Yes, as soon as sites join LCG we put them into the list of test sites.
We then run some tests on the site. The results of the test can be found
here.

https://lcg-sites-status.cern.ch:8383/lcg-sites.html

This should also tell you if you site is in the production or test list.

If the site passes all the tests and remains this way for a while to
indicate the the site is stable over time,  then it will be moved to the
list of production sites.

The list of production sites therefore mean that the core service are
running okay for the VO dteam. Other VOs should do there own tests on
that sites to ensure that they can run their specific jobs okay.

One way to know what site is in a BDII is by looking at the
configuration file that it uses for the list of sites. This will only
really be known by the person who installed the BDII.  The other is to
query the BDII and look for your site. As you configure at your site
what VOs you support, it should not concern a site if it is or is not in
a particular BDII.

Laurence



Fabio Hernandez wrote:

> Laurence,
>
> thanks for this this very useful information. Two questions:
>
> Laurence wrote:
>
> > We do have one RB and BDII installed which contains all the sites;
> > production and test.  This should only really be used by members of
> > dteam who are testing and monitoring sites.  If anyone outside dteam
> > uses this RB then they do so at there own risk as it ALWAYS contains
> > sites that are broken!
>
> I guess, you are talking of 'production' and 'test' sites from the point
> of view of the 'dteam' VO. Am I right?
>
> > We   have a new way for experiments to manage what sites they want to
> > include or exclude in their BDII. We will maintain two lists. One with
> > sites that are undergoing testing and one that contains sites ready for
> > production.   A script has been created that will make a list according
> > to a config file maintained by the VO. They can include lists of sites
> > and exclude list of  sites or single sites.
> >
> > A description of how this works can be found here.
> >
> > http://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/gis/lcg2-bdii/README
> >
> > The production sites can be found here
>
> Again, is this for 'dteam'? Do you plan to provide a means for a site to
> know on what VO's BDIIs it is registered and in which section
> (production or test)?
>
> >
> >
> http://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/gis/lcg2-bdii/lcg2-production-sites.conf
>
> >
> > or here
> > /afs/cern.ch/project/gd/www/gis/lcg2-bdii/lcg2-production-sites.conf
> >
> > The test sites can be found here
> >
> >
> http://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/gis/lcg2-bdii/lcg2-test-sites.conf
>
> >
> > or here
> > /afs/cern.ch/project/gd/www/gis/lcg2-bdii/lcg2-test-sites.conf
>  >...
>
> What the criteria are for a site to be classified as production or test?
> What should a site do to pass from one to the other?
>
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