1. A Resource Infrastructure Provider An opportunity for VRCs
GISELA:
A Resource Infrastructure Provider
An opportunity for VRCs
Philippe Gavillet (Deputy Project Coordinator)
EGI User Forum, 11th-14th April 2011
Vilnius (Lithuania)

2. Outline GISELA interests GISELA concerns
GISELA as Resource Infrastructure Provider:
General
is much experienced in Grid computing
has a powerful Infrastructure
complies with EGI policies & recommendations
Specificities
Both Service (gLite) and Opportunistic Computing (OurGrid) supported
GISELA: an opportunity for VRCs
Platform for all kinds of Applications
Offers a series of new, well-supported Services (e.g. DIRAC)
VRC Training & Support
Collaborates with EGI and Regional Initiatives
GISELA interests
Welcome international VRCs
Interest in VRCs collaborating with LA
Create emulation process in LA
GISELA concerns
Efficient communication scheme between VRCs and GISELA
Efficient collaboration with EGI on VRC support
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3. GISELA as Resource Infrastructure Provider
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4. Long record in e-Science support
Fruit of 5-6 year experience of successful e-Science EU-LA Collaboration, through EU funded projects (EELA, EELA-2, GISELA)
Present in almost all LA countries
Most encompassing e-Infrastructure for scientific collaborations between Latin America and Europe
Sound long-term sustainability approach rooted on CLARA, NRENs, LA NGIs
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5. Powerful e-Infrastructure in Latin America
Summary of committed Computing and Storage Resources (DoW)
Country
CPUs
TBs
RCs
Argentina
130 5
Mexico
198 2 8
Brazil
1212 25 9
Peru
110 7
Colombia
200 6
Panama
100 1
Cuba 50
Portugal 3
Ecuador
Spain 20
France 40
Uruguay 10
Italy 30
Venezuela
120
CPUs
TBs
RCs
Total
2660
105 56
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6. EGI compliant Infrastructure
EGI - GISELA Resource Infrastructure Provider MoU signed
EGI compliance is based on the adoption of common services and practices
The Operational Level Agreement (OLA) (
Monitoring System (Nagios)
Ticket System (GGUS)
Accounting System (APEL)
Middleware (gLite)
Resource database (GOCDB)
Operations Dashboard
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7. Specificity: gLite <-> OurGrid interoperability
Latin American context:
Large Universities (UFRJ, USP,…) in International collaborations thus complying with the corresponding computing model and middlewares (gLite, OSG,..)
Several small Universities naturally adopting the Desktop-based opportunistic Grid approach and using the OurGrid middleware
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8. GISELA: an opportunity for VRCs
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9. Platform for all kinds of Applications / VRCs
VRC initial situation:
EELA-2 ended up supporting 61 Applications from 78 Institutions
Emerging VRCs
Legacy: EELA-2 User Communities, typically 1-2 Institution group(s), largely located in Latin America, alone or collaborating with a few Institutions.
A few large VRCs from Life Sciences (e.g. WeNMR, Biomed), Earth Sciences (WRF4G, Seismic simulations) and HEP (Auger, LHC expts)
More than 200 scientific contacts in LA e.g. CLARA surveyed communities
Promising connection with Mexican Industry
Others VRCs as from this meeting
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10. Comprehensive framework for VRC support
LA Site running HEP, Life Sciences and Industry VRCs
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11. Rich portfolio of new, well supported Services
Broad range of services, covering both Application and Infrastructure support
Examples of services for which support is available are:
Application-related Services
Job, Catalogue, File and Data Management
Digital archives, Secure storage, WatchDog, lcg-rec toolkit
Infrastructure-related Services
Support for opportunistic resources (OurGrid middleware)
Support for infrastructure bridging (OurGrid and gLite)
Support for Storage Accounting (SAGE)
Data processing and distributed user analysis services
DIRAC: workload and data management system
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12. DIRAC as a complete VRC solution
DIRAC is a complete VRC Grid solution
Already used by several large VRCs:
HEP (LHCb, Belle, ILC, Magic)
BIOMED(VIP)
Development coordinated by CPPM (Marseille), a GISELA Partner
Fully supported within WP6
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13. Comprehensive VRC Training & Support (1)
Tailorable to VRCs needs
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14. Comprehensive VRC Training & Support (2)
Adaptable to VRCs
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15. Collaboration with EGI & Regional projects
EGEE, EGI
EGEE: Long, outstanding interaction (MoU) in collaboration with other related projects (EUMedGrid, EU-IndiaGrid, EUAsiaGrid, SEE-Grid-2, BalticGrid, BELIEF,..)
EGI: Natural follow up of the EGEE cooperation
Infrastructure Providers MoU, signed with EGI-eu
Project MoU (Dissemination, Training, Support tools & Services), signed with EGI-InSPIRE
EGI-related projects / Regional Initiatives
DEGISCO (UFCG-Brazil also partner)
Volunteer computing support (gLite <-> OurGrid bridge)
CHAIN (CLARA, INFN, CIEMAT also partners) (MoU under preparation)
Focus on VRC support
EPIKH (Brazil: CEFET/RJ, UFRJ, Chile: UTFSM, Mexico: UNAM)
Joint sponsoring /organisation of Tutorials & Workshops (MoU signed)
EU-IndiaGrid2 (MoU signed)
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16. GISELA specific interests
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17. GISELA interests Welcome international VRCs
A few large VRCs already on board such as from Life Sciences (e.g. WeNMR, Biomed), Earth Sciences (WRF4G, Seismic simulations) and HEP (Auger, LHC experiments)
Other production from (Academia Sinica), Astrophysics team (UFRJ-BR), Solid state physics team (UFRJ-BR)
DoW: “GISELA is open to collaboration with institutions / projects, public or private, whose activities are compatible with its Objectives
Collaborate means using the GISELA infrastructure, submitting applications and benefiting from technical support
Terms of the collaboration to be discussed”
Interest in VRCs collaborating with Latin America
GISELA is naturally (but not exclusively) looking for existing or foreseen collaborations with Latin America
Create emulation process in Latin America
Not enough intensive productions from LA VRCs
Wish to stimulate LA Institutions to move on from small tests to evaluate the Grid technology to mass production as exemplified by the large VRCs.
Hope to stimulate new collaborations.
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18. GISELA concerns
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19. GISELA concerns (1)
GISELA <-> VRC: Simple, albeit efficient communication scheme
At an early stage have a concise Technical document defining the characteristics of VO, Applications, WE, SE, batch queues, support aspects,…
One point-to-point interface covering all matters (VO-related, training,...)
Definition of a simple follow-up scheme, monitoring of activities based on standard tools (e.g. NAGIOS screen…)
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20. GISELA concerns (2)
GISELA – EGI: Efficient cooperation via the User Community Support Team (UCST) and the User Communities Board (UCB):
EGI-InSPIRE – GISELA Project MoU as instrument for VRC coordination:
“GISELA to provide EGI-InSPIRE for regular communication about active or potential VRCs
GISELA User Communities are able to search and discover related communities in Europe through the EGI User Community services
GISELA User Communities become connected to the EGI user communities working in the same discipline (the connection points will include UCB at the user level)
Connect the GISELA research groups with their local Resource Infrastructure Providers”
From Monday 11th April Session: “User Support Services: Applications and Communities”
VO Services through VO Service Team
EGI Application data base with the possibility to include GISELA Applications.
NGI-based User Support (UCST) evolving towards VO-based support
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21. GISELA concerns (3)
Common (RIPs – VRCs – EGI) dissemination / outreach activities
Common participation in UCST, UCB
GISELA – e-ScienceTalk MoU (signed) as instrument of coordinated dissemination
Use channels as the GridCafé, GridCast, iSGTW and GridGuide
Cross participation in Forum, Conferences,…
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22. (WP4): Infrastructure Support
Conclusions
GISELA:
is much experienced in Grid computing (EELA, EELA-2)
has a powerful Infrastructure
complies with EGI policies & recommendations
provides a comprehensive DCI environment
collaborates with EGI related Initiatives e.g. VRC support
provides a platform for all kinds of Applications
offers a series of new, well-supported Services (e.g. DIRAC)
supports opportunistic computing (OurGrid)
ensures standard and customised VRC Training & Support
B.Marechal: The Boss
Hence, don’t hesitate anymore to become a GISELA User
Ph.Gavillet
(WP1): Deputy Boss
D.Carvalho
(WP3): VRC Support
R.Diacovo
(WP4): Infrastructure Support
F.Brasileiro
(WP6): New Services
A.Tsaregorodtsev
(WP6): DIRAC
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