[gin-data] Re: Update Ftp transfers

[Gregor von Laszewski]

Actually these tests show one more thing. Although we could set up  
such a test as part of a service run in GIN it is not sufficient.  
E.g. it is important that the "User" has such CoG tools for  
verification available form his client or through an OGCE portlet.

A good example that I run into is the  time just before SC when  
people tend to test their environments. In the past we have done some  
tests for users, but with the availability of such a tool, we could  
allow the user to test the situation themselves.

So what is needed are two kind of tests
a) those run on the server
b) those that can be run by a user to verify his environment and Grid  
access that he expects to have.

Gregor


On Aug 21, 2006, at 9:55 PM, Gregor von Laszewski wrote:

> Hi:
>
> 	please find included two tables. First one from TeraGrid to show  
> that the transfer tests were successful (Raj) FOR TG. We have  
> explicitly made sure that the program on the TG is run by someone  
> outside our group as to verify that it works and can be easily  
> installed. Thanks Raj!
>
> The second file is form the Gin testbed that shows we have problems  
> with the accounts. E.g. The errors we get are all related to  
> authentication errors (hategan). This test was conducted by Mike H.  
> Maybe it would be a good lesson if we we ask someone that has  
> working accounts to run that program? Maybe that would speed things  
> up.
>
> The lesson that we learned from this is that it actually seems not  
> difficult to run the program, however making sure that the  
> authentication works may not be as straight forward as we  
> originally thought. Maybe we can test the  GIN account management  
> with another user, just to make sure that the process is completely  
> worked out. So far it looks like that two of our users had  
> difficulties completing the account application process. I am not  
> sure what the cause for this is. Double checking probably does not  
> hurt.
>
> Gregor
>
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