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Using Grid Computing at NIKHEF

Using Grid Computing at NIKHEF. David Groep, NIKHEF 2001-10-01. The One-Liner. R esource sharing and coordinated problem solving in dynamic multi-institutional virtual organisations. What is Grid computing?. Dependable , consistent and pervasive access

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Using Grid Computing at NIKHEF

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  1. Using Grid Computingat NIKHEF David Groep, NIKHEF2001-10-01

  2. The One-Liner • Resource sharing and coordinated problem solving in dynamic multi-institutional virtual organisations

  3. What is Grid computing? • Dependable, consistent and pervasive access • Combining resources from various organizations • `Virtual Organizations’ – user-based view on Grid • Technical challenges: • transparent decisions for the user • uniformity in access methods • secure & crack resistant • authentication, authorization, accounting (AAA) &quota

  4. Grid Middleware • Globus Project started 1997 • de facto-standard • Reference implementation of Gridforum standards • Large community effort • Basis of several projects, including EU-DataGrid • Toolkit `bag-of-services' approach • Successful test beds, with single sign-on, etc…

  5. Applications Grid Architecture Make all resources talk standard protocols Promote interoperability of application toolkit, similar to interoperability of networks by Internet standards Application Toolkits Condor-G DUROC MPICH-G2 VLAM-G Grid Services MDS ReplicaSrv GridFTP GRAM Grid Security Infrastructure (GSI) Grid Fabric Condor MPI PBS SUN Internet Linux

  6. Looking for Resources • Per Virtual Organization (or test bed) • Directory of Resources and their Characteristics • Used to find `best resource out there’ DataGrid http://marianne.in2p3.fr/ DutchGrid ldap://giishost.nikhef.nl:30001/o=Grid

  7. Submitting a Job

  8. Sending your Data • Tape robots, disks, etc. share GridFTP interface • Optimize for high-speed >1Gbit/s networks • In the future: automatic optimizations, bandwidth reservations, directory-enabled networking, …

  9. DataGrid Test Bed 1 • DataGrid TB1: • 14 countries • 21 major sites • “Work Package 6” • Submitting Jobs: • Login only once,run everywhere • Cross administrativeboundaries in asecure and trusted way • Mutual authorization

  10. Amsterdam Leiden Enschede KNMI Utrecht Delft Nijmegen DutchGrid Platform • DutchGrid: • Test bed coordination • PKI security • Participation by • NIKHEF:FOM, VU, UvA, Utrecht, Nijmegen • KNMI, SARA • AMOLF • DAS-II (ASCI):TUDelft, Leiden, VU, UvA, Utrecht • Telematics Institute

  11. Systems around WCW

  12. Start using the grid • All the necessary “client tools” are on all Linux and Solaris systems • You just need: • Credentials/tokens for the Grid (see next slides) • Authorization to use resources(you get all NIKHEF resources by default) • Information on which resources to use effectively

  13. Your Grid Credentials • You will use resources across several domains • You may not care about security and authorization • But the remote site admin will ! • All communications are authenticated usingX.509 “Public Key” Certificates • The technology used to securecredit card transactions on the web (https://……) • Uniquely binds name/affiliation to a digital token

  14. Certification Authorities • CA’s act as trusted third parties • Remote sites trust the CA for a proper binding • They will not do authentication again, soonly authorization left. • CA’s are highly valuable: crack one to impersonate others on the Grid(and abuse resources) • Registration Authorities do in-person ID checks

  15. CA’s in DataGrid • 10 National CA’s (one per EU country) • Each one has a detailed policy and practice statement • NIKHEF operates the CA for DutchGridSee http://certificate.nikhef.nl/ • Get a “certificate” from the DutchGrid CAbefore you can start using the Grid • It’s valuable, protect it with a pass phrase • One cert valid for all DataGrid sites

  16. The Proxy • A `proxy certificate’ is a limited-lifetime delegationwithout a pass phrase to protect it • Implements the single sign-on for Grid • Valid for 12 hours (by default) • Use it to: • Run your jobs • Get access to your data • Get it, by running grid-proxy-init

  17. Now see for yourself

  18. Getting a Certificate • Initialize your environment for the Grid • Use the Globus local guide fromhttp://www.dutchgrid.nl/Org/Nikhef/ • Run grid-cert-request • Send the result to ca@nikhef.nlyou will be contacted by phone • Put the certificate (sent by mail) in your$HOME/.globus/usercert.pem • Or use the Web at http://certificate.nikhef.nl/cgi-bin/reqconf

  19. Using the Grid • Request authorization: gridadm@nikhef.nl • Look what is out there using grid-info-searchorhttp://marianne.in2p3.fr/datagrid/giis/giis-browse.html • Try some local hosts: • bilbo, kilogram, triangel kilogram:davidg:1009$ globus-job-run dommel.wins.uva.nl /usr/ucb/quota -v Disk quotas for random (uid 12xxx): Filesystem usage quota limit timeleft files quota limit timeleft /home/random 13067 1500000 2000000 0 0 0 kilogram:davidg:1010$ • Start running your analysis/MC/other jobs

  20. GridFTP • Universal high-performance file transfer • Extends the FTP protocol with: • Single sign-on (GSI, GSSAPI, RFC2228) • Parallel streams for speed-up • Striped access (ftp from multiple sites to be faster) • Clients: gsincftp, globus-url-copy.

  21. What’s Next? • Some of the nice user-features to come: • Finding data files by characteristics(give me all golden decay’s) • Moving your job to where the data is • Automatic partitioning of jobs • Support true-interactive work • Better network utilisation (faster access to data) • ……… • If you are in the DataGrid project, ask your WP leader for authorization in TB1

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