[gin-jobs] Standarized Execution Environment

[Aleksandr Konstantinov]

  Hello,

 Thanks for explanation. In NorduGrid approach is a bit different. 
In short nothing is predefined. Instead there is a minimal subset 
of information about operating system and architecture propagated 
through information system as properties on computing element. 
And for rest we use approach called Runtime Environment (RTE). Those 
include predefined set of anything user program should expect on 
working node if requested in job description. List of currently
defined RTEs with their description is available at RTE Registry 
http://gridrer.csc.fi/ . Probably it would be possible to define 
EGEE RTE.

A.K.



On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:56:51 +0200
Laurence Field <Laurence.Field at cern.ch> wrote:

> Hi Aleksandr,
> 
> Of course, within EGEE we have defined our own environment, however, 
> most other grid infrastructures have done the same. This is the problem. 
> The functionality we are aiming for is the same but we have arrived 
> there slightly differently. The aim is to understand the common points 
> and agree on the same way to do things. The EGEE document is just a 
> starting point for discussion.  I am currently collecting input on the 
> following wiki page and already have some input from Teragrid.
> 
> http://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/EGEE/WNEnvironment
> 
> If anyone else would like to provide input for the discussion, please 
> email me with the points.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Laurence
> 
> Aleksandr Konstantinov wrote:
> >   Hello,
> >
> >  Sorry for stupid question. Just want to understand an idea. Do You suggest 
> > to apply very EGEE specific environment to other Grid infrastructures?
> >
> >
> > A.K.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:41:46 +0200
> > Laurence Field <Laurence.Field at cern.ch> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> One of the problems that we found during the interoperation activities 
> >> was with the different environments found on the worker nodes in the 
> >> different grids.  Getting the jobs to arrive on the worker node is one 
> >> problem, ensuring that the jobs run correctly is another and this 
> >> problem has mainly been overlooked.  During the joint operations 
> >> workshop in Bologna between OSG and EGEE this problem was brought up and 
> >> discussed. The result was the following document which suggests 
> >> standardizing the execution environment.
> >>
> >> http://edms.cern.ch/document/630962
> >>
> >> I have already scheduled a BOF at OGF 20 to discuss this issue further.
> >>
> >> Feedback on this topic is more than welcome.
> >>
> >>
> >> Laurence
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