Each WP8 experiment (ATLAS,ALICE,BaBar,CMS,D0,LHCb) will present an overview of their Grid planning for 2003-4, with specific reference to data challenges and special requirements for operation of experiment software
The session will involve overviews from members of the SCG on the current status of software for the management of VOs, and the status with respect to experiments and CAs. This will be followed by discussion with the experiments regarding special problems in managing VOs, and in the operation of experiment data processing systems (e.g. the issue of the connectivity of site worker nodes)
The theme of this session will be the use of the new data management and mass storage software released in EDG 2.0. There will be overviews of the functionality and user interfaces offered by the new software, with particular reference to differences from the 1.4 series. There will be discussion on the use of this software by the experiments with a view to overcoming the problems in EDG 1.4 regarding reliability and scalability.
The session will include an overview by WP1 of the functionality and performance enhancements expected in EDG 2.0, with emphasis on the differences seen by the user with respect to the current software in the application TB. This will be followed by discussion with the experiments on the use of the software in their forthcoming work in 2003.