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| OS_HS_Coordination_Assessment = Coordination is achieved through the dedicated mailing lists. | | OS_HS_Coordination_Assessment = Coordination is achieved through the dedicated mailing lists. | ||
| OS_HS_Coordination_Score = 4 | | OS_HS_Coordination_Score = 4 | ||
| OS_HS_Coordination_HowToImprove = | | OS_HS_Coordination_HowToImprove = - | ||
| OS_HS_Security_Assessment = Security officers are well trained and organized, with fast response to security issues. | | OS_HS_Security_Assessment = Security officers are well trained and organized, with fast response to security issues. | ||
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<!-- Operations Services - Infrastructure Services --> | <!-- Operations Services - Infrastructure Services --> | ||
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Assessment = | | OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Assessment = Software Rollout is handled with caution so that we do not affect the user of our infrastructure, BG01-IPP site participates as early adopter. | ||
| OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Score = | | OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_Score = 4 | ||
| | | OS_IS_SoftwareRollout_HowToImprove = Move this task to a smaller cluster. | ||
| OS_IS_Monitoring_Assessment = National nagios box is run successfully for monitoring purposes. During the large transition period Bulgarian NGI handled the monitoring of alarms of all SEE region NGIs that had not transitioned to national model, which took a lot of effort from our team. | |||
| OS_IS_Monitoring_Score = 5 | |||
| OS_IS_Monitoring_HowToImprove = The monitoring tools must be more robust. | |||
| | | OS_IS_Accounting_Assessment = We use both the EGI central accounting service and a national one based on our own code that collects all the data available in torque about user jobs. | ||
| | | OS_IS_Accounting_Score = 5 | ||
| | | OS_IS_Accounting_HowToImprove = The central accounting should be able to collect also local user jobs info, since the users are | ||
the same, wether using our clusters in Grid mode or local mode. | |||
| | | OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_Assessment = GOCDB is used as a configuration database. | ||
| | | OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_Score = 4 | ||
| | | OS_IS_Configuration_OpPortal_HowToImprove = GOCDB 4 appears to be rather slow. | ||
| | | OS_IS_Helpdesk_Assessment = National helpdesk has been deployed. | ||
| | | OS_IS_Helpdesk_Score = 4 | ||
| | | OS_IS_Helpdesk_HowToImprove = The helpdesk needs to be more integrated. | ||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Assessment = The Bulgarian NGI is operating the core services necessary for the NGI's operations, for the national VOs and also for some international VOs, most importantly related to Environmental Modelling. It is also operating the national BG ACAD CA. | |||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Score = 4 | |||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_HowToImprove = More services need to be deployed, based on the user requirements. | |||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Assessment = | |||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_Score = | |||
| OS_IS_CoreServices_HowToImprove = | |||
<!-- Others - Policy --> | <!-- Others - Policy --> | ||
| O_Policy_Assessment = | | O_Policy_Assessment = We actively follow and contribute to the development of policies in various areas. This development has made a significant progress, but still a lot of policies are in the draft status. | ||
| O_Policy_Score = | | O_Policy_Score = 3 | ||
| O_Policy_HowToImprove = | | O_Policy_HowToImprove = Speed up policy drafting process and aim at adopting first official versions at earliest convenience. | ||
<!-- Others - Dissemination --> | <!-- Others - Dissemination --> | ||
| O_Dissemination_Assessment = | | O_Dissemination_Assessment = The dissemination activities are organized at quite a wide level and have appropriate impact on policy makers, user communities and general public. These activities include: local web portal, posters, local workshops and seminars, presentations at major international conferences held in Bulgaria, and many others. | ||
| O_Dissemination_Score = | | O_Dissemination_Score = 5 | ||
| O_Dissemination_HowToImprove = | | O_Dissemination_HowToImprove = We expect dissemination materials from EGI.eu. | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 18:36, 19 December 2012
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 | Collecting of requirements is done through direct contacts with user communities and through Grid users dissemination events and consultations | 4 | Through regular consultations |
NA3.3N | U-N-14 U-N-15 | Application Database | Grid applications developed and used by major Bulgarian users are available through the portal www.grid.bas.bg and this list is constantly updated. Some of them are available through the EGI AppDB. | 3 | Make all of the applications available through EGI AppDB. |
NA3.3N | U-N-16 U-N-17 | Training | Bulgarian NGI does not offer training services in the context of EGI-InSPIRE project | N/A | N/A |
NA3.3N | U-N-12 U-N-18 U-N-19 | Consultancy | Consultancy is provided through the direct interaction with users. | 4 | Further development of documentation available at www.grid.bas.bg. |
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 | Dedicated technical mailing lists and bi-weekly technical meetings are used for gathering of requirements | 4 | Level of expertise could be improved among the technical support staff in the NGI. Number of highly skilled personnel could be also increased. |
SA1.1N | O-N-9 | Operations Coordination | Coordination is achieved through the dedicated mailing lists. | 4 | - |
SA1.2N | O-N-9 | Security | Security officers are well trained and organized, with fast response to security issues. | 4 | Improvement could be done through dedicated security training events. |
Infrastructure Services (Table 3)
EGI-InSPIRE | EGI_DS | Name | Assessment | Score | How to Improve |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA1.3N | O-N-9 | Software Rollout | Software Rollout is handled with caution so that we do not affect the user of our infrastructure, BG01-IPP site participates as early adopter. | 4 | Move this task to a smaller cluster. |
SA1.4N | O-N-3 | Monitoring | National nagios box is run successfully for monitoring purposes. During the large transition period Bulgarian NGI handled the monitoring of alarms of all SEE region NGIs that had not transitioned to national model, which took a lot of effort from our team. | 5 | The monitoring tools must be more robust. |
SA1.5N | O-N-2 | Accounting | We use both the EGI central accounting service and a national one based on our own code that collects all the data available in torque about user jobs. | 5 | The central accounting should be able to collect also local user jobs info, since the users are
the same, wether using our clusters in Grid mode or local mode. |
SA1.4N | O-N-1 O-N-4 | Configuration Repository and Operations Portal | GOCDB is used as a configuration database. | 4 | GOCDB 4 appears to be rather slow. |
SA1.6N SA1.7N | O-N-6 O-N-7 | Helpdesk | National helpdesk has been deployed. | 4 | The helpdesk needs to be more integrated. |
SA1.8N | O-N-5 O-N-8 | Core Services | The Bulgarian NGI is operating the core services necessary for the NGI's operations, for the national VOs and also for some international VOs, most importantly related to Environmental Modelling. It is also operating the national BG ACAD CA. | 4 | More services need to be deployed, based on the user requirements. |
Other (Table 4)
EGI-InSPIRE | EGI_DS | Name | Assessment | Score | How to Improve |
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NA2.3N | Policy Development | We actively follow and contribute to the development of policies in various areas. This development has made a significant progress, but still a lot of policies are in the draft status. | 3 | Speed up policy drafting process and aim at adopting first official versions at earliest convenience. | |
NA2.2N | E-N-2 | Dissemination | The dissemination activities are organized at quite a wide level and have appropriate impact on policy makers, user communities and general public. These activities include: local web portal, posters, local workshops and seminars, presentations at major international conferences held in Bulgaria, and many others. | 5 | We expect dissemination materials from EGI.eu. |