NDPF

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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_Disk_Servers
which disk server contains what??
NDPF_Deel_Interfaces
Deel interfaces
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
NDPF GS environment
Grid Service (specialties) environment documentation