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3. Fill in information about:
* start date for using resources allocated within this SLA (at least 7 days ahead),
* end date for using the resources (no more than 1 year),
* user community or project for which resources will be used ,
* Virtual Organization that the Customer is affiliated with description of the activity (general information on  what kind of computations will be performed)
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selected metrics for requested resources. There are 4 types of resources available for EGI Customers: HTC Computing, HTC Storage, Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage. Detailed description for the metrics can be found here: [[Resource_Allocation_Request_Metrics_Description|metrics]]
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To your disposition there is a context menu with helpful option during preparing the RA Request:
* You may save your request in draft state (is not being processed) and you can edit it later on.
* Before sending request you may invalidate it, by clicking on “Invalidate Request”.
* When satisfied with your Request, click “Send to EGI” button. The mail to Broker is sent. EGI RA team should contact you within 3 days.
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Revision as of 13:25, 27 November 2014

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The goal of the Resource Allocation (RA) process is to reach an agreement between Customer and Provider concerning the parameters and conditions of use of resources.The RA process is useful for the Customers (VO representatives, individual users) because in a multi-provider EGI environment they have a single point of contact to ask for a share on resources. RA is also beneficial for Providers (Site Manager, NGI Manager) as it allows more effectively plan the use of resources and closer communication with Customers. 

The basic parameters of a RA contact are: duration and the amount of computing and /or storage resources. The EGI offer is expressed in a form of Resource Pools which are declared by Providers using common metrics. The Customers use the same metrics while describing their needs (resource request).

Glossary

For basic terms used in Resource Allocation process, please go here

Roles

  • Customer - scientist involved in a science project requesting storage or computing resources in EGI, person signing SLA with Resource Provider
  • Broker - matchmaker and coordinator of RA process
  • Resource Provider -Site Manager or NGI Manager responsible for resource allocation on sites in their scope

Customers activities

Log in

Log in through EGI SSO. If you have not an SSO account you can create one https://www.egi.eu/sso/email Egrant Login.jpg

Dashboard

After login to e-Grant you are directing to the dashboard. Here you can administrate yours SLAs, create new one, prepare drafts and control status of your requests.


  • INBOX - contains SLAs awaiting for your action (negotiation, approval, rejection)
  • OUTBOX - contains SLA documents being negotiated and awaiting for Broker's action (negotiation, approval, rejection)
  • BINDING SLAs - documents with allocation being in place
  • SLAs BINDING IN PART - documents with partial allocation being in place
  • REJECTED REQUESTS/SLAs - rejected documents
  • DRAFTS - drafts of SLAs, not available for provider
  • STARRED - contains SLAs requiring special attention (documents starred by Customer)

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Request creation

A document created by Customer describing their resource requirements is a Resource Allocation Request (RA Request). In a reply to a Customer RA Request Broker creates an SLA containing one or more SLA Sections. There is one SLA Sections for each Resource Pool selected to satisfy a Request.

1. Click “Request new allocation” button Egrant new request.jpg

2. Here is the view for "Status info" with details of that new request.

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3. Fill in information about:

  • start date for using resources allocated within this SLA (at least 7 days ahead),
  • end date for using the resources (no more than 1 year),
  • user community or project for which resources will be used ,
  • Virtual Organization that the Customer is affiliated with description of the activity (general information on what kind of computations will be performed)

Egrant Basic info.jpg

selected metrics for requested resources. There are 4 types of resources available for EGI Customers: HTC Computing, HTC Storage, Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage. Detailed description for the metrics can be found here: metrics

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To your disposition there is a context menu with helpful option during preparing the RA Request:

  • You may save your request in draft state (is not being processed) and you can edit it later on.
  • Before sending request you may invalidate it, by clicking on “Invalidate Request”.
  • When satisfied with your Request, click “Send to EGI” button. The mail to Broker is sent. EGI RA team should contact you within 3 days.

Egrant Contects menu.jpg