Speaker
Z. Toteva
(Sofia University/CERN/CMS)
Description
We describe a database solution in a web application to centrally
manage the configuration information of computer systems. It extends the
modular cluster management tool Quattor with a user friendly web interface.
System configurations managed by Quattor are described with the aid of PAN, a
declarative language with a command line and a compiler interface. Using a
relational schema, we are able to build a database for efficient data storage and
configuration data processing. The relational schema ensures the
consistency of the described model while the standard database interface
ensures the fast retrieval of configuration information and statistic data.
The web interface simplifies the typical administration and routine operations
tasks, e.g. definition of new types, configuration comparisons and updates etc.
We present a prototype built on the above ideas and used to manage a cluster of
developer workstations and specialised services in CMS.
Primary authors
N. Sinanis
(CERN/CMS)
Z. Toteva
(Sofia University/CERN/CMS)
