1. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview VL-e toolkit development cycle Robert Belleman robbel@science.uva.nl

2. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview Application Potential Generic service & Virtual Lab. services Grid Middleware Surfnet Application specific service Grid & Network Services Virtual Laboratory VL-e Proof of Concept Environment Telescience Medical Bio ASP Network Service (lambda networking) VL-e Rapid Prototyping Environment Virtual Lab. rapid prototyping (interactive simulation) Additional Grid Services (OGSA services) certification Telescience Medical Bio ASP The Big Picture

3. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview RPE.vs. PoC RPE Unstable: not tested, not documented, unsupported Flexible software configuration Latest versions of development code Experimental VLAM module/model designers DAS2 PoC Stable: tested, documented, supported, reliable Static software configuration Previous versions of proven code “Production” VLAM users SARA’s matrix (CE), Teras (SE) AMOLF’s SE

4. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview Types of applications in VL-e Ones that (intend to) use VLAM: –Information models –Modules + module topologies –Process Flow Templates Ones that don’t. Process Flow Instance Experiment topologies

5. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview VL-e services development cycle 1.Compile “VL-e services wishlist” 2.Categorize & prioritize: generic/specific 3.Assign & design 4.Implementation on RPE as VL services 5.Certification 6.Deployment to PoC 7.Repeat from 1. T=O(months)

6. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview Roadmap Version 1.2 of VLAM environment “Real Soon Now”: –Bugfixes –Access rights –Updated documentation –Windows client –Deployment To be installed on PoC (when certified) Restructure repository for VL-e Start with first cycle

7. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview Current service nominations Access to data storage services (LCG2) Software bindings for VLAM: –Languages: Java, Python, Perl –3rd party software: Mathematica, Matlab, R Resource brokering Dynamic Co-allocation Service (DCS)

8. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview 3rd part software

9. R. Belleman, 22 juni 2004VL-e technical overview Getting in contact Bug/feature tracker Maillists VL-e meetings Personal contact