences (e.g. Globus Europe)

• Training activities

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Development Cycle

• WP4 will perform software adaptions to

European requirements on demand

• New PDCA cycle every 6 months

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EGI-IGE operational relations

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• Helpdesk (GGUS):

– Globus 3rd level support unit “IGE” requested (available 29/09/10)

• GOCDB

– Entries: requested – Nagios Monitoring: ongoing

• Software Vulnerability Group

– NIKHEF represents IGE

• Interoperability and standardisation efforts

– IGE participates in OGF-PGI and others

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EGI-IGE relations

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• Further relations to be considered:

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