1. EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 Enabling Grids for E-sciencE www.eu-egee.org EGEE and gLite are registered trademarks NA3 status, news, actions EGEE’07 Gergely Sipos, MTA SZTAKI sipos@sztaki.hu sipos@sztaki.hu EGEE NA3 User Training and Induction Activity deputy manager

2. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 2 1 st year review EGEE 1 st year review: Results from NA3 are outstanding! –“There has been exceptionally heavy demand for training courses which has been met by running over 100 events in 38 countries during the review period.” –“Impressive performance of the project in providing user support in response to greatly increased demand. In particular: the delivery of training courses which has exceeded already in year 1 the targets for the entire project lifetime” –“The reviewers found that the activity had made excellent progress in meeting its objectives.” 3 comments received on how to improve the activity (see later)

3. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 3 Current issues in NA3 From PEB task list: http://egee-technical.web.cern.ch/egee-technical/structure/peb- tasks-2006.htm –Action 58: Online winter school will take place.  Technology to be defined by ICEAGE. If you have experience on this field please let us know! –Action 59: Report on training feedback once a month to PEB  Extended event feedback form & shorter time to return! –Action 60: Trainer accreditation  Compare what we already have with what is needed

4. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 4 Editorial Task Force status Maintain quality content: NA3 Editorial Task Force (ETF) http://www.egee.nesc.ac.uk/NA3ETF/ Please reuse and feedback on content! Volunteer ETF members also welcome! –Induction course content finished (but evolving) –System installation content is linked to past event (should be revisited) –Training the trainers content ready –System Administration content missing  Volunteer partners with NA3-SA1 involvement create / add content?

5. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 5 Training services Ready to use slides and practicals –NA3 Editorial Task Force http://www.egee.nesc.ac.uk/NA3ETF/http://www.egee.nesc.ac.uk/NA3ETF/  Define structure for different types of courses  Keep content up-to-date –Digital Library http://egee.lib.ed.ac.uk/http://egee.lib.ed.ac.uk/ –GILDA WIKI https://grid.ct.infn.it/twiki/bin/view/GILDA/WebHomehttps://grid.ct.infn.it/twiki/bin/view/GILDA/WebHome –NA2 website http://egee-na2.web.cern.ch/egee-NA2/http://egee-na2.web.cern.ch/egee-NA2/ Bookable t-infrastructure with lightweight CA https://gilda.ct.infn.it/https://gilda.ct.infn.it/ –gLite services (including UI) –High level user environments and portals –gLite servers in Virtual Machines Agenda maker and registration engine –http://www.egee.nesc.ac.uk/http://www.egee.nesc.ac.uk/ NA3 mailing list: project-eu-egee-na3@cern.chproject-eu-egee-na3@cern.ch –Subscribe through CERN SIMBA Listbox Services: http://listboxservices.web.cern.ch/listboxservices/ http://listboxservices.web.cern.ch/listboxservices/

6. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 6 Other news from The Project Latest gLite WMS release does not contain Network Server (gLite 3.0, update 34) –glite-job-* commands do not work any longer (Still work on GILDA but not on several production VO UIs) –glite-wms-* commands should be used instead –Corresponding tuturials are already available In GILDA WIKI:  https://grid.ct.infn.it/twiki/bin/view/GILDA/WebHome https://grid.ct.infn.it/twiki/bin/view/GILDA/WebHome should be extended to demonstrate the benefits of DAGs, parametric jobs, job collections more See also gLite course in conjunction with EGEE’07:  http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=18939 http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=18939

7. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 7 From grid beginners to grid experts Training is only the first step! Continuous support is needed –Consultancy, application support, documentations, boards, etc. Ask for NA4 help User support services in NA4: –http://indico.cern.ch/materialDisplay.py?contribId=14&mater ialId=slides&confId=18939http://indico.cern.ch/materialDisplay.py?contribId=14&mater ialId=slides&confId=18939 NA4 application porting support –Grid Application Support Center at SZTAKI: www.lpds.sztaki.hu/gasuc www.lpds.sztaki.hu/gasuc –GILDA based porting INFN, Roberto Barbera

8. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 8 NA3 in EGEE-III Keep the good work continue! T-infrastructure remains part of NA3 Training the Trainer courses are key for self- sustainable training –Four “Training Trainers” events have now been held during EGEE-II – See content from NA3 page! Training for business – in collaboration with NA6 –Recent deliverable: DNA3.2  Commercial Grid Training Market Survey  https://edms.cern.ch/document/794178/2 https://edms.cern.ch/document/794178/2

9. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 9 Very near future Progress report due end of October –July-September period –Return event evaluation forms to training-support@nesc.ac.uk!!! training-support@nesc.ac.uk  Also providing an abstract of the event –Register your past events on NA3 webpage!!!  If it is not there it is not NA3.  If it is not NA3 it will not be in the progress report Register your future events on NA3 webpage

10. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-031688 10 Announcement International Summer School on Grid Computing (ISSGC’08) July 6-18, 2008, Hungary Further details will be soon at www.iceage-eu.org Local organizer: MTA SZTAKI Gergely Sipos sipos@sztaki.husipos@sztaki.hu Chair of Programme Committee: Malcolm Atkinson, NeSC