Dear All,
Please find attached the weekly GridPP Project Management
Board Meeting minutes. The latest minutes can be found each week in:
http://www.gridpp.ac.uk/php/pmb/minutes.php?latest
as well as being listed with other minutes at
http://www.gridpp.ac.uk/php/pmb/minutes.php
Cheers, Tony
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Tony Doyle, GridPP Project Leader Telephone: +44-141-330 5899
Rm 478, Kelvin Building Telefax: +44-141-330 5881
Dept of Physics and Astronomy EMail: [log in to unmask]
University of Glasgow Web: http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/~doyle
G12 8QQ, UK Video - IP: 194.36.1.32
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GridPP PMB Minutes 179 - 25th July 2005
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Present: Dave Britton & Roger Jones (SKYPE), Steve Lloyd, Tony Doyle
& Peter Clarke (COD), Dan Tovey by phone.
Apologies: Tony Cass, Dave Kelsey, Robin Middleton, John Gordon, Sarah Pearce
Agenda
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1. Preparations for LHC Exploitation Planning Review.
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TD said he wanted to check the three high level areas - Tier-1, Tier-2 and
middleware in order to produce statements on post GridPP Planning.
Tier-1: JG had prepared a document on Tier-1 for comments/discussion. PC
added some text to JG's statement regarding UKERNA's connection from RAL
to CERN. Constraint of 1 page is a limitation. JG and Andrew Sansum
currently refining this.
Tier-2: SL had also prepared a document and spreadsheet showing
requirements. The main point was that 19 FTE had been reduced to 15. RJ
felt that 80% salary costs to 2010 was under-estimating assumptions of
FEC and therefore SL agreed to change this to "80% of the salary cost in
2007/2008, 100% in 2009/10 and 120% thereafter, although this is not
guaranteed". TD said figures for production manager & regional Tier-2
centre co-ordinators (5 FTEs) were missing. It was agreed that these
should be a separate line in the final document and not part of the
Tier-2 cost.
DB and TD would check the final input on Tier-1, Tier-2 and middleware
to incorporate the data into a single spreadsheet which will state staff
breakdown clearly and the costs involved in running a Grid.
Middleware Input: RM was busy with EGEE phase 2 planning. RJ said he
was unable to report on middleware at the moment but would prepare a
draft. PC said he would provide him with some input for this.
Note: RJ provided preliminary input on Tuesday.
2. GridPP14 Planning
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TD wished to discuss the proposed agenda for GridPP14 taking place 6th-7th
September and said he had spoken to Pete Watkins and Maria Hobbs in
Birmingham. Some draft URLs have been put in place.
TD said he would like to have more open discussion sessions on the agenda,
with an expert panel in each area for the areas which require it.
The following are possible areas that could be discussed in a session
with a panel and lead:
1. Post-GridPP2 Planning and e-Infrastructure
broken into 3 areas.
- the LHC exploitation review meeting is not until after GridPP14
(19/9/05), likewise (AHM 20-22/9/05) so there will be no input
available, but the discussion would be used to inform these
presentations.
TD said we should think more about what's needed from 2008-2012.
2. Documentation Plans
- Discussion is needed to determine priorities in this area.
3. Current problems in the Service Challenges
- SC is ongoing - what are the problems? How can they be resolved etc?
- It is hoped to have this as a discussion session
TD added that appropriate panels would be suggested and each should have
an appropriate chair.
Necessary status reports are:
(1) overview. - do we need a whole session?
- PW suggested having this at the end in a summary
(2) deployment status - production manager, Tier-1, 4xTier-2
(3) Midlands e-Science Centre
(4) Grid Operations (not covered at GridPP13)
3. Dissemination Status - Application for GridPP Dissemination Grant
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SP had forwarded an application from Cambridge for a student working to
develop a Ganga demo. The board discussed this and agreed that funding
should be awarded via PPARC grant through JeS. SP would get in touch with
Andy Parker.
STANDING ITEMS
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SI-1 ALL: to provide any news items and meeting dates for the web page to
SP.
RJ said he would provide an item on Tier-1/Tier-2 transfers between
Lancaster and RAL.
SI-2 Production Manager's weekly report of issues.
2.6 will be released this week.
ACTIONS
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167.3: RJ to define UK contacts for D0; CDF; BaBar; QCDGrid; ZEUS - who
will respond on experiment operational issues.
- done
167.5: DK to define a possible technical documentation role.
- done - TD sent a description prior to the meeting. DK still to pass comment
170.2: RJ to invite representatives to talk to the PMB about GANGA status
- done - this was covered in the presentation at GridPP13
177.1: Tier-1 Board (via TD) to review methods of evaluation for
estimating experiment requirements.
- done - base methods for UB request for short term funding showed that
the current methods are robist.
178.1: JG, TC & TD to prepare Tier-1 input for LHC exploitation
review
- ongoing
178.2: SL, DB & TD to prepare Tier-2 input for LHC exploitation
review
- ongoing
178.3: RM, RJ & TD to prepare middleware input for LHC exploitation
review
- ongoing
AOB
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DT said there had been no nominations for the UB deputy chair which would
be vacant as from September. The PMB agreed that that this should, in the
first instance be a member of the LHCb collaboration. One person has been
approached however and DT will discuss this further with TD.
ACTIONS AS AT 25TH JULY 2005
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178.1: JG, TC & TD to prepare Tier-1 input for LHC exploitation
review
- ongoing
178.2: SL, DB & TD to prepare Tier-2 input for LHC exploitation
review
- ongoing
178.3: RM, RJ & TD to prepare middleware input for LHC exploitation
review
- ongoing
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