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|Doc_title = Resource Centre Registration and Certification
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|Doc_link = [[PROC09|https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/PROC09]]
|Version = 8.6.2016
|Policy_acronym = OMB
|Policy_name = Operations Management Board
|Contact_group = operations@egi.eu
|Doc_status = Approved
|Approval_date = 30.10.2012
|Procedure_statement = A procedure for the steps involved to both register and certify new Resource Centres (sites) in the EGI infrastructure. The certification step can also be used to re-certify suspended Resource Centres (sites).
}}
 
<br>
 
= Overview  =
 
Certification is a verification process for a [[#Definitions|Resource Centre]] (aka site) to become part of a Resource Infrastructure such as a National Grid Initiative (NGI), an EIRO, or a multi-country Resource Infrastructure.
 
<br> '''This procedure applies to Grid and/or Cloud Resource Centres.'''
 
<br> This document describes the steps required to
 
#'''register and certify''' a new Resource Centre,
#'''re-certify''' a Resource Centre which has been suspended.
 
A separate document provides the [[PROC11|process for decommissioning a Resource Centre]].
 
Through its parent Resource Infrastructure, a certified Resource Centre becomes a member of the EGI Resource Infrastructure to make resources available to international user communities.
 
The main difference between a certified Resource Centre and an uncertified or test Resource Centre is that a certified Resource Centre provides and guarantees a minimum quality of service of the resources (currently expressed in terms of monthly availability and reliability). All the requirements can be found in the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/31 Resource Centre OLA].
 
= Definitions  =
 
*'''Resource Centre''' refers to the definition in the "[https://documents.egi.eu/document/31 Resource Centre OLA]".
 
:''In this document, the term "'''site'''" is '''deprecated''', and '''Resource Centre''' has been used in its place.''
 
Please refer to the [[Glossary|EGI Glossary]] for the definitions of the terms used in this procedure.<br>
 
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", “MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
 
= Entities involved in the procedure  =
 
<!-- There are minimally two sets of players involved in this procedure -->
 
Following entities are involved in the process described in the procedure:
 
<br>
 
;Resource Centre Operations Manager
:A person who is responsible for initiating the certification process by applying for membership to a Resource Infrastructure. e.g site administrator
;Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager
:A person who is responsible for approving the integration of a new Resource Centre into the respective Infrastructure. e.g. NGI manager.<br>
:EGI Resource infrastructure Providers are listed on the EGI [https://www.egi.eu/infrastructure/Resource-providers/index.html web site]
;Operations Centre (Resource Infrastructure)
:An entity which is technically responsible for carrying out the Resource Centre certification part of the procedure, once the membership is approved.
:A list of EGI Operations Centres with their respective contact information is available from the [http://go.egi.eu/operations-centres GOCDB] (access restricted - grid certificate needed)
;Response Team
:EGI&nbsp;entity which is technically responsible for carrying out the security certification.
:[[Security#Contact|contact]]
 
<br> The Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager can determine with the Resource Centre Operations Manager the level of involvement of other actors.
 
= Prerequisites and responsibilities  =
 
== Resource Centre Operations Manager  ==
 
Resource Center Operations Manager is:
 
#responsible for all Resource Centres within its respective jurisdiction. For this reason, the Resource Centre Operations Manager is REQUIRED to <br>
#*contact the respective Operations Center if the Resource Centre is located in Europe,
#*contact the respective Resource infrastructure Provider active in a relevant geographical area if the Resource Centre is outside Europe.
#**If needed, EGI Operations can assist the Resource Centre Operations Manager to get in contact with the relevant partner.<br>
#REQUIRED to provide [[PROC09 Resource Centre Registration and Certification#Requirements|the necessary Resource Centre information]] needed to complete the registration process, and he/she is responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. <br>
#responsible for reading, understanding and accepting:
#*the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/31 Resource Centre Operational Level Agreement] (the obligations of a Resource Centre)<br>
#*the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/86 Grid Security Policy]
#*the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/75 Grid Resource Centre Operations Policy]
#*the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/76 Resource Centre Registration Security Policy]
#*all other policies for all EGI participants from the [[SPG:Documents|Security Policy Group]]
 
'''<big>To become Site administrator go through [[EGI Operations Start Guide#Joining_operations|'''following steps''']]</big>'''.
 
== Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager  ==
 
Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager:
 
#is REQUIRED to be responsible for all Resource Centres within its respective jurisdiction.<br>
#MUST attend Resource Centre certification applications and MUST provide feedback to the requesting partners in a timely manner to accept or reject the requests received.
#is responsible for keeping records of the Resource Centre Operations Manager OLA agreement, as deemed suitable by the Resource infrastructure Provider
#*for example, through a signed e-mail agreement, a collection of signatories on a paper copy of the OLA, or other means.
 
== Operations Centre  ==
 
The Operations Center:<br>
 
#is responsible for registering (if applicable) and certifying the Resource Centre.
#(In the case of re-certification)MUST ensure that the issue that caused the suspension has been resolved
#*(After suspension for security reason)MUST contact the EGI CSIRT to verify that all requested repair operations have been successfully applied to fix the issue.
 
<br>
 
= Resource Center status Workflow  =
 
The general status flow that a Resource Centre is allowed to follow is illustrated by the following diagram.
 
Information on Resource Centre status and on how to manipulate it is available from [[GOCDB/Input System User Documentation#Changing_Site_Certification_Status|GOCDB Documentation]].
 
[[Image:SiteStatusFlow.png|500px|SiteStatusFlow.png]]
 
<br>
 
<u>'''Timelines'''</u>
 
A Resource Centre '''cannot '''be in
 
*'''Candidate '''state for '''more than two months'''
*'''Suspended''' state for '''more than four months'''
 
After this period the Resource Centre SHOULD be closed.
 
== Resource Centre registration  ==
 
=== Requirements  ===
 
A Resource Centre MUST
 
#find a rescpective Resource Infrastructure which will provide operational services to the Resource Center. If a provider is not yet available for your country, then an alternative existing Operations Centre can be contacted.&nbsp; <!-- text extracted from the Resource Centre registration procedure, which will likely disappear in the future-->
#provide required information: [[HOWTO01|HOWTO01 Site Certification Required Information]].<!--# A signed copy of the Site (Resource Centre) Operations Policy (https://documents.egi.eu/document/75).--> <br>
 
<br>
 
Notes: If a Resource Centre wishes to leave the Grid or the Grid decides to remove the Resource Centre, the registration information MUST be kept by [[GOCDB|GOCDB]] for at least the same period defined for logging in the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/81 Traceability and Logging Policy]. Personal registration information of the Resource Centre Operations Manager and Security Contact of the Resource Centre leaving the Grid MUST NOT be retained for longer than one year. <!--"Review and acceptance procedures and any operational requirements should be documented in a Grid specific
document describing the implementation of the Resource Centre Registration Procedure." Comment: a maintenance procedure is currently missing. To check: what are the operational requirements? --><br>
 
=== Steps  ===
 
The following steps are only applicable if '''the Resource Centre is not already registered in GOCDB'''. <br>
 
*Actions tagged '''RC''' are the responsibility of the Resource Centre Operations Manager.
*Actions tagged '''RP''' are the responsibility of the Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager.
*Actions tagged '''OC''' are the responsibility of the Operations Centre
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Responsible
! Action
|- valign="top"
| 0
| RC
|
'''Contact your Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager''' (contact information is available at [http://www.egi.eu/community/resource-providers/ EGI web site]).
 
*Provide the required information according to the template available in the [[HOWTO01|Required information]] page.
 
|- valign="top"
| 1
| RP
|
'''Accept or reject registration request''' and communicate this result back to applicant.
 
*If the Resource Centre is accepted, notify the relevant Operations Centre, handle the Resource Centre information received, and put the Operations Centre in contact with the Resource Centre Operations Manager.
 
|- valign="top"
| 2
| OC
|
#'''Forward all documentation''':
#*[[HOWTO02|necessary to be read and accept]]
#*[[Administrator Documentation|documentation how to install and configure the Resource Centre services]]
#Clarify any doubts or questions.
 
Include the Operations Centre ROD, CSIRT,&nbsp; or help-desk teams in the step if necessary.
 
|- valign="top"
| 3
| OC
|
#'''Add the Resource Centre to the [https://goc.egi.eu/ GOCDB]'''and flag it as "Candidate".
#*Only Regional Management level users (D') can add a site to the NGI and can update the certification status of the site, see [[GOCDB/Input System User Documentation#Roles]]
#Approve in [https://goc.egi.eu/ GOCDB] 'Resource Centre Operations Manager' role.&nbsp;
#Approve in [https://goc.egi.eu/ GOCDB] 'Resource Centre Security Officer' role.&nbsp;
 
|- valign="top"
| 4
| RC
|
#'''Complete any missing information for the Resource Centre's entry in the GOCDB'''
#*It includs services that are to be integrated into the infrastructure.
#Notify the Operations Centre that the Resource Centre information update is concluded.
#Note: If the external RC is considering buying host certs, please make sure they source them from an EGI recognised authority. [http://www.eugridpma.org/members/worldmap/ The local national CA] (usually for free or at flat rate) is likely the best source of their SSL certificates.
 
|- valign="top"
| 5
| OC
|
'''Check [http://goc.egi.eu/ GOC DB]''' that the Resource Centre's information is correct.
 
*Resource Centre (site) roles and any other additional information.
*Check that contacts receive email (if they are mailing lists, check that outside EGI members are allowed to post there). Site administrator MUST reply to the test email.<br>
*Check that the required services for a Resource Centre are properly registered.
**Note that for Resource Centres sending accounting data from grid jobs, a “glite-APEL” node must be registered in GOCDB. For Resource Centres sending accounting data from Cloud systems, a “eu.egi.cloud.accounting” node must be registered in GOCDB. The entry must include the correct DN to allow the message broker and accounting repository’s Access Control Lists to get automatically updated. Resource Centres can start publishing usage records after about four hours.
*Check domain names and forward and reverse DNS.
 
|- valign="top"
| 6<br>
| RC
| '''ONLY for Cloud RCs - Security survey''': follow [[EGI CSIRT:Security Resource Centre Certification Procedure|Security Resource Centre Certification Procedure]]
 
|- valign="top"
| 7
| OC
|
'''Any other Operations Centre-specific requirements''' (e.g. join a certain VO and/or mailing list, etc.)
 
|- valign="top"
| 8
| OC
|
If all previous actions have been completed with success, notify the Resource Centre Operations Manager that the Registration is completed, and contact the Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager to notify that a new candidate Resource Centre exists and is ready to be certified.
 
|}
 
After the successful completion of all these steps, the registration phase is completed and the Resource Centre is ready for the start of the <span class="il">certification</span> phase.
 
== Resource Centre certification  ==
 
=== Requirements  ===
 
#The Resource Centre Certification procedure is only applicable for '''both Resource Centres in "Candidate" or "Suspended"''' status state in GOC DB.<br>
#A Resource Centre can successfully pass certification only if the conditions required by the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/31 Resource Centre OLA] are met.
 
=== Steps  ===
 
The following is a detailed description of the steps required for the transition from the "Candidate"/"Suspended" to the "Certified" state of the Resource Centre.
 
*Actions tagged '''RC''' are the responsibility of the Resource Centre Operations Manager.
*Actions tagged '''RP''' are the responsibility of the Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager.
*Actions tagged '''OC''' are the responsibility of the Operations Centre
 
<br>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Responsible
! Action
|- valign="top"
| 0
| RP
|
The Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager contacts the Resource Centre Operations Manager to request '''the subscription of the [https://documents.egi.eu/public/ShowDocument?docid=31 Resource Centre OLA]'''.
 
|- valign="top"
| 1
| RC
|
The Resource Centre Operations Manager notifies the Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager that '''the Resource Centre OLA is accepted''' (if the Resource Centre is has not already endorsed it before for example in case of a suspended Resource Centre), and the Resource Centre is ready to start certification.
 
|- valign="top"
| 2
| RP
|
'''The Resource Infrastructure Operations Manager contacts the Operations Centre asking to start the certification process.'''
 
|- valign="top"
| 3
| OC
|
If the Resource Centre is in the "Candidate" or "Suspended" state, then '''flag the Resource Centre as "Uncertified".'''
 
*If it was in the "Suspended" state then check that the reason for suspension has been cleared.
**If the suspension cause is a security issue, then the EGI CSIRT needs to be contacted to verify that all requested repair operations were successfully applied by the Resource Centre Administrators to fix the issue that caused suspension. See [[SAM#Monitoring_uncertified_sites|instructions]] on how to monitor uncertified RCs.
 
|- valign="top"
| 4
| OC
|
'''Add Resource Centre contact information to any regional mailing list and provide access to regional tools as required.'''
 
|- valign="top"
| 5
| OC
|
'''Check:'''
 
#'''GOC&nbsp;DB:&nbsp;'''All services are registered in GOCDB according to the requirements of the [https://documents.egi.eu/document/31 Resource Centre OLA], these are published and ALSO that services published in the GOCDB are valid.
#'''Information system''':&nbsp;Check that the GIIS (gLite, Globus, cloud: BDII) is working, and publishing coherent values
#*There are detailed examples for how to do this in [[HOWTO03|GIIS/BDII check]], namely: the correct NGI is being published in GlueSiteOtherInfo (see manual MAN01 [[MAN01|How to Publish Site Information]]<br>
#*Site has to pass [http://gridinfo.web.cern.ch/glue/glue-validator-guide glue validator manual test]
#'''Monitoring and troubleshooting''' should be possible:
#*Glite, ARC, cloud:&nbsp;the [[OPS vo|OPS VO]] (monitoring) and the [[Dteam vo|DTEAM VO]] (troubleshooting) are configured and supported by the Resource Centre.
#*UNICORE: all certificates used by monitoring users must have the 'user' role assigned using any attribute source supported by the Resource Centre and must be mapped to a local account with the same permissions as assigned to an ordinary infrastructure user.
#*Globus:
##The OPS VO and DTEAM VO are configured and supported for those resource centres supporting the VO concept (via the lcas lcmaps adaptors for Globus) <br>
##Robot certificates from the RP should be entered in the gridmap files to enable these checks. Please contact your RP for more information about this.
#*QCG:
##All certificates used by monitoring users must be mapped to a local account with the same permissions as assigned to an ordinary infrastructure user.
##The certificate of the regional instance of QCG-Broker must be authorized.
#'''Accounting'''
#*Site successfully [[MAN09#Testing_procedure_-_sending_trial_records|sent trial accounting records]]<br>
#'''OPS, Dteam are configured and supported. Regional VOs''' are configured and supported as needed.
#'''Site is integrated in any regional tool as needed '''(for example, the regional accounting infrastructure if present).<br>
 
|- valign="top"
| 6
| OC
|
Check that the registered '''services are fully functional by performing [https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/HOWTO04 manual tests]'''.<br>
 
*Note that monitoring of uncertified Resource Centres through the ARGO/SAM framework is not yet possible.
*Contact the Resource Centre admins if there are problems, and ensure that they fix them. Include the ROD, CSIRT and help-desk teams if necessary. Iterate this step with the Resource Centre admins until tests pass successfully.&nbsp;
 
Details for manual tests can be found at [[HOWTO04|Manual tests]].
 
|- valign="top"
| 7<br>
| RC
| '''ONLY for HTC RCs - Security monitoring''': follow [[EGI CSIRT:Security Resource Centre Certification Procedure|Security Resource Centre Certification Procedure]]
|- valign="top"
| 8<br>
| OC
|
'''If all preliminary tests are passed for 3 consecutive calendar days''', declare an initial maintenance downtime and switch the Resource Centre status to 'Certified'.
 
*This ensures that Resource Centre will appear in NAGIOS.
*The target 'Infrastructure' value should be set to 'Production'.
 
|- valign="top"
| 9<br>
| OC
|
'''The downtime '''should not be closed until the Resource Centre
 
*appears in all operational tools<br>
**Grid:&nbsp;Regional NAGIOS (NAGIOS) <br>
**Cloud:&nbsp;[https://cloudmon.egi.eu/nagios/ Cloud NAGIOS ](NAGIOS)
**GGUS - the Resource Centre appears in the "Notified Site" field - [https://ggus.eu/ws/ticket_search.php GGUS search]
***And all Nagios tests are passed
*accounting data is properly published<br>
*[https://grid-monitoring.cern.ch/myegi/ MyEGI]
 
<br> If there are problems with a specific tool, open GGUS tickets to the relevant Support Units.
 
Wait at least two days after the switch to the 'Certified' status to open the ticket, the propagation of the new status to the operational tools or the publication of accounting data may take one or two days.<br>
 
|- valign="top"
| 10
| OC
| '''Notify the Resource Centre Operations Manager that the Resource Centre is certified'''<br> <br>
|- valign="top"
| 11
| OC
|
'''The Operation Center can broadcast '''that a new Resource Centre is now part of the EGI infrastructure.
 
This step is OPTIONAL.
 
|}
 
<u>After the successful completion of these steps, the Resource Centre is considered as "Certified".</u>
 
= Revision History  =
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Version
! Authors
! Date
! Comments
|-
| <br>
| Alessandro Paolini
| 2016-10-26
| Modified step 6 of RC certification: it is not yet possible monitoring the uncertified RCs with the new centralised monitoring framework.
|-
| <br>
| Alessandro Paolini
| 2016-06-08
| Changed contact group -&gt; Operations
|-
| <br>
| Alessandro Paolini
| 2016-03-22
| RC Registration steps: added step 6. RC Certification steps: modified step 7.
|-
| <br>
| Malgorzata
| 18.03
| RC Certification steps: Step 5 added part concerning QCG
|-
| <br>
| M. Krakowian
| 2014-08-19
| Change contact group -&gt; Operations support
|-
| <br>
| M Krakowian
| 2014-10-01
| Merge Proc18 (CLoud site certification) and Proc09
|-
| <br>
| M Krakowian<br>
| 2014-12-05<br>
| Step 7 add reference to Security Resource Centre Certification Procedure<br>
|}


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