UK Experience & plans:
The OMII View
Steven Newhouse
Deputy-Director, OMII
OMII Release 1.0
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Public preview end of October
Final release start of December
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Account Service:
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Data Service:
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Manager & provide resource allocation on a resource
Move data from client to server & back again
Job Service:
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Execute configured application on remote resource
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OMII & Condor
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Job Service (October)
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Condor Web Service (January)
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Integration with DRMs (e.g. fork, PBS, & Condor)
Wrapping Condor commands through a web service
Provided by Southampton e-Science Centre
GridSAM (January ->)
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Submit JSDL documents to a web service
JSDL mapped to specific DRM through command line
A managed programme project at LeSC, Imperial College
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ETF
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Examine middleware with a view for deployment
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Will it work in the NGS environment?
How does it need to managed?
Secure Flocked Condor Pool
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Condor can be flocked through firewalls
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Alternatives such as Condor-C in development
Use GSI to authorise access to resources
Explore the use of Condor in other areas
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NMI Build System
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OMII needs to build and test across multiple
platforms
How to integrate additional resources into the
system?
How to access this build infrastructure?
How to make it a resource for UK projects?
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The Future… Condor & OMII
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Automated build, deployment & testing
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Build: In progress
Deployment: Possible with good m/ware design
Testing: Hard across multiple platforms
Monitor the needs from the community
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