BalticGrid-II Project

BalticGrid-II kick-off, May 14ht 2008, Vilnius 1

SA3 Application Integration and Support

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Outline

ObjectivesWhy SA3 was added?SA3 Description Objectives Distribution of tasks Task descriptions Deliverables Outcome

Cooperation with other activities Organization of workPlans

Why new activity?

Using the Grid has proven to be more complex task than originally anticipated. In comparison to the BalticGrid project, this activity was added due to an identified need for more attention to user support. The primary aim of this activity is to provide high-quality support for BalticGrid user community to save time and effort for the ordinary users hence allowing them easier migration to Grid based computing.

Objectives

Grid-specific support for the scientists in Baltic States and Belarus Integration of scientific applications needed by users in Baltic States and Belarus to BalticGrid infrastructure.To provide BalticGrid-II users with variety of helper tools like batch job managers, GUIs, VO management software and the likes.

Distribution of tasks in SA3

Partner Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 TotalKTH 2 2EENET 9 6 4 19KBFI 2 2 4IMCS UL 3 3 6IFJ PAN 4 3 7PSNC 5 5VU 3 4 3 10RTU 2 3 2 7ITPA 3 4 7CERN 3 3NICH BNTU 3 3 2 8UIIP NASB 3 3 1 7VGTU 2 1 3 6TOTAL 30 38 23 91

Task 1: Support for Grid users

Total effort 30PMs

Task 2: Application integration

Application areas and respective application codes: High Energy Physics (KBFI, VU) Linguistics (KBFI, IMCS UL) Bioinformatics and Biomedical Imaging (EENet) Material Science and Quantum Chemistry (EENet, ITPA) Framework for Engineering Modelling Tasks (VGTU, RTU,

NICH BNTU) Experimental and Astrophysics Thermonuclear Fusion –

(KBFI, ITPA) Operational Modelling of Baltic Sea Ecosystem – (UIIP

NASB, VU, KBFI)

Total effort 38 PMs

Task 3: General helper tools for users

To help with the migration to Grid Tools for managing large computations User-friendly Grid interfaces VO software manager tools Tools that support parallel programming paradigms Visualization tools and tools that support interactive mode

of operations

Total effort 23 PMs

Deliverables

DSA3.1 Report on support specialists employment and training (M12) RDSA3.2 1st report on Gridification of applications (M12) RDSA3.3 Best practices in Grid-enabling applications for EGEE-like infrastructure (M15) ODSA3.4 Support portal live and operational (M18) PDSA3.5 Final report on Gridification of applications (M24) R

Outcome and success measurements

Outcome With the above-mentioned tasks accomplished, the

BalticGrid-II will be attractive for a broad range of user groups for pooling further resources

The application collaborations identified by NA3 will be Grid-enabled and integrated to BalticGrid-II

Parameters used to measure success of the SA3 Support personnel trained for milestone MSA3.1: at least 2

per Baltic State and Belarus, total at least 8. Application codes integrated: P12 at least 3, at P24 at

least 10

Cooperation with other activities

SA3 needs input from other activitiesNA2 Training support

specialists Organizing tutorials

NA3 Contacts with identified

groups/applications Work together with user

communities

SA1 Contacts with site

administrators Shared support ticketing

system Shared SW repository

JRA Identified or/and

developed grid tools integration

Shared SW repository

Organization of work

How we do things Will coordinate work through e-mail lists

– balticgrid-sa3@balticgrid.org at least bi-monthly audio conference

– Start with weekly EVO meetings– Tasks list

Ticket watchers – shared with SA1 ...

Wiki page for “Knowledge base”

Plan for first 12 months

Detailed description of work for 12 months Will be worked out during the meeting

But ... Assemble support team

– Need contacts from every partner Improve BalticGrid support infrastructure

– Work out support procedures– Start knowledge base – Start contributing manuals and user guides

Identify the applications that will be integrated to Balticgrid– 3 trainings for support specialists

Identify Grid Helper tools – Start software repository

Thank you!

Questions?