EMBRACE-EGEE Tutorial

Europe/Zurich
CLERMONT-FERRAND

CLERMONT-FERRAND

Florence Jacq
Description
This tutorial aims to train system administrators in order to give them skills to install, configure and manage a complete Grid node using gLite 3.x. This tutorial is first open for EMBRACE project's sys admin but is also open to other projects.
In order to better appreciate the arguments covered in this tutorial basic knowledge of Linux user environment (Shell, SSH) are requested by each trainee. Basic knowledge of grid elements, job submission and basic data management is not mandatory but appreciated.

To register or for any enquiries you could have, please send an email to Florence Jacq (fjacq@clermont.in2p3.fr)
    • Introduction and overview
      • 12:00
        Welcome & Light Lunch
      • 1
        Introduction
      • 2
        Overview of the gLite middleware
        Speaker: La Rocca, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 3
        Authorization and Authentication in gLite
        Speaker: La Rocca, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 15:00
        Coffee break
    • UI Installation and Configuration / Hands on
      • 4
        UI installation, configuration and testing
        Setup the default VO and the default WMProxy Server.
        Speaker: La Rocca, G. (INFN - Catania)
        more information
        transparencies
      • 5
        Set up of a User Interface by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
    • Social Event : Lunch to Le Caveau
    • Automatic installation tools
      • 6
        Yam / Hands-on
        Creation of a APT Repository.
        Speaker: Platania, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 10:30
        Coffee break
      • 7
        Yaim / Hands-on
        HowTo about to install and configure a grid node using the YAIM tool.
        Speaker: Platania, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 13:00
        Lunch
    • Authorization and authentication
      • 8
        VOMS installation, configuration and testing
        Speaker: La Rocca, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 9
        Set up of a VOMS Server by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
      • 16:00
        Coffee break
      • 10
        My Proxy Server installation, configuration and testing
        Speaker: La Rocca, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 11
        Set up of a MyProxy Server by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
    • Grid Elements
      • 12
        Computing Element installation, configuration and testing
        qsub, pbsnodes, globus-job-run, edg-job-submit
        Speaker: Platania, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 13
        Worker Node installation, configuration and testing
        Speaker: Platania, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 11:00
        Coffee break
      • 14
        Set up of a Computing Element by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
      • 15
        Set up of a Worker Node by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
      • 13:00
        Lunch
      • 16
        DPM installation, configuration and testing
        File system generic tests, globus-url-copy, lcg-*
        Speaker: Ricciardi, G. M. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 17
        Set up of a DPM by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
      • 16:00
        Coffee break
      • 18
        LFC File catalog installation, configuration and testing
        Test lfc-* and lcg-* commands
        Speaker: Ricciardi, G. M. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 19
        Set up of a LFC File Catalogt by each trainee
    • Social Event : Lunch to Puy-de-dôme
    • Central Elements
      • 20
        Information System: installation, configuration and testing
        Testing using ldapsearch, lcg-info and lcg-infosites commands
        Speaker: Platania, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 21
        Set up of a Information System by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
      • 10:30
        Coffee break
      • 22
        FTS (File Transfer System) Server + testing
        Channel configuration and testing
        Speaker: Ricciardi, G. M. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 23
        Set up of a FTS Server by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
      • 13:00
        Lunch
      • 24
        MON Box installation + testing
        Speaker: Ricciardi, G. M. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 25
        Set up of a MON Box by each trainee
      • 15:30
        Coffee break
      • 26
        WMS installation, configuration and testing
        edg-job-submit, log files, Sandbox dir, troubleshooting
        Speaker: La Rocca, G. (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 27
        Set up of a WMS by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
    • Autonomous session
      • 28
        Final Exercise
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
        transparencies
      • 10:30
        Coffee Break
      • 29
        Set up of a grid node with Yaim by each trainee
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
      • 13:00
        Lunch
      • 30
        Further handson session about howto install and configure a grid-node
        Speaker: All (INFN - Catania)
      • 16:00
        Coffee Break