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Project Status UpdateProject Status Updatefor All-Hands Meetingfor All-Hands Meeting

Alberto Di MeglioAlberto Di Meglio

Project ManagerProject Manager

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Summary

• Consortium managementConsortium management• Effort consumptionEffort consumption• Deliverables statusDeliverables status• CollaborationsCollaborations• Overall technical statusOverall technical status• ReviewReview• ETICS IIETICS II• Goals of this All-Hands MeetingGoals of this All-Hands Meeting

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Consortium Management

• The Consortium has been running smoothly so farThe Consortium has been running smoothly so far• There have been some small deviations from the There have been some small deviations from the

planned effort that have been quickly addressed and planned effort that have been quickly addressed and compensatedcompensated

• All partners have regularly met in the PMB meeting All partners have regularly met in the PMB meeting each month as plannedeach month as planned

• All WP leaders have regularly met in the ETICS All WP leaders have regularly met in the ETICS Technical meetings every two weeks as planned Technical meetings every two weeks as planned (except for a pause during Summer)(except for a pause during Summer)

• No major issues have been encounteredNo major issues have been encountered

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Effort Tracking

• Effort consumption for the first nine months: Effort consumption for the first nine months:

• September timesheets finally completed only last weekSeptember timesheets finally completed only last week• Use of PTT is now established, but we still have problems every Use of PTT is now established, but we still have problems every

month with forgotten passwords or expired accountsmonth with forgotten passwords or expired accounts

Consumed PM Budgeted PM Consumption

Funded 68.46 72.94 94%

Unfunded 19.62 18 109%

Funded+Unfunded 88.08 90.94 97%

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Deliverables Status

• All deliverables up to PM9 have been submitted to the All deliverables up to PM9 have been submitted to the EC within the 45-day deadline with one exception due EC within the 45-day deadline with one exception due to a very active review process and absences during to a very active review process and absences during the holiday periodthe holiday period

• It still was a close call every time, we have to make It still was a close call every time, we have to make sure the PM12 deliverables are not only in time, but sure the PM12 deliverables are not only in time, but possibly a bit early (see discussion later)possibly a bit early (see discussion later)

• More details in the individual WP reportsMore details in the individual WP reports• QR3 report is in progress. WP and Partners QR3 report is in progress. WP and Partners

contributions received, last timesheets completed last contributions received, last timesheets completed last week. The first draft will be circulated at the end of the week. The first draft will be circulated at the end of the week.week.

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ETICS Usage

• ETICS is currently being used or evaluated by several ETICS is currently being used or evaluated by several projectsprojects

• More details will be given on Wednesday in the More details will be given on Wednesday in the dedicated sessiondedicated session

• The list of projects currently registered in the ETICS The list of projects currently registered in the ETICS Database is:Database is:– gLitegLite– DILIGENT and DILIGENT TestsDILIGENT and DILIGENT Tests– NMINMI– OMII-EuropeOMII-Europe– QuattorQuattor– The Virtual Laboratory for eScience (VL-e)The Virtual Laboratory for eScience (VL-e)– The Italian National Grid Infrastructure for Financial and The Italian National Grid Infrastructure for Financial and

Economic Research (EGRID)Economic Research (EGRID)

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Collaborations

• e-IRGe-IRG: attended Finnish open workshop on e-: attended Finnish open workshop on e-infrastructureinfrastructure

• OGFOGF: The work on the QA and certification Woking : The work on the QA and certification Woking Group continues (more on this from WP5)Group continues (more on this from WP5)

• OMII-EuropeOMII-Europe: Collaboration with OMII-Europe : Collaboration with OMII-Europe continues on QA, repository and interoperability topics continues on QA, repository and interoperability topics (more details in the dedicated talks Tuesday and (more details in the dedicated talks Tuesday and Wednesday)Wednesday)

• EUChinaGridEUChinaGrid: collaboration on implementation of IPv6 : collaboration on implementation of IPv6 source code checkersource code checker

• NICENICE: started preliminary discussions on possible : started preliminary discussions on possible collaboration in the integration of test workflows tools collaboration in the integration of test workflows tools in ETICSin ETICS

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Overall Technical Status

Build/TestArtefacts

Web Application

ReportDB

ProjectDB

NMI Scheduler

Clients

Web Service

NMI Client

Via browser

Via command-Line tools

WNs ETICS Infrastructure

Read functions Job submissionX Write functionsX SecurityX Integration of test tools

Read functionsX Job submission

X Write functionsX SecurityX User dashboardX Reporting

Read functions Job submissionX Write functionsX SecurityX Scheduler

Packages Job results (in NMI)X Reports

X Search (EU-OMII?)

Job executionX Root executionX Private nodesX Dynamic publishing

Read functions Job submission Write functions SecurityX Integration of test tools

Read functionsX Job submission

Write functions SecurityX User dashboard Reporting

Read functions Job submission Write functions SecurityX Scheduler

Packages Job results (in NMI) Reports

X Search

Job execution Root execution Private nodesX Dynamic publishing

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Issues

• Quality of codeQuality of code– We are writing code fast to satisfy user requirements and attract We are writing code fast to satisfy user requirements and attract

customerscustomers– Quality suffers sometimes. We need to slow down and work on Quality suffers sometimes. We need to slow down and work on

unit tests and code reviewsunit tests and code reviews

• User support and Quality of ServiceUser support and Quality of Service– After the EGEE 06 conference many users and projects have After the EGEE 06 conference many users and projects have

asked to try ETICS featuresasked to try ETICS features– As a consequence, support requests (user registration, bugs, As a consequence, support requests (user registration, bugs,

etc) have increased beyond our expectations. We need to etc) have increased beyond our expectations. We need to consolidate the support procedures and the quality/availability of consolidate the support procedures and the quality/availability of the servicethe service

• Industrial ParticipationIndustrial Participation– Having collaborations with some industrial project is a strong Having collaborations with some industrial project is a strong

requirement from the EC. We do not have anything so far that requirement from the EC. We do not have anything so far that can qualify as suchcan qualify as such

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Review

• A successful Year-1 Review must be our priority A successful Year-1 Review must be our priority number 1 from now onnumber 1 from now on

• The deadline is tight and there are many issues to The deadline is tight and there are many issues to address, both technical and administrativeaddress, both technical and administrative

• This requires a strong commitment from everybodyThis requires a strong commitment from everybody• I’ll present more details later in a dedicated I’ll present more details later in a dedicated

presentationpresentation

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ETICS II

• The FP7 programs will start soonThe FP7 programs will start soon• A first call in the Infrastructure program will very likely A first call in the Infrastructure program will very likely

be opened in January 2007 and close three/four be opened in January 2007 and close three/four months latermonths later

• If we want to propose an ETICS II continuation If we want to propose an ETICS II continuation proposal, we have to start very soon to think about itproposal, we have to start very soon to think about it

• We need to understand a number things:We need to understand a number things:– Are the Partners willing to commit to this endeavour?Are the Partners willing to commit to this endeavour?– In what directions should we expand the new proposal?In what directions should we expand the new proposal?– Do we need or wish to expand the Consortium to other Do we need or wish to expand the Consortium to other

Partners?Partners?

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ETICS II

• Assuming we all agree on submitting a proposal, I’d Assuming we all agree on submitting a proposal, I’d like to schedule a dedicated discussion about ETICS II like to schedule a dedicated discussion about ETICS II in the coming weeksin the coming weeks

• It will be initially open to Partners representatives and It will be initially open to Partners representatives and WP leadersWP leaders

• We will bootstrap the discussion this week at the PMB We will bootstrap the discussion this week at the PMB meetingmeeting

• I will then prepare and circulate a preliminary I will then prepare and circulate a preliminary document summarizing the main topicsdocument summarizing the main topics

• We will then expand this document into a full proposal We will then expand this document into a full proposal draft.draft.

• The goal is to have the final version of the proposal The goal is to have the final version of the proposal ready in Marchready in March

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Goals of This All-Hands Meeting

• Prepare a sound schedule for arriving at the review Prepare a sound schedule for arriving at the review with all the necessary items ready and thoroughly tried with all the necessary items ready and thoroughly tried and tested (this applies in particular to the five and tested (this applies in particular to the five remaining deliverables)remaining deliverables)

• Update the list of short term technical priorities and Update the list of short term technical priorities and tasks to finish the planned Y1 functionalitytasks to finish the planned Y1 functionality

• Discuss the requirements and technical challenges of Discuss the requirements and technical challenges of the major functional items to be developed in Y2the major functional items to be developed in Y2

• Prepare a new list of short/medium term priorities and Prepare a new list of short/medium term priorities and tasks for the first six months of 2007tasks for the first six months of 2007

• Bootstrap the ETICS II discussionBootstrap the ETICS II discussion