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09/14/2006, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Speakers:
Mike Freemon, Senior Project Manager, NCSA.
Jaime Frey, Systems Programmer, University of Wisconsin.
David Gehrig, Visiting Training Coordinator, National Center for Super Computing.
Effectively using the Grid computing environment requires a working knowledge of several interacting layers of technology, a potentially daunting task for the new user. GRIDS Center presents a hands-on, full-day tutorial moving the new Grid user through a guided series of
activities introducing concepts such as the Globus toolkit, Grid security certificates, reliable file transfer, simple job management, and workflowmanagement. The tutorial introduces essential skills that will be needed to conduct and support use of the Grid computing environment.
NCSA and GRIDS Center will present a day-long, hands-on tutorial demonstrating the first steps in Grid computing. This tutorial alternates between presentations and related lab exercises, giving attendees the opportunity to try grid tools first-hand.
Attendees will learn basic grid concepts by using them in a guided set of tutorial labs. The concepts covered include:
* Introduction to the Grid World: Who's Who
* Grid security concepts: PKI, X-509, Certificate Authorities
* Grid Accounts, from the user perspective
* Data Management
* File Transfer utilities and Reliable File Transfer
* Job Management with Globusrun and Condor-G * Metaschedulers and Workflow Managers
The workshop will be presented by three instructors, Mike Freemon and David Gehrig, both of NCSA. It alternates between presentations and hands-on labs in which users connect to hosts at NCSA to perform various grid-related tasks.
The intended audience is users new to the Grid. No previous knowledge of grid technologies will be assumed. The content level is 100% beginner.
This tutorial has been presented (in various altered forms) at
* SPI GRID Summer Workshop, Brownsville TX, 6/04;
GlobusWorld, Boston MA, 2/05;
* LIGO Grid Camp, Livingston LA, 3/05;
* SPI GRID Summer Workshop, Brownsville TX, 6/05;
* SC 2005, Seattle, 11/05.
*Please bring a wireless laptop; users will connect via
ssh to grid nodes at NCSA for these labs. No other
preparation of the laptop should be necessary.*
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