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EGI User Start Guide

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Introduction

The EGI User Start Guide provides a list of instructions how to start and use EGI Infrastructure.

If the reader is new to the Grid and its concepts and wants to get started with understanding, writing and running jobs as quickly and efficiently as possible, it is strongly recommended that the chapters are followed in sequence, as they appear on the Table.

Chapters from 1 to 9 go through all the basics for setting up the user to be ready to use the Grid. Chapters from 10 to 18 are for advanced users and feature detailed, in-depth information on more complex concepts and operations. The last chapters (from 19 to 22) describe some particular Life Sciences community use cases about Data Management facilities.

Assumptions

A basic familiarity with the Unix OS commands are presumed, since all commands will be done from a Unix-based console. This includes Grid commands as well as local machine commands.


Regional User Documentation

1 Acronyms A list of the principal acronyms for terms that are used in this Guide. All
2 Getting Certificate How to apply for and install a certificate to gain access to the Grid. gLite
3 Registering with a Virtual Organisation What a Virtual Organisation is, how to find which one is appropriate for the user's application area, and how to apply for membership. gLite
4 Proxy Certificates What proxy certificates are, what information they contain, and how to create them to access the grid infrastructure. gLite
5 Proxy Renewal with MyProxy How to create long-term proxy, how to use the proxy renewal services.
6 Getting an Account on a User Interface How to obtain an account and use a machine that contains the tools and configuration to use the Grid
7
Setting up the UI Environment
8
Simple Job Cycle
9
Basic Data Management
10
Querying the Information System
11
Service Discovery
12
Installing a gLite User Interface
13
VO Software Installation
14
MPI Jobs
15
Job Monitoring via R-GMA
16
Using AMGA Metadata Catalog
17
Using LDAP Search


Authors: Marco Bencivenni, Enrico Fattibene