Quattor @ LCG T2 workshop

Europe/Zurich
40-SS-D01 (CERN)

40-SS-D01

CERN

Marco Emilio Poleggi (CERN/INFN-CNAF)
Description

This tutorial gives an overview of the Quattor tool suite and its application to Grid services configuration and administration.

The main goal is to illustrate the potentials of Quattor in a Tier2 environment, with services possibly distributed across geographical areas. Examples and demos of real-world scenarioes are presented interactively.

The topics covered are:

- Overview of Quattor architecture and modules;
- How to describe and manage the configuration of large sites;
- Software package deployment and configuration of Grid services;
- Experiences coming from running Quattor instances.

The level of detail is intermediate. Neither low-level installation tasks nor implementation issues are covered, although the attendees should have a basic understanding of Unix service management, as well as of Grid services and versioning-based authoring.

Note that the afternoon is available for further presentations: Anyone wishing to contribute is welcome!
    • 1
      Introduction 40-SS-D01

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      Speaker: Marco Emilio Poleggi (CERN/INFN-CNAF)
      Slides
    • 2
      Quattor architecture overview 40-SS-D01

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      An overview of design concepts and main Quattor components
      Speaker: Marco Emilio Poleggi (CERN/INFN-CNAF)
      Slides
    • 3
      Fabric configuration description 40-SS-D01

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      How the configuration is structured through PAN templates
      Speaker: Michel Jouvin (LAL)
      Slides
    • 10:40 AM
      coffe break 40-SS-D01

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    • 4
      Software deployment and service administration 40-SS-D01

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      Package management with SPMA and service configuration with NCM
      Speaker: German Cancio Melia (CERN)
      Slides
    • 5
      Practical organization and management of configuration templates 40-SS-D01

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      How to manage templates for large sites
      • a) Introduction to SCDB and its management tools
        A Subversion-based CDB for a semi-decentralized administration
        Speaker: Michel Jouvin (LAL)
        Slides
      • b) The native CDB and its management tools
        Administering templates with the original CDB
        Speaker: Marco Emilio Poleggi (CERN/INFN-CNAF)
        example files
        Slides
    • 6
      LCG and gLite middleware installation and configuration 40-SS-D01

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      Different alternatives for managing LCG software
      • a) Standard Quattor installation + ncm-yaim
        Configuring YAIM with a dedicated NCM component
        Speaker: Thorsten Kleinwort (CERN)
        Slides
      • b) LCG installation with QWG templates
        A dedicated template suite from the Quattor Working Group
        Speaker: Michel Jouvin (LAL)
        Slides
    • 12:35 PM
      Lunch break Restaurant 1 or 2

      Restaurant 1 or 2

      CERN

      Bon appetit!

    • 7
      Management of a distributed site: the GRIF experience 40-SS-D01

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      How the GRIF fabric is administered with Quattor
      Speaker: Michel Jouvin (LAL)
      Slides
    • 8
      Wrap up and Q/A session 40-SS-D01

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      Open discussion: questions, answers and comments. Any further contribution is welcome and will be allocated here!