1. Introduction to EPIKH Project and Site admin tutorial
Yaodong Cheng
IHEP, CAS
Asia EPIKH School for Grid Site Administrators
Beijing,

2. Outline Background and concepts The EPIKH project
The GILDA t-Infrastructure
Educational formats and services
EPIKH training activities with GILDA
Site administration tutorial overview
Algiers, Joint EPiKH/EUMEDGRID-Support in Algeria,

3. e-Science Virtual Organizations e-Infrastructure Applications Data
Instruments

4. The Global Network
GLORIAD

5. The Global Grid TeraGrid EGEE OSG EELA SEE-Grid BalticGrid DEISA
NAREGI
EUMedGrid
BalticGrid
SEE-Grid
EUIndiaGrid
EUAsiaGrid
EUChinaGrid
DEISA
EGEE
CNGRID

6. The Triangle of Knowledge
Research & Development
t-Infrastructure
e-Infrastructure
Education
& Training
Innovation
Building e-Infrastructures is a waste if we
don’t “build”, at the same time, their users.
Along with e-Infrastructures,
t-Infrastructures and training programmes are also needed.

7. The EPIKH Project (www.epikh.eu)
“Exchange Programme to advance e-Infrastructure Know-How” (EPIKH)
EU FP7- Marie Curie Actions – People - International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)
Consortium “numbers”:
23 partners;
18 countries;
4 continents (Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe);
115 persons involved;
>650 researcher-months;
>500 secondments;
Duration: March, 1, 2009 – February, 28, 2013 (48 months)
EC contribution: 1,188,000 €

8. The EPIKH Partners

9. The EPIKH goals Strategic aims: Specific actions:
Reinforce the impact of e-Infrastructures in scientific research defining and delivering stimulating programme of educational events, including Grid Schools and High Performance Computing courses;
Broaden the engagement in e-Science activities and collaborations both geographically and across disciplines.
Specific actions:
Spreading the knowledge about the “Grid Paradigm” to all potential users: both system administrators and application developers through an extensive training programme;
Easing the access of the trained people to the e-Infrastructures existing in the areas of action of the project;
Fostering the establishment of scientific collaborations among the countries/continents involved in the project.

10. EPIKH secondments’ programme
1st Phase:
Non-EU → EU
(selected)
Res. Programs
2nd Phase:
EU → Non-EU
Grid Schools
(with 1st phase tutors)
Workshops

11. EPIKH Quality & Certification Programme
All seconded people must be officially selected against their CVs;
All Non-EU→EU secondments must have a Research Program agreed between “sending” and “accepting” organisations;
All secondments must have final reports both from the seconded person and the “accepting” organisation
If both reports will be successfull the seconded person will be provided with an official certificate

12. EPIKH on the web
wiki.epikh.eu
documents.epikh.eu
agenda.epikh.eu

13. Grants and applications (wiki.epikh.eu)
The call for applications is already open !

14. GEOMAP Views - Partners

15. GEOMAP Views - Events

16. GEOMAP Views -

17. EPIKH Applications

18. GILDA: the “de facto” standard EPIKH t-Infrastructure
GILDA: Grid INFN Laboratory for Dissemination Activities
GILDA is a complete Grid production quality infrastructure fully devoted to demonstrate/disseminate Grid computing
GILDA is an international effort funded by multiple sources
GILDA is adopted by several Grid projects worldwide
It runs the latest version of the gLite middleware and supports other middleware such as Condor, Globus, OurGrid, UNICORE, etc.
Using GILDA is free of charge

19. The GILDA “island” on GridMap (gridmap. cern
The GILDA “island” on GridMap (gridmap.cern.ch/gm/#topo=gilda&layout=tc&vo=OPS&serv=Site&sitenames)
GILDA sites are part of the EGEE
production infrastructure and
are monitored by the same tools

20. The GILDA formats and services (https://gilda.ct.infn.it)
Training on Grid
Tutorial for Users
Tutorial for Site Admin
Grid Schools
Tutorial for Trainers
Customized events
University courses (Degree, Ms.C, Ph.D, etc.)
Training materials: Wiki pages, Printable Documentation, Demos, Videos, etc.
Grid Application development
Support to Grid application development
Deployment of the applications into the GENIUS and P-GRADE grid portals
GILDA Ticketing support system
Infrastructure
GILDA CA
GILDA VOMS
Creation of pilot test-beds: EELA, EUMED, EUCHINA, EUINDIA, SAGRID, etc.
Testing and development on new available gLite services
Dedicated Software repository/Virtual services (INFN Grid)
Monitoring (GStat, SAM, GridMap, etc. )
+ Remote site installation

21. Users’ assistance provided by GILDA
Gilda web site
Training material
Wiki page
Video tutorials
Step by step instructions
Support system
GILDA Forge

22. GILDA “numbers” so far >14,000 certificates issued since 2004.
>1000 users registered
in the GILDA VO
>14,000 certificates issued since 2004.
More than 30% renewed at least once.
>410 tutorials in 56
countries since 2004.
Up to 6 at the same time! 1 2 3 4 5 6

23. Grid Training done in China with GILDA
School for Application Integration on Grid
25 October to 03 November 2007, IHEP, CAS
ROC on Duty Tutorial
23-24 October 2007, BUAA - Beihang University
7th EUChinaGRID Tutorial for users
22-23 September 2007, ShanDong University (old campus)
6th EUChinaGRID Tutorial for Users and System Administrators
16-20 April 2007, CNIC, CAS
5th EUChinaGRID Tutorial for users
25-26 November 2006, Peking University
3rd EUChinaGRID Tutorial for Users
15-16 June 2006, IHEP, CAS
1st EUChinaGRID Tutorial for Users and System Administrators
03-07 April 2006, Beihang University, Beijing

24. EPIKH training activities with GILDA (1/2)
1-week tutorials for site administrators (with remote installations)

25. EPIKH training activities with GILDA (2/2)
Grid Schools
2 entire weeks devoted to applications’ “gridification”
call for applications widely open

26. Applications’ “virtuous cycle”
Dissemination
Training events
“Gridification”
Deployment on large
Infrastructures and inclusion in the portfolio of demonstrative applications

27. Examples of GILDA “demonstrative” applications
RASTER-3D
DEM-2-VRML
GATE
ASTRA

28. Admin Tutorial Overview
Goal is to train participants
Understand basic grid theory and gLite middleware
Install and configure gLite components
Site management and Grid operation
Setup a Gilda remote center

29. Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday
Overview of gLite middleware and site architecture
MREPO: Scientific Linux and gLite 3 Repository
VOMS Installation and configuration
Tuesday
BDII Installation and configuration
CE+siteBDII Installation and configuration
WN Installation and configuration
Wednesday
WMS+LB Installation and configuration
SE Installation and configuration
LFC Installation and Configuration
UI installation and Configuration
Thursday and Friday
Remote site installation

30. Conclusions
EPIKH can represents for young brilliant scientists and technologists a unique occasion to learn and adopt the Grid paradigm through stimulating research programmes;
EPIKH/GILDA can offer free technical support for anyone willing to organize local training events on Grid computing

31. Reference http://www.epikh.eu https://gilda.ct.infn.it
“The EPIKH Project” - Riccardo Brunoa -
EPIKH home page
GILDA home page
GILDA Support System
GILDA Form for tutorial bookings
GILDA Repository of Training Material
ICEAGE Library
GILDA Virtual Services

32. Thank you very much!