Speaker
Describe the scientific/technical community and the scientific/technical activity using (planning to use) the EGEE infrastructure. A high-level description is needed (neither a detailed specialist report nor a list of references).
The g-Eclipse project aims to build an integrated workbench
framework to access the
power of existing Grid infrastructures. The framework will be
built on top of the
reliable eco-system of the Eclipse community to enable a
sustainable development. The
framework will provide tools to customize Grid users'
applications, to manage Grid
resources and to support the development cycle of new Grid
applications.
In the first your of the project, the gLite middleware support
will be implemented.
Report on the experience (or the proposed activity). It would be very important to mention key services which are essential for the success of your activity on the EGEE infrastructure.
The features of the g-Eclipse framework will be demonstrated as a
live demo by
accessing EGEE Grid infrastructure. The demo will show the setup and
configuration of the g-Eclipse framework as well as the "Frist
Grid application
cycle". This includes the generation of a VO-specific Grid
project, the inclusion of
remote Grid file systems, the generation of Grid job
specifications with wizards and
the submission of job. The demo will prove that the migration of
a local application to
a Grid infrastructure will be much easier with the toolbox of the
g-Eclipse framework.
Additionally the integrated features to the GGUS system and VOMS
management system
will be demonstrated.
With a forward look to future evolution, discuss the issues you have encountered (or that you expect) in using the EGEE infrastructure. Wherever possible, point out the experience limitations (both in terms of existing services or missing functionality)
At the end of the demo, we will high-light problems in terms of
currently missing Java
API or webservice specifications for the gLite central services.
Describe the added value of the Grid for the scientific/technical activity you (plan to) do on the Grid. This should include the scale of the activity and of the potential user community and the relevance for other scientific or business applications
As the g-Eclipse framework aims for middleware independence, the
emerging eco system
has the potential to be the reliable graphical user interface to
access the power of
grids in the future. The framework will be open to integrate
existing and new tools.
The g-Eclipse project will address three major groups in the Grid
domain: Grid users
will benefit from the Desktop-like access to Grid resources; Grid
operators and
resource providers will be able to reduce the time-to-service by
the Grid management
and Grid site configuration tools; and Grid application
developers will reduce the
time-to-market for new Grid applications by accelerating the
development and
deployment cycle. The g-Eclipse project addressed sustainability
from the very
beginning. The g-Eclipse project is now accepted as an offical
technology project of
the Eclipse Foundation (www.eclipse.org/geclipse).
