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WLCG Collaboration Workshop (Tier0/Tier1/Tier2)

from to (Europe/Zurich)
at Prague ( Co-located with CHEP 2009 )
Description This workshop will have a strong WLCG operations focus. Topics include:
  • Service operations, e.g. data management & storage services, databases, analysis services;
  • Operations procedures and tools - reporting of problems, escalation, "Service Incident Reports", suspension of sites in case of major and/or prolonged problems (response targets etc.)
  • Downtime handling: scheduled, unscheduled, at risk etc.
  • Support issues: use of team and alarm tickets, targets for response to incidents, ...
  • Monitoring: VO-views, site views, aligning official availability with VO tests and production results, ...
Material:
Prague metro map unknown type file WLCG Beer Tasting Session link
Go to day
  • Saturday, 21 March 2009
    • 09:30 - 09:40 Workshop introduction, goals and logistics 10'
      Speakers: Dr. Jamie Shiers (CERN), Milos Lokajicek
      Material: CHEP 2009 home page link Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 09:40 - 09:45 Status of the LHC Machine - Timeline included in following report 5'
      Material: Agenda of Chamonix 2009 LHC Performance workshop link Summary of Chamonix workshop link
    • 09:45 - 10:30 WLCG Roadmap for 2009/2010 45'
      Speaker: Dr. Ian Bird (CERN)
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 10:30 - 11:00 coffee break
    • 11:00 - 12:20 Experiment Roadmaps for 2009/2010 1h20'
      Based on proposal from Luca, Fabio and Gonzalo, itself based on the LHCb style. See here for more information.

      Assumes an LHC run from September / October 2009 until autumn 2010, with only a short break at Christmas.

      Speakers: Philippe Charpentier (CERN), Matthias Kasemann, Dr. Dario Barberis (CERN/Genoa), Kors Bos (NIKHEF), Peter Hristov (CERN), Dr. Patricia Mendez Lorenzo (CERN IT/GD)
      Material: Proposal from CCRC'08 planning meeting link Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • ATLAS
        Speaker: Kors Bos (NIKHEF)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • CMS
        Speaker: Matthias Kasemann (CERN/DESY)
        Material: Slides pdf file
      • ALICE
        Speaker: Dr. Patricia Mendez Lorenzo (CERN IT/GD)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • LHCb
        Speaker: Philippe Charpentier (CERN)
        Material: Slides unknown type file pdf file
    • 12:20 - 12:30 CCRC'09 Discussion - part 1 10'
    • 12:30 - 14:00 lunch break
    • 14:00 - 15:00 WLCG Site Reviews - Status and Outlook 1h0'
      Speaker: Dr. Ian Bird (CERN)
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 15:00 - 15:30 WLCG DB Service Reviews 30'
      Speaker: Maria Girone (CERN)
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 15:30 - 16:00 coffee break
    • 16:00 - 18:00 WLCG DM Service Reviews and DM Outlook 2h0'
      • Report from dCache workshop held at FZK in January 2009 30' 
        Goals of the workshop. Motto: yes we can, stability is coming to dCache.
        Speaker: Mr. Jos VanWezel (FORSCHUNGZENTRUM KARLSRUHE)
        Material: Minutes pdf file Slides powerpoint file pdf file agenda link
      • Report from CASTOR external operations F2F meeting held at RAL in February 30'
        Speaker: Barbara Martelli (INFN CNAF)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file agenda link
      • Summary of experiments' DM requirements for 2009 30'
        Speakers: Dr. Flavia Donno (CERN), Dr. Andrea Sciabà (CERN)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • DM futures - ideas, panel discussion and proposal for future workshop 1h0' Suggestions include:
        • Cost of ownership - what are the real costs of "curating" (and serving...) large volumes of HEP data?
        • using HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) as a WLCG SE - Brian Bockelman, Nebraska
        • Planning for long-term access to data - the LHC data archive?
        Speaker: Brian Paul Bockelman (University of Nebraska)
        Material: Slides pdf filedown arrow
    • 18:00 - 18:20 WLCG Tier0 Network Intervention - Did Work at outside sites suffer? 20'
    • 18:30 - 20:30 WLCG Beer Tasting session 
      Details here.
      Location: Potrefená Husa, Na Verandách restaurant. ( Potrefená Husa, Na Verandách restaurant )
  • Sunday, 22 March 2009
    • 09:00 - 09:30 WLCG Analysis Services Working Group Session 30'
      Speaker: Dr. Markus Schulz (CERN)
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Supporting WLCG Analysis Services and Analysis Users 1h0'
      Speakers: Dr. Massimo Lamanna (CERN), Dr. Dan van der Ster (Conseil Europeen Recherche Nucl. (CERN))
      • Introduction 20'
        Speaker: Dr. Massimo Lamanna (CERN)
        Material: Slides pdf file
      • Case Study: User Support in ATLAS (and LHCb) 20'
        Speaker: Dr. Dan van der Ster (Conseil Europeen Recherche Nucl. (CERN))
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • Discussion 20'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 coffee break
    • 11:00 - 12:30 WLCG Operations Session 1h30'
      • Operations procedures and tools - reporting of problems, escalation
        Speaker: Nicholas Thackray (CERN)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • Service Incident Reports - When? Why? How?
        Speaker: Olof Barring (CERN)
        Material: CERN FIO incident reports link GridPP incident template link Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • Suspension of sites in case of major and/or prolonged problems (response targets etc.)
        Speakers: Graeme Andrew Stewart (University of Glasgow), Nicholas Thackray (CERN)
        Material: Slides powerpoint filedown arrow pdf filedown arrow
      • Action plans from sites in case of major and/or prolonged problems (response targets etc.)
        Speaker: Dr. Jamie Shiers (CERN)
      • LHCOPN operations and Grid interactions
        Speakers: Mr. Guillaume Cessieux (IN2P3-CC), Dr. Jamie Shiers (CERN)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 12:30 - 13:30 lunch break
    • 13:30 - 15:00 WLCG Operations Session 1h30'
      • Downtime handling: scheduled, unscheduled, at risk etc.
        Speaker: Pablo Saiz (CERN)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • Monitoring: VO-views, site views, aligning official availability with VO tests and production results, ...
        Speakers: Dr. Elisa Lanciotti (European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)), Julia Andreeva (CERN)
        Material: GridMAP Site View link Slides pdf file
      • Support issues: use of team and alarm tickets, targets for response to incidents, ...
        Speaker: Julia Andreeva (CERN)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • Automatic Resource & Usage Monitoring
        Speaker: Steve Traylen (CERN)
        Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
      • LHCOPN operations and Grid interactions (slides above)
      • Meet the SCOD ("Service Coordinator On Duty")
        Speaker: Dr. Jamie Shiers (CERN)
    • 15:00 - 15:30 Remaining Issues, Summary and Outlook 30'
      Material: ATLAS proposal for STEP09 (aka CCRC'09) powerpoint file pdf file CMS proposed STEPs for scale testing pdf file Workshop summary powerpoint file pdf file
    • 15:30 - 16:00 coffee break
    • 16:00 - 18:00 WLCG Collaboration Board meeting [agendas] - (tentative - for CB members only!)
      Convener: Prof. Mike Vetterli (SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY)
    • 18:00 - 20:00 (CHEP) Welcome Reception