German dCache supporters' workshop (a.k.a. family workshop), November 6th and 7th, 2008, in Karlsruhe

• Topics:
  • Chimera
    • Technical design.
    • Management improvements (Improved queries, tools ?)
    • Performance improvements
      • Requirements capture from Tier II
      • Performance comparison of pnfs and chimera based on this.
    • Migration procedure.
      • Preparation and planing (how long does it take)
        • different scenarios.
      • Expected problems.
      • Verification procedure.
  • gPlazma.
    • What's new and why is this useful ?
    • What's missing ?
    • When will it be available ?
    • What would be a a typical setup for a Tier II ?
  • ACLs
    • File system ACLs.
      • How are they implemented ?
      • From which dCache version on will they be available ?
      • How can/will they be managed. Tools ?
      • How would a typical Tier II setup look like ?
    • Space Token ACLs
      • Don't exist.
      • How to simulate by FS ACLs.
  • Monitoring and information system.
    • Introduction of the new information service.
    • How does this relate to the information provider.
    • How can the information service be integrated with monitoring systems. (Examples)
    • Script for automatic setup of Nagios surveillance for dCache system. (NDGF)
  • Planning of the academic programe for the dCache workshop in Aachen.
    • What is the audience ?
    • Customer inquiry ?
    • Proposing Topics.
• Agenda:
  • Afternoon session, November 6th, 14:00 to 18:30
    • Chimera
    • gPlazma
    • ACLs
    • social event, November 6th, 20:00
  • Morning session, November 7th, 9:00 to 12:30
    • Monitoring ...
    • Planing for the Aachen Workshop
    • Joint lunch, November 7th, 12:30 to 14:00
• Location: FZK's Ostendorf-Haus in Karlsruhe
  • address: Weberstraße 5
  • information on the location in German:  http://ka.stadtwiki.net/Ostendorf-Haus
  • map:  http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Weberstra%C3%9Fe+5,+Karlsruhe&sll=49.014723,8.382976&sspn=0.007614,0.019312&ie=UTF8&ll=49.014737,8.382955&spn=0.007614,0.019312&z=16 or  http://geodaten.karlsruhe.de/stadtplan/index.jsp?x=3454959&y=5430959&bbox=2000&pin=1
• Recommended hotel: Hotel Berliner Hof
  • is in walking proximity of the workshop location
  • address: Douglasstr. 7, 76133 Karlsruhe
  • webpage:  http://www.hotel-berliner-hof.de/deutsch/index.html
  • price:
    • this hotel is a partner hotel ('Vertragshotel') of FZK; therefore a special rate for a single room (incl. breakfeast) of 68 Euros is offered; a higher category single room is offered for 75 Euro; please use booking code CPH-Bund
    • this hotel is on the federal hotel list for the public service ('Hotelliste des Bunds'); this might be of help to some of you
• contact data of local organizers:
  • Xavier Mol, Xavier.Mol@…, 07247/82-3041
  • Christopher Jung, Christopher.Jung@…, 07247/82-8606