ETICS Technical Commitee

Name: ETICS Technical Commitee
Start: 2009-05-14T15:30:00+02:00
End: 2009-05-14T16:30:00+02:00
Location: CERN

Thursday 14 May 2009, 15:30 → 16:30 Europe/Zurich

TBD (CERN)

TBD

CERN

Alberto Di Meglio (CERN)

Description

Conference Name: ETICS Technical Committee meeting Recurrence: Every Thursday at 15:30 CET Dial-in numbers: +41227676000 (Main) Access code: 0126137 (Participant) Participant site: https://audioconf.cern.ch/call/0126137

- 15:30 → 15:35
  
  Welcome and headcount 5m
- 15:35 → 16:00
  Status reports 25m
  
  Highlights of the week, 5 minutes for each WP (NA2, SA1, SA2, JRA1, JRA2)
  - NA2 5m
    
    Dissemination and Exploitation • Working on the questions for the ETICS customer satisfaction survey. Alberto is putting together contributions • Updated the list of ETICS features according to feedback collected by NA2 WP members. Sent today to TC and PMB for comments and feedback. • Preparing with Paolo a demo (slides and demo) for presenting ETICS at ENG internal meetings and workshops • Discussed the opportunity of organizing a workshop for D-Grid. Will probably invite D-Grid representatives to the workshop which will take place at VEGA. There is the opportunity to request a training slot on ETICS at GridKa School (September 2009) A-QCM • Meeting with quality expert Jorgen Boegh. Discussed ISO standardization strategy as some points still needed clarification. Added the information to the document on A-QCM ISO standardization strategy and plan.
  - SA1 5m
    
    ++ Releases - Preparing 2.4.3 which is a bigger release. Still some things to finalize: mainly testing (repository and locking) and the CCCC plugin - Release descriptions and TODO list for the last release are available here: https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ETICS/SA1ReleasesContents ++ Development - All bugs fixed for 2.4.3 . - etics-dev: database restores, disseminator integrated. - WebPortal and WebCommons fixes (for the disseminator and dashboard) - WA: modeled all system properties (list taken from the user guide) as an XML file to enable the new property editor. - AQCM: created modules and configuration (HEAD) in etics and build of the plugin in volatile etics_2_4_0. Now working on installability. - released WA version 1.3.20 - removed the check on internet availability. - preparation for visit in Darmstadt (images, operation without Internet) ++ Infrastructure - setting AFS group:etics-support and adding members to it, cleaned rights 'per individual' - SL v5.2 becoming SL5.3 - ?: platform naming, extensions, pre/post-fixes - setting-up the etics-int, etics-int-repository All SA1 info is available (mostly up to date) from here: https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ETICS/SA1_internal
  - SA2 5m
    
    Support ------- - Michele, Andras in shift. 3 tickets, 1 solved (2h), 2 escalated (6h). 2 externals processed Infrastructure Integration Job Submission ------------------------------------------ - Still figthing with installation of the software on EGEE sites. Note: they talk bad about our software, but theirs isn't that good either, not to speak of documentation. - Working to get the service at CNAF working. Metronome isn't working, Marian is in the loop. However the repository seems to be up and we are testing now the integration with the submitters. - Design for an EC2 externsions on hold due to other commitments Deliverables ------------- - DSA2.5 due PM15. Missing one contribution, probably arriving tomorrow. We will need a few days of delay, is going to be ready Wednesday March 20Th.
  - JRA1 5m
  - JRA2 5m
    
    - The most important event of the week was the JRA2 - SA1 interaction meeting hold in CERN on the 13th May. The main objective of the meeting had been to clarify all the terms of the multinode deployment test and to have a common understanding of the whole process. (A base scenario of the SZTAKI's Desktop Grid project was taken as an example to go through the process. The meeting was successful, we agreed on the process, on the modifications to be done on existing systems. JRA2 will provide a revised version of the "output xml" until to the end of May.) - We also agreed on the integration of the new plugin registration process into the existing one. Proposals for seamless integration will be provided soon by JRA2. The document will be delivered next week. - DSA2 contribution and Q5 (quarterly report) contributions are in progress. They will be sent as soon as possible. - Technical work was on multinode deployment example. (Info for Isabel: working on the ETICS2 description to be added to the 4D SOFT's official web page. Next week we'll have the updated version of it.)
- 16:00 → 16:05
  
  User satisfaction survey, next all-hands, AOBs 5m
  
  Definitions of questions proceeding. Isabel has sent some material. Next All-Hands meeting is planned to take place from June 22 to June 24 in Budapest hosted by SZTAKI, please confirm your availability for this dates
- 16:05 → 16:20
  
  Deliverables, milestones and planning check 15m
  
  Formal check of agreed milestones and planning
- 16:20 → 16:25
  
  ETICS USIS (User Satisfaction Improvement Strategy) 5m
  
  Improving user satisfaction about usage of the ETICS services is critical. ETICS is often perceived as slow and difficult to use. This is due to a number of factors: 1) Need for technical improvements in speed and usability 2) Disinformation or third-party rumours 3) General resistance to adopt 'procedures' We need to understand what to focus on and have a plan to address this issue as a combination of technical enhancements, training and dissemination. Where to start?
- 16:25 → 16:30
  
  AOB 5m

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