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Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto PORTUGAL
Gabor Kecskemeti (MTA SZTAKI), Gergely Sipos (MTA SZTAKI), Peter Kacsuk (MTA SZTAKI), Tamas Kiss (University of Westminster)
Description
The course aims at providing attendees with general expertise on the concepts of the most widely used Grid middleware implementations, development of Grid applications using Globus command line tools, GEMLCA and P-GRADE Portal, and management skills to install Globus 4, GEMLCA and the P-GRADE Portal.

Day 1 introduces Grid computing concepts, the most widly used Grid middleware implementations and details Globus Toolkit 4 services. Day 2 introduces high level technology neutral Grid application developer and executor environments. Day 3 includes tutorials on Globus Toolkit 4, GEMLCA and P-GRADE portal installation.

Attendees will be provided with certificates to use the GT4 based Westfocus, the GT2 based UK NGS and the EGEE based GILDA Grids during the practicals.

Contact the tutors: Gergely Sipos - sipos at sztaki.hu; Prof. Peter Kacsuk - kacsuk at sztaki.hu; Gabor Kecskemeti - kecskemeti at sztaki.hu; Tamas Kiss - T.Kiss at westminster.ac.uk

Further information and registration: http://gridcourse.fe.up.pt/
  • Monday, 22 January
    • 1
      Introduction to Grids and Grid applications
      Slides
    • 2
      Overview of Grid middleware concepts
      The lecture will introduce the concepts used by the Condor, Globus Toolkit and EGEE middleware implementations.
      Slides
    • 10:30
      break
    • 3
      Grid security
      The fundamental challenges of grid computing are described: how can trust be established between sites and users? How can security be protected when communication is across a public network? How are users authorised to use computers and data?
      Slides
    • 4
      Introduction to Globus Toolkit 4
      The preseantation introduces the main concepts of the Web services technology and presents the components and services contained in Globus Toolkit 4
      Slides
    • 12:30
      lunch break
    • 5
      Globus Toolkit 4 WSRF core
      The lecture introduces the basics of WSRF enabled Grid services.
      Slides
    • 6
      Globus hands-on (Pt. 1)
      Attendees will be introduced to the command line usage of Globus Toolkit 4 services as it is provided on the Westfocus Grid infrastructure.
      more information
      Slides
    • 15:30
      break
    • 7
      Globus hands-on (Pt. 2)
    • 8
      Summary of the day
      Slides
  • Tuesday, 23 January
    • 9
      Introduction to Grid portals
      Slides
    • 10
      Grid application support by the P-GRADE Portal
      Slides
    • 10:30
      break
    • 11
      Demonstrations
    • 12
      Exposing applications as Grid services: the GEMLCA approach
      Slides
    • 13
      Demonstrations
    • 12:30
      lunch break
    • 14
      P-GRADE Portal hands-on using the EGEE GILDA Grid
      The tutorial covers the main P-GRADE Portal features using the gLite services of the GILDA training infrastructure: Managing user certificates; Importing workflows; Developing, executing and monitoring workflows. Find the training material here.
      Slides
    • 15:30
      break
    • 15
      GEMLCA hands-on using the UK NGS Grid
      more information
    • 16
      Summary of the day
      Slides
  • Wednesday, 24 January
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