Portal Update Plan

Ashok Adiga

adiga@tacc.utexas.edu

(512) 471-8196

Outline

• Update group on on-going discussions with implementation team on– Grid Build Status tracking– Static vs Dynamic Information in the portal– Resource Information in the portal – Documentation organization

Build Status

• Grid Build status reports– Spreadsheets e-mailed at beginning of month– Tracking status on resources and applications– Follow-ups via email and phone– Kate Barzee is helping us with tracking status

• Please send your status if you haven’t yet done so– Update spreadsheet OR simply email your status

Static vs Dynamic Information

• Dynamic Information in portal today– Status, Load, Jobs on Resource page– Everything else is static– Will make Portal change to make this clear

• Status arrow summarizes availability of – Globus/GRAM, gridftp, MDS grid services– Test scripts run remotely as “sgmonitor” user.– Will make arrow clickable for detailed information– Add test for environment variable test?

• Long term possibilities– Query software stack on each resource

Portal Resource Information• Current Resource page will be modified to add

information about– Software Stack

• OS & version

• Globus version

– Local Scheduler (PBS, LSF, etc.)– Contact Information

• Name, email, Phone, response-by information

• Remote access to resource information – Portal uses GPIR repository– See documentation at http://gridport.net/services/gpir/ for

details on web service access to resource information

Online Documentation

• Information available in various forms/locations– SURAgrid web site– SURAgrid portal– Several documents

• Consolidate all information for easier access– Meet user needs– Easier to maintain/update

• Must support multiple types of content owners– Portal admins, Web admins, Site resource admins, and

application owners

• Currently being designed by SURA

Use Cases• Application Users

– What is SURAgrid? – How do I setup to use SURAgrid?– What resources are available? – What applications are available? – How do I move files between resources and submit a job? – What is the status of my job?

• Resource & application administrators– How do I add a resource to suragrid? – What is the status of suragrid resources? – How do I enable a new application to run on my resource?

• Grid Administrators– Resource Status – Project status

Portal Information

• Writable by portal admin only: – portal setup documentation

• creating a portal account• registering proxy certificate w/myproxy server

– adding a resource to the portal• minimum resource requirements• steps to add new resource to suragrid

– resource information (status, description, etc) – contacts for support issues, authorization setup,

etc.

SURA Web Information

• Writable by SURA web admin only: – overall suragrid docs – mission, vision, usage policy– Status reports (about resources, applications, etc.)– documentation on common functions such as:

• environment variables• how to setup and run new applications

– applications documentation (could be hosted by Application Owner)

• list of supported apps• list of resources running each application;• links to detailed application descriptions• application support contacts

– User Forum?– Wiki?

Site Resource Information

• Writable by resource admin at each site – maintain resource specific information

• hardware configuration• software stack• procedures for getting an account • example usage for submitting batch parallel job• contact information for support w/service level

expectation• applications available (?)

Application Information

• Writable by application owner– Status– pre-requisites– installation– usage

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