1. INFSO-RI-508833 Enabling Grids for E-sciencE www.eu-egee.org User Information Group report David Fergusson

2. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference Start Need to coordinate EGEE documentation and improve access for users was identified at den Haag. NA2/NA3/NA4/SA1 Got together to form group to address this –Joanne Barnett, David Fergusson, Roberto Barbera, Torsten Antoni As the activity has progressed others have joined Subsequently the need was underlined by external reviewers of EGEE

3. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference Identifying what needs to be done Single point of entry for EGEE documentation User focus in documentation

4. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference UIG Work plan 1. That the main goal of the group is to have an entry point to EGEE which meets the needs of all user communities. The quality of this is also dependent on the appropriateness of the material it exposes. 2. In order to achieve this we must (not necessarily in this order): a - Identify the user groups we are aiming at b - Codify their needs so that we can meet them c - Identify and assess our existing assets d - Identify what material is missing e - Develop a user-centric interface for the existing assets f - Update existing material in the light of the above where necessary g - Develop materials to 'plug gaps' {NB The assumption here is that we are creating a general access point for all rather than one(s) targeted at individual user communities}

5. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference UIG Workplan II The initial task is to identify what information is available and where (not a trivial task as was highlighted at den Haag). This will be split into 3 areas and assigned to the following: Users (Joanne Barnett (NA2)/Jim Buddin (NA2)/David Fergusson (NA3)) Applications Developers (David Fergusson (NA3) /Florence Jacq (NA4)) Operations Personnel (Torsten Antoni (SA1)) Once these have been identified it is possible to ensure the material is clearly presented on the public website and indeed throughout the technical pages. It should also identify any "holes" in the information which can be addressed with the individual activities and assistance of other members in the group. In order to facilitate this work, the group has produced a 'psuedo deliverable' TOC (attached) which will act as a framework for organising the information collated and its analysis. The group has agreed to suggest initial deadline of 1st PEB in April (7th) for having a lsit of the existing EGEE documentation for each of the areas identified above. A second deadline of last PEB in May (26th) for delivering a first draft of the attached document.

6. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference Document framework Table of Contents: EGEE User Information Group Action Plan. Introduction Purpose of document Nature of the problem Scope of the User Information Group Composition of User Information Group EGEE cooperation between activities Types of user communities Users Grid/distributed computing naive users Grid aware users Use case models Developers Grid/distributed computing naive Developers Grid aware Developers Use case models Advanced users/Operations staff EGEE Operations staff External operations staff Use case models EGEE Portals External Internal

7. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference Document framework II EGEE Documentation Users Quick start guides Manuals Security information Developers Quick start guides API reference documentation Advanced users/Operations Organisational reference (management documentation) Technical reference documentation Security information Group resources Timeline, goals and achievability Short term actions Users Developers Advanced users/Operations Medium term actions Users Developers Advanced users/Operations Long term actions Users Developers Advanced users/Operations

8. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference User results

9. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference Application Developer results Scientific Linux https://www.scientificlinux.org/distributions/30x/installing/overview.install http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~eesridr/extlinux.html https://www.scientificlinux.org/news/sl301.sd.net.release http://linux.web.cern.ch/linux/scientific3/docs/netboot/UserGuide.html http://www-oss.fnal.gov/projects/fermilinux/common/making.install.floppies.html gLite gLite WSDLs : http://egee-jra1-data.web.cern.ch/egee-jra1-data/glite-data_branch_1_1_1_RC1/ Documentation on LCG API’s LCG-2 API Documentation with Installation LCG-2 The LCG-2 User Manual http://egee.itep.ru/User_Guide.html https://edms.cern.ch/file/454439/ https://gus.fzk.de/pages/docu.php

10. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference The LCG-2 User Scenario https://edms.cern.ch/document/498081 https://gus.fzk.de/pages/docu.php Guide to LCG Application, Middleware & Network Security https://edms.cern.ch/document/452128 The LCG-2 FAQ https://edms.cern.ch/document/495216/ https://gus.fzk.de/pages/docu.php Datagrid: WP1 – WMS Software Administrator and User Guide http://server11.infn.it/workload-grid/docs/DataGrid-01-TEN-0118- 1_2.pdf Grid Experience using EDG2 and LCG-1 http://www.bo.infn.it/alice/DownLoad/edg2.pdf JDL

11. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference Datagrid: JDL Attributes http://server11.infn.it/workload-grid/docs/DataGrid-01-TEN-0142-0_1.pdf The GLUE Schema http://www.cnaf.infn.it/~sergio/datatag/glue/index.htm EGEE Specific Support NA4 Application support Wiki http://wiki.nesc.ac.uk/read/egee-elearning/ NA3 Training Materials Repository http://www.egee.nesc.ac.uk/trgmat/index.html NA3 Training Schedule web page http://www.egee.nesc.ac.uk/schedreg/index.html NA3/SA1 (EIS) Tutorials Local Grid Guides User Guide for CCIN2P3 http://atlas-france.in2p3.fr/Activites/Informatique/UserGuide/ Grid PP http://www.gridpp.ac.uk/deployment/users/ http://grid.tcs.tifr.res.in/lcg2-userguide.html

12. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference Operations results GGUS documentation page: https://gus.fzk.de/pages/docu.php The Grid Dictionary If you are confused by all Grid acronyms, you can search this grid dictionary for an explanation v1.2 INFN doc ID: INFNGRID20030615-1800 PDFPDF, HTML, TXTHTMLTXT The LCG-2 User Scenario explains step-by-step how to submit your job and handle your data on the LCG- 2 Grid. v1.0 CERN EDMS doc no. 498081 PDFPDF, PS, HTMLPSHTML LCG 2 Tar Distribution This document describes how to install and configure a WN or UI using the tar ball distribution. LCG 2 Tar DistributionLCG 2 Tar Distribution, LCG-2 User Guide is the primary source of information for the LCG-2 user. It describes the architecture and services of LCG-2 and presents the commands and tools that are available to the user. It extends the information provided by the User Scenario regarding the steps a user must follow to successfully work in the Grid. v2.1 CERN EDMS doc no. 454439 PDFPDF, PS, HTMLPSHTML The LCG-2 Frequently Asked Questions is a list of frequently asked questions about LCG-2 Grid usage compiled by the LCG Experiment Integration and Support Team. v1.0 CERN EDMS doc no. 495216 PDFPDF, PS, HTMLPSHTML The LCG-2 Middleware Overview contains an overview of the main LCG-2 services and functionality provided by the middleware to Grid Users. v0.1 CERN EDMS doc no. 498079 PDF The Experiment Software Installation on LCG-2 describes the user and administrative requirements for an application software installation tool. It also gives details on the current toolkit available with the LCG-2 middleware, its limitations and future developments. v0.1 CERN EDMS doc no. 498080 PDFPDF, PSPS

13. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference Operations results II The UI on lxplus document describes how to have access to an LCG-2 Grid User Interface when logged on the CERN lxplus service. version of 13 January 2005. Doc Id missing HTML The LCG-2 User Registration document describes how to register as an LCG-2 Grid User: which is your Certification Authority, how to ask for a certificate, how to register in a Virtual Organization, etc. version of 25 January 2005. Doc Id missing HTML Documentation for VO Users: LCG Experiment Integration and Support http://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/cgi-bin/index.cgi?var=eis/homepagehttp://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/cgi-bin/index.cgi?var=eis/homepage, EIS e-mailing list: support-eis@cern.ch (web archive)support-eis@cern.chweb archive The LCG EIS Documentation and tools repository web page contains useful documentation and a repository of useful tools for information system handling, data management, etc. http://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/cgi-bin/index.cgi?var=eis/homepage Experiment Computing Sites, including Documentation Atlas CMS ALICE LHCB BaBar CDF Compass D0 A list of VOs supported by EIS can be found here List of VOsList of VOs

14. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE INFSO-RI-508833 e-Learning Requirement, Service Options and Plan EGEE 3rd Conference UIG relation to ESC UIG cross activity ESC SA1 only UIG provides passive support for general access ESC provides active support to VOs/users