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Is that all there is to the the Grid?

Is that all there is to the the Grid?. Tony Doyle. Contents. Something old, something new, something borrowed (from Gary Larson, Edward de Bono, Nick Hornby and Peggy Lee) and something blue Old hat – TD was PL (come April Fool’s Day..) New hat – TD is TD Hats and stats

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Is that all there is to the the Grid?

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  1. Is that all there is to the the Grid? Tony Doyle

  2. Contents Something old, something new, something borrowed (from Gary Larson, Edward de Bono, Nick Hornby and Peggy Lee) and something blue Old hat – TD was PL (come April Fool’s Day..) New hat – TD is TD Hats and stats Is that all there is to the Grid?

  3. Role of Technical Director The role of the Technical Director is to: To sit on the Project Management Board representing technical (middleware) activities and advising the project leader on technical issues; To ensure that the Project Management Board is fully aware of middleware activities and issues that might affect the project; To ensure that the Deployment Board are kept fully aware of the middleware issues by sitting on the Deployment Board; To ensure that the User Board are kept fully aware of the middleware issues by liaison through the User Board chair;

  4. Role of Technical Director To report on technical issues, as necessary, to the Collaboration, the Collaboration Board and STFC. To identify the need for, and facilitate arrangement of, meetings covering middleware technologies, operational support, technical experiment requirements, site issues related to middleware, and technical training; To work towards integration of middleware activities in the wider context, particularly of LCG and EGEE, and within the general UK eScience programme; To ensure that progress towards technical deliverables or metrics against the project schedule and use of resources is monitored on a quarterly basis; To report to the Project Manager on matters relating to any project deliverables and milestones defined within his or her purview.

  5. Specific responsibilities of the Technical Director include: Grid Storage Management: To maintain an overarching view of the work in the storage areas in order to: Advise the project on issues and risks; to ensure that an appropriate set of milestones and metrics are developed against which this area can be monitored; to ensure that appropriate operational support is provided to the community; to facilitate sensible plans for maintenance and development of storage technologies; to review quarterly reports and ensure that they are received by the project manager. This area presently covers the DPM, DCache and CASTOR technologies but a weather eye should be kept on others such as STORM that may be deployed in the UK. The related posts directly funded by GridPP3 are Post C5: DPM Service support (Edinburgh) and Post C4/C6: Castor/DCache support (RAL). Grid Data Management: To maintain an overarching view of the work in the area of Data Management in order to: Advise the project on issues and risks; to ensure that an appropriate set of milestones and metrics are developed against which this area can be monitored; to ensure that appropriate operational support is provided to the community; to facilitate sensible plans for maintenance and development of Grid Data Management services within the constraints of the effort available but within the wider context of possible complementary work in ScotGrid; to review quarterly reports and ensure that they are received by the project manager. The related posts in this area are Posts C1 (Data Management Support, Glasgow) and NC31 (Metadata Transition, Glasgow). Grid Information and Monitoring: To ensure that the limited effort in this area is sensibly targeted at (a) providing support for R-GMA for the period it is required and (b) supporting and facilitating any transition to replacement technologies. The related post is Post C7 (R-GMA support, RAL). Workload Management Systems: To maintain an overview of the WLMS work at Imperial, consisting of WLMS release testing and RB logging, to advise the project on issues and risks; to ensure that an appropriate set of milestones and metrics are developed against which this area can be monitored; to ensure that appropriate operational support is provided to the community; to facilitate sensible plans for maintenance and development of WLMS services within the UK; to review quarterly reports and ensure that they are received by the project manager. The related posts in this area are Posts C15 (WLMS support - rather ill defined) and C19 (RB logging and WLMS support: this is 50% FTE until Mar 09). Security: To maintain an overview of the Security work funded by GridPP3 in order to advise the project on issues and risk; to ensure that an appropriate set of milestones and metrics are developed against which these areas can be monitored; to ensure that appropriate operational support is provided to the community; to review the quarterly reports and ensure that they are received by the Project Manager. The related posts are: Post C20 (Operational Security at RAL); Post C21 (GridSite development); Post C22 (GridSite); Post NC28 (VOMS service at Manchester); Post C25 (Dave Kelsey – International liaison). Networking: To maintain an overview of the Network issues in order to advice the project on issues and risks; to ensure that an appropriate set of milestones and metrics are developed against which this area can be monitored; to ensure that appropriate operational support is provided to the community; to review quarterly reports and ensure that they are received by the project manager. The related post in this area is Post C26 (Tasker). To be discussed are who maintains the overview of the GOC posts (D7 to D10) and the 50% FTE Technical Documentation post: At first glance these too would report via the Technical Director. At second glance they’re not (yet). Role of Technical DirectorRead the small print

  6. Role of Technical Director New hat

  7. Roles Thinking hats: Use hats to focus on 1 hat; Take on that role; Switch hats; Use all hats to assess problem fully. Edward de Bono Thinking hats (1/4/08): Remember to take old hat off; Put on new hat; Don’t lose this hat (you’ve just lost one); Eventually it will fit. Tony de Oly

  8. GridPP Project Statistical proof 2,249,370 hits in 2007 of success

  9. GridPP PMB Statistical proof 4593 e-mails to Dave of success? since 2003 (along with 37,117 to PMB) Inbox stats Responsive Mode? But most e-mails are from me to me (6958)

  10. Is that all there is to.. ? Q: what are the top ten GridPP Google images? Courtesy of Images And (all aglow again) Miss Peggy Lee

  11. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 1. GridPP Collaboration (May 2001, 1st Collaboration Meeting) (Tony reconsidering that redshirt, ten white shirt policy) The secret of good comedy is.. Timing The secret of a good collaboration is.. People 1

  12. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 2. GridPP Map (June 2004) (including a rather empty Ireland..) The days when all UK sites were green .. Not (colour chosen in honour of the 1st Irish collaboration meeting) 2

  13. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 3. GridPP Map (June 2004) (including some signs of activity in Ireland..) The days when all UK sites really were all green .. (repetitive? blame google images) 3

  14. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 4. GridPP System Manager (August 2006) (Including systemdesigned by Google ?..) A Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer is to computing what a McDonalds Certified Food Specialist is to fine cuisine? AGridPP-certified system manager is a Master Chef (with optional add-on kung fu abilities) 4

  15. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 5. GridPP within EGEE (September 2006, 3rd EGEE Collaboration Meeting) (amongst 700 delegates..) The secret of a good International collaboration is.. More Good People (I've seen all good people turn their heads each day so satisfied I'm on my way. [Yes, for Roger and Steve]) 5

  16. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 6. GridPP Networking (September 2004) (the back of the old IBM ScotGrid machines..) A perfect digital copy of rubbish content ... is still rubbish content. When will the networks learn? Tell me, Mr. Anderson, what good is a phone call when you are unable to speak? (The Matrix) There is still a lot to do on the bit creation/speaking side.. 6

  17. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 7. GridPP logo (September 2004, 3rd AHM Meeting) (It must be good – it won a prize, along with the rest of the website..) The real secret of GridPP?.. Feminine charm? 7

  18. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 8. John Gordon - SysMan’sSysMan (November 2005) (as “World's biggest grid seeks secrets of the universe” silicon.com) “The universe in some sense must have known that we were coming.” (Freeman Dyson) We may all be good people but really there’s only John working tirelessly behind the scenes.. 8

  19. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 9. GridPP Monitoring Plot (August 2006) (Empty?..) Most people find empty monitoring plots.. Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. It is often associated with extreme pessimism and a radical scepticism that condemns existence. An extra verse.. 9

  20. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? The GridPPworld according to Google 10. Tony! You fool! Don’t plug that thing in! (23/02/2001 23:55) Dear all We have finally managed to raise a Web site for the proposal! Connect to http://138.253.48.98You will need an  access word ... use:    grid4pp The idea is we can all upload files and download to this site as well as download them. Be aware you can overwrite files. We have had a few technical problems so let me know if you have problems AKA a start... The End 10

  21. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? 10

  22. Ask Is that all there is to.. ? 10

  23. Summary The new hat hasn’t been worn in yet The old hat fitted quite nicely Is that all there is to GridPP? No, with better things to come.. Thanks to images and PicLens Thank you GridPP– for (c)hats & stats PS for those waiting for something blue.. the slides are (mainly) blue

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