1. E-GRANT: EGI Resource Allocation Tool Current status
Customer can: send requests, negotiate resources, sign SLAs, view allocations
Resources Provider can: specify resources as pools ready for allocation, negotiate allocation for specific customer, analyse current and planned allocations
Broker (EGI) can: communicate with customers around request/SLA, run supported matching of a request with pools, communicate with resources providers, analyse current and planned allocations
4 types of resources: HTC Computing & Storage, Cloud Computing & Storage
4 types of documents: Requests, Pools, SLAs, and underpinned OLAs
3 modes of allocation: free-hand, right-to-revoke, full-negotiations
2 types of authorization: EGI SSO, X.509
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EGI CF 2014, Helsinki, May 19th

2. e-GRANT: development directions
Market-place potential functions
„Shop-windows” based on Resources Pools available for not-registered users
Self-allocation: supported matching pools enabled for customers (existing broker function)
Support for special types of allocation for „special offers or actions” like seed-resources, demostrators, call-for-applications, hacathons
Integrating full contract/SLA-lifecycle
Request -> Negotiations -> Acceptance
Proper SLA (document) created based on template and negotiated metrics.
Tracing of site-configuration (e.g. using BDII to check if site is supporting particular VOs)
Monitoring of resources deliverery and QoS according to an SLA
Integration with accounting viewes (SLA-specific views)
Availability information integration of specific services
Integration of pay-per-use proces
Integration and presentation of prices (imported from GOCDB)
Billing according contract/SLA (integration with accouting needed)
Integration with VO database in Operation Portal
Authorization for VO Managers
Support for allocation for VO groups (based on VOMS)
Integration with VO creation process
e-GRANT.egi.eu
EGI CF 2014, Helsinki, May 19th