Technology Update for NGS Users

Europe/Zurich
University of Oxford

University of Oxford

Michael Mineter
Description

An update on recent developments in the middleware and software stack available to users of the UK National Grid Service.

This event is aimed at existing users of the NGS and requires attendees to bring their own laptops and to use their own UK certificate and NGS account during the practicals.

Attendees are required to ensure (prior to the event) that their laptops are able to connect to ngsui01.ngs.rl.ac.uk using the Java web start GSI-SSH client found at http://www.grid-support.ac.uk/content/view/81/61/. There are 3 ways to use GSI-SSH, but this precise test will ensure that several of the practicals can be run successfully. Please be careful to do this test using Java web start from Sun Java 1.6 SDK (note the version number) or above .

Location: Oxford e-Research Centre, 7 Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3QG

    • 09:30 09:45
      Introduction to Day 15m
    • 09:45 10:15
      Overview of recent deployment of software services on the NGS 30m
      This talk gives an orientation of the services we will be using during the day, and an overview of additional services outside the scope of today, especially VOMS.
      Slides
    • 10:15 11:00
      The Resource Broker 45m
      Practical
    • 11:00 11:15
      Coffee 15m
    • 11:15 11:30
      The Resource Broker (continued) 15m
    • 11:30 12:00
      GridSAM 30m
      Slides
    • 12:00 12:45
      The Application Hosting Environment 45m
      Practical1
      Practical2
    • 12:45 13:30
      Lunch 45m
    • 13:30 15:00
      NGS Applications Repository (The NGS Portal) 1h 30m
      Practical
    • 15:00 15:15
      Coffee 15m
    • 15:15 16:40
      P-GRADE portal and GEMLCA application repository 1h 25m
      Speaker: Tamas Kiss (University of Westminster)
      Hands-on exercise
      Hands-on slides
      Manhattan
      Slides
    • 16:40 17:00
      Summary and Discussion 20m