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| OS_IS_Helpdesk_HowToImprove = Better coupling of local and central helpdesk is needed. Also, local helpdesk is specific to one site and this is not a sustainable solution in the long-run. | | OS_IS_Helpdesk_HowToImprove = Better coupling of local and central helpdesk is needed. Also, local helpdesk is specific to one site and this is not a sustainable solution in the long-run. | ||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Assessment = 2 | | OS_IS_CoreServices_Assessment = 2 Nagios box HA configured, 2 top bdii HA configured, LFC and VOMS configured for international VOs. Since EGEE, effort has been set on the Nagios set-up and the virtualization. | ||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Score = 4 | | OS_IS_CoreServices_Score = 4 | ||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_HowToImprove = | | OS_IS_CoreServices_HowToImprove = There is scope for improvement in the virtualization of most services - Nagios, Bdii, VOMS already done namely at IN2P3-CC. | ||
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Revision as of 02:09, 10 March 2011
User Services
Human Services (Table 1)
EGI-InSPIRE | EGI_DS | Name | Assessment | Score | How to Improve |
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NA3.3N | U-N-3 U-N-13 | Requirements Gathering | Requirement gathering is done through a dedicated mailing list | 3 | There is scope for improvement by the establishment of a scalable process. |
NA3.3N | U-N-14 U-N-15 | Application Database | write here | 0-5 | write here |
NA3.3N | U-N-16 U-N-17 | Training | NGI_France has a dedicated training activity which organise regular training sessions for users and administrators alike | 4 | There is scope for improvement in the set-up of dedicated scalable training infrastructure and services concerning certification authority and security policies. |
NA3.3N | U-N-12 U-N-18 U-N-19 | Consultancy | write here | 0-5 | write here |
Operations Services
Human Services (Table 2)
EGI-InSPIRE | EGI_DS | Name | Assessment | Score | How to Improve |
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SA1.4N | O-N-9 | Requirements Gathering | Requirements are gathered per activity, following NGI initial operations model of working groups. There is also a requirement gathering process in place during our regular visio-conferences | 3 | A better formalism is needed, especially to handle gathered requirements (ideally could be interfaced with EGI RT system) |
SA1.1N | O-N-9 | Operations Coordination | Coordination is done through dedicated mailing lists, monthly visio-conferences and face to face meetings when appropriate. | 3 | Gathering urgent feedback from sites is sometimes difficult |
SA1.2N | O-N-9 | Security | NGI security officers team is distributed and is working well overall. Security workshops with sites have been held regularly : Integration of security within certification process has been achieved. | 4 | Improvement through a national security monitoring framework set-up |
Infrastructure Services (Table 3)
EGI-InSPIRE | EGI_DS | Name | Assessment | Score | How to Improve |
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SA1.3N | O-N-9 | Software Rollout | NGI_FRANCE is early adopter for 4 components | 3 | Communication channel and technical information between local experts in France and s/w provider could be reinforced |
SA1.4N | O-N-3 | Monitoring | National Nagios is fully operational. It is hosted at IN2P3-CC and its administration is currently shared between 4 sites. A nagios instance has also been deployed for specific VO monitoring in collaboration with the Biomed VO. Also, Network Monitoring (improvement of netjobs) & Network Troubleshooting (HINT s/w) has been delivered additionnally by NGI_France | 4 | There is scope for improvement in the deployment of monitoring instances for test infrastructures |
SA1.5N | O-N-2 | Accounting | A national accounting DB gathers accounting records for all French sites. They are then published to the central repository through a single glite-APPEL node. One site (IN2P3-CC) publishes to the central repository through direct insertion. | 4 | The national DB gives scope to the establishment of a national accounting server. Direct publication for IN2P3-CC will be replaced by summary publication through Messaging |
SA1.4N | O-N-1 O-N-4 | Configuration Repository and Operations Portal | NGI_France uses the central GOCDB and the central Operations Portal/Dashboard. Participation of France in the regionalization Task Force. | 4 | There is scope to use the regional GOCDB when it is available. |
SA1.6N SA1.7N | O-N-6 O-N-7 | Helpdesk | NGI_France operates through a local helpdesk (Xhelp) interfaced with GGUS. | 3 | Better coupling of local and central helpdesk is needed. Also, local helpdesk is specific to one site and this is not a sustainable solution in the long-run. |
SA1.8N | O-N-5 O-N-8 | Core Services | 2 Nagios box HA configured, 2 top bdii HA configured, LFC and VOMS configured for international VOs. Since EGEE, effort has been set on the Nagios set-up and the virtualization. | 4 | There is scope for improvement in the virtualization of most services - Nagios, Bdii, VOMS already done namely at IN2P3-CC. |
Other (Table 4)
EGI-InSPIRE | EGI_DS | Name | Assessment | Score | How to Improve |
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NA2.3N | Policy Development | write here | 0-5 | write here | |
NA2.2N | E-N-2 | Dissemination | write here | 0-5 | write here |