EGEE induction course

Europe/Zurich
NeSC

NeSC

John Murison
Description
This is the first EGEE induction event, held at NeSC, Edinburgh. It is for members of the EGEE project. Goals: 1. to induct EGEE trainers 2. to refine modules of the induction courses 3. to begin induction of EGEE members Outcomes: 1. Trainers will be able to present these modules. 2. Modules for future induction courses will be in near-final form. 3. EGEE members will be oriented to the EGEE project structure and procedures. 4. EGEE members without prior Grid experience will be oriented to the EGEE infrastructure. Prerequisites: Some familiarity with UNIX will be helpful for practicals. No experience of Grids is assumed. In advance of the course all participants needed to follow instructions that were emailed to them and also placed on an NeSC web page, to ensure that they: 1. Obtain and bring a security certificate from the GILDA.testbed. This needed to be done 3-5 working days before the course as administrators need to respond to each request. Certificates last for 2 weeks and are usable after the course. 2. Subscribe to GILDA VO.
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    • Day 1
      • 1
        Welcome and overview
        Introducing the course agenda and outling the goals.
        Speaker: John Murison / Mike Mineter (NeSC)
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      • 2
        What is e-Science and Grid Computing?
        Giving a historical perspective on the development and motivations behind the push for grid technology with current examples.
        Speaker: Dave Berry (NeSC)
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      • 3
        Applications on Grids
        Who uses Grids and why; the range of current applications.
        Speaker: Roberto Barbera (INFN)
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      • 10:30
        Coffee
      • 4
        What is EGEE?
        A description of the aims of the Grid Research infrastructure project EGEE, and the context within which it has been undertaken.
        Speaker: John Murison (NeSC)
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      • 5
        Security and Certification; Authentication and Authorisation
        Describe … Security basics Use of Certificates Importance of Certificate Authorities
        Speaker: John Kewley (CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory)
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      • 12:30
        Lunch
      • 6
        General components of Grid middleware and User Interfaces
        The multi-layer model of middleware services The Command Line user interface The GENIUS Portal
        Speaker: Roberto Barbera (INFN, University of Catania)
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      • 15:00
        Coffee
      • 7
        Practical with GENIUS
        Upload/convert certificates, create MyProxy. Job submission and monitoring, data management, information index browsing, resource monitoring
        Speaker: Roberto Barbera (INFN, University of Catania)
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    • Day 2
      • 8
        Strategic issues in Grid computing
        Speaker: Malcolm Atkinson, NeSC
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      • 9
        The Evolution of Grid Technology
        To give an overview of the history of Grid computing
        Speaker: Dave Berry (NeSC)
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      • 11:30
        Coffee
      • 10
        Seeking collaboration across EGEE
        To respond to the requirement that the training team should “inculcate team spirit” in EGEE
        Speaker: Mike Mineter (NeSC)
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      • 13:00
        Lunch
      • 11
        Adding new applications to EGEE infrastructure
        Overview of NA4 and Generic Applications The official procedure to join EGEE The GILDA dissemination testbed
        Speaker: Roberto Barbera (INFN, University of Catania)
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      • 12
        Further practical with GILDA and GENIUS
        Speaker: Roberto Barbera (INFN, University of Catania)
      • 13
        Providing new users with EGEE technology using Knoppix
        Using a CD based LINUX distribution to provide EGEE resources.
        Speaker: Rudiger Berlich (FZK)
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    • Day 3
      • 14
        EGEE Infrastructure: How to Join as Users, Sites and Virtual Organisations
        Joining EGEE as a User. The practice following on from the theory from earlier talks. Obtaining a certificate and joining a VO. SA1 (EGEE Deployment) Structure. Joining EGEE as a Virtual Organisation. Who to contact and what is needed. Joining EGEE as a Site. Who to contact and what is needed. Support Structures.
        Speaker: Steve Traylen (Rutherford Appleton Lab, UK)
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      • 15
        EGEE organisation and procedures
        Recap of EGEE structure To summarise the EGEE project web structure To introduce some of the tools in common use within the EGEE project. To discuss the use of the web by EGEE NA3, User Induction and Training. This talk is for EGEE project workers and trainers.
        Speaker: John Murison (NeSC)
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      • 11:00
        Coffee
      • 16
        Providing new users with EGEE technology using Knoppix
        Using a CD based LINUX distribution to provide EGEE resources.
        Speaker: Rudiger Berlich (FZK)
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      • 17
        Discussion
        An attempt to pull together the various threads relating to the induction process.
        Speaker: Mike Mineter (NeSC)
      • 13:00
        lunch
      • 18
        EGEE: Types of Induction
        To discuss the different types of induction course identified in the NA3 Execution Plan. To produce a contents list, level of details timings, etc., for each course type.
        Speaker: John Murison (NeSC)
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      • 19
        NA3 discussion: structuring the courses
        Understand what each of the course type is Description of course I/O Eventually metadata Try to fit the existing material in and identify what needs to be done Personnel Identify audience
        Speaker: Ognjen Prnjat (GRNET SA)
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