1 / 23

EGEE-III Training Program Overview: Enhancing Grid Application Skills

Explore the review of NA3 activities by Robin McConnell in the EGEE-III project, focusing on expanding and refining training resources for Grid applications. Learn about objectives, tasks, training events in 29 countries, and improvements in the GILDA testbed and training infrastructure. Discover the geographical spread of events and updates in the digital library. Dive into GILDA improvements, providing t-infrastructure for novices and advanced users with enhanced stability and performance.

dwight
Télécharger la présentation

EGEE-III Training Program Overview: Enhancing Grid Application Skills

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. NA3: Training and Induction Robin McConnell Activity Manager UEDIN (NeSC) EGEE-III First Review, 24-25 June, 2009

  2. Activity Overview NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 2

  3. NA3 Objectives in EGEE-II • Expand and refine the training material and courses, to provide training resources for an ever-widening range of Grid applications. • Train a wide variety of users, within & outside EGEE consortium • Develop mechanisms for passing on knowledge to end-users of EGEE related projects. • Expand online learning services, meeting the needs of an expanded project and larger user-base. • Support the provision of t-infrastructure on the GILDA testbed by developing/maintaining training resources to cover diverse range of application scenarios. NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  4. NA3 Tasks • TNA3.1 • Course Content, Scheduling, Organisation & Delivery • Lead Partner – University of Edinburgh • Partners – All • TNA3.2a • Trainer Support Systems • University of Edinburgh • TNA3.2b • Training Infrastructure Provision • Lead partner – INFN, Catania • Partners – 9 • TNA3.3 • Activity Management & Partner Coordination • Lead partner – University of Edinburgh, Deputy – MTA SZTAKI • Partners - 6

  5. Training Events 29 Countries 56 Locations 99 Training Events (Target 60) 1383 Participants (Target 600) 4439 “participant days” (Target – 1500) NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  6. Geographical spread of events http://bit.ly/EGEEtrainingmap NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  7. Training Event Locations NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  8. Training Event Data in EGEE-II • < Event Duration • Average course length 2.5 days Average evaluation score 5.1 (out of 6) (n=60) Comparison Vs previous years NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  9. Breakdown by Event Type NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  10. EGEE Collaboration events NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  11. IWSGC’09 Resources • NA3 Management ran Programme Committee • EGEE Training Material • Tutors • GILDA – provided testbed for ALL technologies • gLITE • 5 “technology weeks” • ~15 hours per week (student average) • 37 Participants NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  12. Digital Library - updates 1 Rebranding Introduction of “Feeds” NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  13. Digital Library - updates 2 “Cloud tags” NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  14. Digital Library - updates 3 Improved Search & Filter New eLearning modules NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  15. GILDA t-Infrastructure ~2Tb storage 180 cpu Training Infrastructure for EGEE and other European projects, providing resources for training events NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  16. GILDA t-Infrastructure • Available for Grid novices training – 24/7 • Bookable for Training events (also commercial events) • Year 1 – 85 events • GILDA available for porting applications tutorials • Testbed availability for new applications • Improved documentation and facilities offered to grid beginners • Online tutorials available (wiki & linked from eLearning modules) example: NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  17. GILDA improvements • Stability of GILDA vastly improved • Close match to production infrastructure • updated with the latest middleware releases • 2nd WMS installed • GILDA performance exceptional during ISSGC’08 (45 students, 4 middlewares) • Efforts to install monitoring tools • GILDA is monitored by GStat • Plans to register sites with GOCDB, enabling production monitoring • Improved Interfaces • Classic interface updated in response to increased demand • Provides UI for GridWay, P-Grade and GANGA NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  18. Development of EGEE Trainers • “Training the Trainers” • Provide Partner autonomy • Experts ensure quality of message • Balance - Technical vs Pedagogy NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  19. Trainer Registry • Currently lists 102 trainers • Records trainer history/details • Event organisers can browse trainer experience

  20. Industrial Training • Potential solution for commercial training (Business Associate) • EGEE provided Linalis with: • Training (Train the Trainer event) • Access to training material • Use of t-Infrastructure (GILDA) • Linalis now working with EGEE Business group NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  21. Issues • GILDA sites Low number active in early Year 1 • Previous sites dropping out, requiring maintenance • Delay in new sites coming online • Infrastructure now enlarged • International Summer / Winter Schools in Grid Computing no longer funded • Winter School resource intensive to ensure it happened. • Summer school2008 took place in Balatonfured, 2009 will be in July in Sophia Antipolis • Digital Library “hit” rate lower than expected • Survey - 33% awareness, 92% found useful • Response – Promoted at EGEE08, promotional material to launch new website NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  22. Year 2 Plans • Sustainability • Ensure autonomous training groups • Assist Training groups where possible in becoming self-sufficient • Continue to develop Trainers • Train the trainer events • Integration of t-Infrastructure into Production • Running as Training VO • Scalability • Continue e-learning facilities • Further development of library • Further development of modules • ParticipantsCommitted Users • Ensure potential users aware of assistance available (e.g App Porting) NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

  23. Summary • 99 training events delivered, and with wider geographical coverage than anticipated, well above target metrics • Support Services continuously enhanced during EGEE-III, in response to need for greater scalability • Improvements to GILDA have provided larger infrastructure with better performance • Expanding trainer base to ensure sustainable training geographically NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009 NA3 – Robin McConnell - EGEE-III First Review 24-25 June 2009

More Related