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User Support of WLCG Storage Issues

User Support of WLCG Storage Issues. Rob Quick OSG Operations Coordinator WLCG Collaboration Meeting Imperial College, London July 7, 2010. Storage. Storage. Aggregate Storage in IU HPSS. User Issues. Install VDT client tools Use Information Systems for available space

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User Support of WLCG Storage Issues

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  1. User Support of WLCG Storage Issues Rob Quick OSG Operations Coordinator WLCG Collaboration Meeting Imperial College, London July 7, 2010

  2. Storage

  3. Storage

  4. Aggregate Storage in IU HPSS

  5. User Issues • Install VDT client tools • Use Information Systems for available space • Ask for space if the need is large • Find endpoints • Test availability • Maintain acceptable site list • Stage data • Track which input files are where • Direct jobs to sites • Track where output data is • Stage data out • Remove files at completion of project Source: Ted Hasselroth

  6. Site Issues • Connection/bandwidth abuse • Online data to be used for ongoing research, not archiving • Space and computing fair access to all VOs • Jobs and data transfer design make efficient use of resources • Data is being cleaned up after being used Source: Ted Hasselroth

  7. WLCG to OSG TicketsLast Quarter • 96 GGUS Tickets

  8. Support • Adding Effort for WLCG Tickets • Earlier Hours in the US (06:00 EST) • Friday Meetings to Review WLCG Tickets • Alarm Procedures to be sure Tier1s are alerted • Web Services Based Ticket Exchange • Removes Email Dependencies • Improved Alerts on Failure • This is in Place Between GGUS and OSG Footprints • More Communication • Daily Attendance at the WLCG Ops Meetings • Discussion of WLCG Items at the OSG Operations and Production Meetings • Heavy Interactions with EGI SAM and GGUS Groups

  9. Infrastructure • The real story is not what we are doing, but what we are not doing • Continue Service SLA (This is now completed) • https://twiki.grid.iu.edu/bin/view/Operations/ServiceLevelAgreements • Effort to Bring OSG Services Not Hosted by the GOC Into the Same Forums as the Indiana University Hosted Services • Gratia, ReSS, Engage MM, Others • Operations and Production Meetings • GOC Notifications • Change Management • Scheduled Release Periods • Change Management Review • Community Notification Revisited • Determining What Needs to Be Done and What Needs to Not Be Done

  10. Storage Support • Issues • FTS is a black box to us • OSG Ops has at various times set up a test SE but without lifelike scenarios this is not very helpful • OSG Storage Group does not see most WLCG tickets • Questions • Are reported storage issues getting resolved in a timely manner? • Are all storage issues being made into tickets?

  11. QUESTIONS?

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