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== Performance data and analysis ==
 
== Performance data and analysis ==

Revision as of 09:12, 22 April 2008

Nikhef Data Processing Facility

NDPF TODO List
pending actions needed on NDPF

Hardware Inventory and Connections

NDPF_Node_Functions
which node does what??
NDPF_Deel_Interfaces
Deel interfaces
NDPF_OPN_Interfaces
Cabling of the OPN switches and routers
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.

Operating procedures and manuals

User Management

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
Adding local users
How to create a new user account.
Adding a new VO
How to add a new VO
NDPF_UidsAndGids
Uid and Gid number plan for the NDPF clusters

Grid, Quattor and Yaim

Upgrading Quattor Components
Information on how to upgrade quattor components using the CVS repository on stal and the local tools for rpm management.
Upgrading the nikhef-yaim-local rpm
How to build a release of the nikhef-yaim-local rpm and include it in the Quattor profiles.
Namespaced Quattor configuration
Documentation on the Quattor setup, including the namespaced templates
AII version 2 and complex block device schemas
How to configure complex block device schemas in Pan with AII version 2
Setting up a gLite WMS
Notes for installing and configuring a gLite WMS
LCAS and LCMAPS installation for gLExec and (GT4) gatekeepers
What to install and what/how to configure the components

Batch Systems and Scheduling

Adding/removing nodes to PBS
Information on how to add or remove nodes from PBS.

Systems Documentation

Remote usage of the Dell console switches
How to remotely connect to the Dell console switches.
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 GS environment
Grid Service (specialties) environment documentation
NDPF rsync backup
backup of service nodes using rsync and indirect ADSM usage
NDPF MySQL configurations
Configuration and monitoring of the MySQL service on bedstee
Serial Consoles
how to setup your serial (over LAN) console and IMPI 2.0 SoL stuff, even with Xen, on a PE1950
SettingLcdPanelText
how to set the LCD panel text at runtime on a Dell PowerEdge using IPMI
SunX4500Documentation
some tidbits on the X4500 Thumpers
NDPFAlarmsSystem
handling NL-T1 alarms at Nikhef
NDPFSubVersion
NDPF SubVersion Repository set up

System Utilities

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
MoniFarm Utilities
Graphing package for farm utilisation (used to make the production graphs for the NDPF Facilities)
NDPF_VOBOX_Alice_Renewalscript
The proxy renewal wrapper script, enhanced with status info


Virtualisation Issues

NDPF VMware authentication
controlling and creating VMs on the central VMware server
NDPF vmware tips
tips and tricks for generating vmware images
Xen on CentOS 5 - Notes
Notes for installing and configuring a XEN System on CentOS 5
Xen 3.2, CentOS 5.1 and NAT HOWTO
HOWTO document to set up Xen with NAT networking

Performance data and analysis

NDPF Node Performance
performance figures for nodes used for accounting purpuses

User Security and eTokens

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