Leandro N. Ciuffo [email_address] Grid INFN virtual Laboratory for Dissemination Activities INFN-Catania - Italy CSEDU 2009 - International Conference on Computer Supported Education, Lisbon, Portugal - 24 / March / 2009

Background Motivation Figures User assistance How to join and access GILDA “ Virtuous cycle” of applications Multiplying GILDA Conclusions Outline

Background

Motivation

Figures

User assistance

How to join and access GILDA

“ Virtuous cycle” of applications

Multiplying GILDA

Conclusions

Background Bogotá, Colombia

Computational intensive research

Computational intensive research

Grid Computing

Grid Computing EGEE numbers: >260 sites 54 countries ~114,000 CPUs >20 PetaBytes >16,000 users >200 VOs >150,000 jobs/day

The Global network coverage

The Global Grid coverage EELA OSG TeraGrid NAREGI EUMedGrid BalticGrid SEE-Grid EUIndiaGrid EUAsiaGrid EUChinaGrid DEISA EGEE

Researchers e-Science Aplications Data Instruments e-Infrastructure

Researchers

Aplications

Data

Instruments

e-Infrastructure

Motivation Beijing, China

The “Triangle of Knowledge” Research & Development Innovation Education & Training Building e-Infrastructures is a waste if we don’t “build”, at the same time , their users. Along with e-Infrastructures, t-Infrastructures are also needed. e-Infrastructure t-Infrastructure t-Infrastructure

GILDA is a complete Grid test-bed Used to demonstrate/disseminate Grid computing GILDA is an international effort funded by multiple sources Adopted by several Grid projects worldwide It runs the latest version of the gLite middleware Using GILDA is free of charge What is GILDA?

GILDA is a complete Grid test-bed

Used to demonstrate/disseminate Grid computing

GILDA is an international effort funded by multiple sources

Adopted by several Grid projects worldwide

It runs the latest version of the gLite middleware

Using GILDA is free of charge

Avoid to interfere with production Grid infrastructures Users can practice prior to run their codes on the production e-Infrastructures Provide guaranteed resources for training activities Prepare users for future middleware releases Support for pilot Grid Infrastructures Easy entry point for new users/communities Why t-infrastructure?

Avoid to interfere with production Grid infrastructures

Users can practice prior to run their codes on the production e-Infrastructures

Provide guaranteed resources for training activities

Prepare users for future middleware releases

Support for pilot Grid Infrastructures

Easy entry point for new users/communities

https://gilda.ct.infn.it The GILDA Web portal

Figures Istanbul, Turkey

Figures >1000 users registered in the GILDA VO >14,000 certificates issued since 2004. More than 30% renewed at least once. 341 tutorials in 54 countries since 2004.

The GILDA test-bed ~ 20 sites in 4 continents # of Sites may change in time (they are managed on a “best effort” basis) More sites will soon be available in LA and South Africa

User Assistance Cairo, Egypt

Training material Wiki page Video tutorials Step by step instructions Support system GILDA Forge User Assistance

Training material

Wiki page

Video tutorials

Step by step instructions

Support system

GILDA Forge

Customized training events: from 1 day tutorial to 2 weeks Grid School Tutorials for users, system admin. & trainers Can be done without outside internet connection “ Bookable on-demand”: any institution can request a tutorial. Mérida, Venezuela Cairo, Egypt Events curricula

Customized training events: from 1 day tutorial to 2 weeks Grid School

Tutorials for users, system admin. & trainers

Can be done without outside internet connection

“ Bookable on-demand”: any institution can request a tutorial.

How to join and access GILDA Prague, Czech Republic

How to join GILDA http://grid.ct.infn.it/twiki/bin/view/EELA2/HowToAccessGILDA CA VO AUP

CA

VO

AUP

How to access GILDA (1) ssh Grid Portal Virtual Machine Grid2Win

ssh

Grid Portal

Virtual Machine

Grid2Win

User Interfaces Plug & Play https://gilda.ct.infn.it/UIPnP.html compliant with Scientific Linux 4.5/6 and Fedora Core 8 How to access GILDA (2) [lciuffo@myPc]$ voms-proxy-init --voms gilda Enter GRID pass phrase: Your identity: /C=IT/O=GILDA/OU=Personal Certificate/L=INFN/CN=Leandro Ciuffo Creating temporary proxy ........................................................ Done Contacting voms.ct.infn.it:15001 [/C=IT/O=INFN/OU=Host/L=Catania/CN=voms.ct.infn.it] "gilda" Done Creating proxy ................................................... Done Your proxy is valid until Tue Nov 4 03:44:14 2008

User Interfaces Plug & Play https://gilda.ct.infn.it/UIPnP.html

compliant with Scientific Linux 4.5/6 and Fedora Core 8

“ Virtuous cycle” of applications La Plata, Argentina

Dissemination Training events “ Gridification” Deployment on large Infrastructures and inclusion in the portfolio of demonstrative applications “ Virtuous cycle” of applications

Demonstrative Applications

“ Sonified” data from geophysical data collected by digital seismographs placed on volcanoes. Application: Volcano Sonification Etna, Italy

“ Sonified” data from geophysical data collected by digital seismographs placed on volcanoes.

Etna, Italy Application: Volcano Sonification Seismograms Melodisation 5 sec = 20h processing in 1 simple PC

Multiplying GILDA Lilongwe, Malawi

GILDA is also “clonable on-demand” Institutions can setup “ clones ” of GILDA locally to implement campus grids or even nation-wide e-infrastructures ( “stand-alone” Grid ); Multiplying GILDA Cuban stand-alone Grid (EELA-2 project) The SAGrid e-infrastructure

GILDA is also “clonable on-demand”

Institutions can setup “ clones ” of GILDA locally to implement campus grids or even nation-wide e-infrastructures ( “stand-alone” Grid );

Cuban stand-alone Grid (EELA-2 project)

The SAGrid e-infrastructure

The SAGrid e-Infrastructure The infrastructure is under control. Jobs will run soon! Sites installed, currently testing: iThemba LABS North West University Wits School of Physics Site soon to be online: SAAO, SALT CHPC UCT-CERN Research Centre UKZN University of Stellenbosch Activities led by Bruce Becker (SAGrid National Coordinator) Central Services UFS UJ C4 UCT

Sites installed, currently testing:

iThemba LABS

North West University

Wits School of Physics

Site soon to be online:

SAAO, SALT

CHPC

UCT-CERN Research Centre

UKZN

University of Stellenbosch

Activities led by Bruce Becker

(SAGrid National Coordinator)

Conclusions Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Almost 5 years of experience on Training; A ‘standard’ t-Infrastructure adopted by many projects; Several training formats: User, Site Admin, Tutors, Grid Schools, Custom events; Lots of training material: wiki, documents, video,… A ‘clonable’ Infrastructure for: Grid Schools, pilot infrastructures, new e-Infrastructures; GILDA can offer free technical support for anyone willing to organize local training events on Grid computing; It is helping to spread Grid Computing knowledge around the world. Conclusions

Almost 5 years of experience on Training;

A ‘standard’ t-Infrastructure adopted by many projects;

Several training formats: User, Site Admin, Tutors, Grid Schools, Custom events;

Lots of training material: wiki, documents, video,…

A ‘clonable’ Infrastructure for: Grid Schools, pilot infrastructures, new e-Infrastructures;

GILDA can offer free technical support for anyone willing to organize local training events on Grid computing;

It is helping to spread Grid Computing knowledge around the world.

GILDA home page https://gilda.ct.infn.it GILDA Support System http://gilda-support.ct.infn.it GILDA Form for tutorial bookings http://gilda-support.ct.infn.it GILDA Repository of Training Material https://grid.ct.infn.it/twiki/bin/view/GILDA/WebHome ICEAGE Library http://www.iceage-eu.org/library GILDA Virtual Services https://gilda.ct.infn.it/VirtualServices.html Bookmarks

GILDA home page

https://gilda.ct.infn.it

GILDA Support System

http://gilda-support.ct.infn.it

GILDA Form for tutorial bookings

http://gilda-support.ct.infn.it

GILDA Repository of Training Material

https://grid.ct.infn.it/twiki/bin/view/GILDA/WebHome

ICEAGE Library

http://www.iceage-eu.org/library

GILDA Virtual Services

https://gilda.ct.infn.it/VirtualServices.html

Obrigado Leandro N. Ciuffo [email_address] www.areaweb.com.br