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The EUMEDGRID-Support Infrastructure
Mario Reale GARR - The Italian Research and Education Network, Rome, Italy Technical Manager EPIKH WorkShop Algiers, July 15, 2010
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Content Goals Short reminder on previous infrastructure
Overview of the current infrastructure Middleware Collective Tools and Services Computing and Data Management Services Monitoring Next steps Conclusions
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Project goals for the Infrastructure
The EUMEDGRID-Support project wants to: Resume and expand the previous EUMEDGRID infrastructure Ensure its long-term sustainability Foster the creation of NGIs in the MPCs Expand and promote the usage of the existing security infrastructure based on digital certificates and Certification Authorities Promote best-practices, share policies and disseminate on the benefits of e-Infrastructures Ensure interoperability with the European Grid Initiative
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Why do we want to build a Mediterranean e-Infrastructure
e-Infrastructures are the key element to enble e-Science and e-Research They are gathering people, scientists around common goals well beyond what the bare internet does: Boosting massively the computing and storage capacities available to everyone by optimizing the usage of the resources Enabling the sharing of computing power and data Thus, allowing collaboration among scientists to address problems requiring world scale engagement of researchers
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EU-Med e-Infrastructural link
We want to better liaise the EU and the Mediterranean around e-Science For the benefit of both We feel we belong to an EuroMediterranean community of researchers Plenty of examples of useful knowledge transfer, scientific exchanges between the EU and the Med Large community of scientists demanding this e-Infrastructural EU-Med link
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EUMEDGRID The EUMEDGRID infrastructure provided 25 sites spanning 13 countries 2006 2007 2008
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EUMEDGRID 2006-2008 EUMED 2006-08 Infrastructure data:
-1876 CPUs Deploying gL (LCG 2.7) - 48 TB Storage Capacity supported applications
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Current EUMEDGRID-Support infrastructure
RomaTre TUBITAK ULAKBIM GARR GRNET COMETA CCK CYNET CERIST UoM HIAST CNRST JUNET EUN PALESTINE planned / in progress currently operational site / included in top BD-II ERI U.A.E. 20 sites (15 operational today) in 13 countries
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Current Infrastructure Summary
20 sites in 13 countries 15 sites are currently operational 5 are in progress (CYNET, MAGRID n.2, IUGAZA, CCK, HIAST) 16 Computing Elements in 10 countries Around 1000 CPUs available 9 Storage Elements in 7 countries (around 110 TB) The infrastructure is still growing
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Infrastructure and Middleware deployment
The reference release is gLite 3.2 All sites have x86_64 bit servers available The current stand is an hybrid infrastructure Deploying some services at gLite 3.1 Monitoring pages now available via the Real Time Monitor (RTM) and GSTAT2 Service Challenges periodic reports available Many sites have own local gLite repository for the m/w available now
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gLite provided Grid services
AuthN/AuthZ: PKI X.509, VOMS Computing Power: lcg-CE, CREAM CE Data Storage: DPM-SE, Classic(Disk)-SE, StoRM Data Management: lcg-utils, FTS, gridFTP Information System: BDII, InfoProviders File Catalogs: LCG, AMGA
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Collective Common services
EUMEDGRID-Support Top BDII is up and running in Catania (COMETA) on wms-01.eumedgrid.eu To query all project resources: ldapsearch –x –P2 –h wms-01.eumedgrid.eu –p 2170 –b “mds-vo-name=local,o-grid” WMS/LB, LFC, AMGA at various sites The EUMEDGRID-Support VOMS Authentication service is available at
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Applications New application Database available
Joint EUMEDGRID-Support and EPIKH site administrators and application porting school held in Algiers, June 26 to July 13 Including remote installation of sites New applications identified to be ported to the EUMEDGRID-support e-Infrastructure
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Monitoring Service Challenge periodic reports now in place
Very useful tool to verify availability of sites and monitor them New EUMEDGRID-Support GSTAT pages available at gstat.grid.arn.dz also reachable through gstat.eumedgrid.eu & gstat1.africa-roc.org New portal for ROC
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Real Time Monitor RTM implies a few configuration steps at sites
Provides real-time picture of the infrastructure and job management
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Service Challenge (WP3/WP4)
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ROC Discussion started with EGI.eu on required steps to collaborate / interoperate Access Use Policy (AUP) defined and distributed to PMB for discussion today Synergy with the South-African Grid initiative: New ROC for Africa started, currently encompassing also EUMEDGRID-Support sites: Both projects agreed to collaborate about ROC and site support and monitoring
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Applications Reference supported applications set is being updated by WP3 A WP3 poll by already identified some applications to be deployed ASTRA/Volcano Sonification PovRay3D There is a whole set of new applications identified during the school in Algiers Heath flow simulation in 3D MATLAB based application in various domains Distributed Web services (Orcherstra) … Archeological and Cultural Heritage preservation applications MPI Contacts being established for other applications in different domains ( health, earth science..)
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What has to be done next Get the whole infrastructure certified and fully flying after take off: The deployment stand in some sites has to be finalized The certification process for sites has to be concluded The reference, supported applications will be further extended and updated
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Future plans Progress in the set up of new Certification Authorities
Algeria, Syria next in the streamline Syria already in accreditation phase by EUGridPMA Identify next ones to push for Jordan, Egypt
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Future plans Middleware evolution follow up
Continue organizing surveys around the applications to be supported within the user community Complete the process for organizing the EUMEDGRID ROC support
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What has to be done next Selecting new applications:
Usefulness for the User Community Users will be central to this process Relevance of their impact for the Mediterranean region Capability to further raise interest around e-Science and e-Infrastructures in the Med region Deploy all newly ported application to the Grid during the Application Porting school in Algiers Today’s workshop Put in place the ROC support team and set up the 2 level support system for users and sys admins
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Conclusions The project has achieved remarkable technical results already: The infrastructure is constantly growing (doubled+ in Q2) Current grow rate is high, let’s keep this growth pace Monitoring started with our dedicated pages A lot going on right now around applications and ROC We will: Continue disseminating on e-Science and e-Infrastructure Consolidate and extend the project infrastructure Keep training users and site administrators Applications need to jump on board as soon as possible
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e-Infrastructures are based on e-People
THANK YOU, SHUKRAN, SAHA, MERCI, GRAZIE, to all the EUMEDGRID-Support people taking care of our infrastructure. At this rumping-up stage of the project we are investing more than we are getting from the infrastructure itself. But the next months will see applications and users coming on board. The success of this school is the best prove of this !
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