To do this is very easy with the new style BDII and generic information
provider. First we can subtitute the site GIIS for the BDII (which will
improve the performace aswell). Then we just have to produce the static
information about the services runing at the site. We can even write a
dynamic plugin to test if a service is running or not.
Laurence
Burke, S (Stephen) wrote:
> LHC Computer Grid - Rollout said:
> > I think on the longer term we should publish the RBs in the information
> > system and make the client tools check that the
> > service is present.
>
> In EDG we had a Service table in R-GMA which was supposed to contain all
> services, and by the end most of them were actually there, although
> only the
> RM was really using them. I still think that's a good idea, e.g. with the
> current large number of RBs (and BDIIs and myproxies) it's very hard
> to know
> what services are out there. Similarly it might be better for
> mkgridmap to
> find the VO servers through the information system, as more VOs are
> set up
> that will be yet another thing to configure by hand.
>
> Stephen
>
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