NDPF

Nikhef Data Processing Facility or NDPF Wiki

Operating procedures and manuals

NDPF TODO List

pending actions needed on NDPF

Creating_Pool_Accounts_With_LDAP

how to create poolaccounts for a new VO (or extend an existing set), or even recover from an empty gridmapdir

NDPF_LDAP_Backups_and_Slaves

LDAP directory setup and slave linking

NDPF_Node_Functions

which node does what??

NDPF_Deel_Interfaces

Deel interfaces

NDPF_Disk_Servers

which disk server contains what??

NDPF H139

Layout of the cabinets in the server room

NDPF_NCF_Farm_node_mapping

NCF nodes, mostly in the leftmost rack (node16-17 to node16-41), have mismatches between what is written in the label (front and back) and the real installed node. This table has the mapping.

PBS_Caching_Utilities

The current LCG software can put severe load on a pbs server due to the times it calls qstat (we have seen as many as 25 qstat calls per second). This load can eventually bring the entire system to an halt. In order to reduce the impact of this problem (a full solution requires rewriting part of the grid job manager), Davide wrote a set of utilities that wrap the original pbs commands and provide caching

Upgrading Quattor Components

Information on how to upgrade quattor components using the CVS repository on stal and the local tools for rpm management.

Adding/removing nodes to PBS

Information on how to add or remove nodes from PBS.

Adding local users

How to create a new user account.

Remote usage of the Dell console switches

How to remotely connect to the Dell console switches.

Upgrading the nikhef-yaim-local rpm

How to build a release of the nikhef-yaim-local rpm and include it in the Quattor profiles.

MoniFarm Utilities

Graphing package for farm utilisation (used to make the production graphs for the NDPF Facilities)

NDPF Node Performance

performance figures for nodes used for accounting purpuses

NDPF VMware authentication

controlling and creating VMs on the central VMware server

RAID-1 configuration and management

how to set up RAID-1 and how to manage RAID devices

NDPF Dell switch config

setup and configuration of the dell switches (disabling port-fast) - required for every new installation

NDPF_Dell_OpenManage_SA_Installation

use and configuration of the chassis and other controls of the Dell (PE1950) systems

NDPF_Equinox_ELS16

documentation for the Equinox ELS-16 TS

NDPF vmware tips

tips and tricks for generating vmware images

Using an Aladdin eToken PRO to store grid certificates

Using an Aladdin eToken PRO with grid certificates (including gridproxy generation)

NDPF GS environment

Grid Service (specialties) environment documentation

NDPF rsync backup

backup of service nodes using rsync and indirect ADSM usage

Adding a new VO

How to add a new VO

Quattor configuration

Documentation on the Quattor setup, including the namespaced templates