ECDF Analysis Readiness

Worker nodes

• Complete middleware migration to SL5 (done)
• Troubleshoot package dependency issues with ATLAS software post SL5 migration (done)

Jobmanager

Primary CE:

• Restrict site usage to LHC VOs (done)
• Prioritise atlas production and pilot group and nominated atlas test users in SGE fairshare (done)
• Temporary pilot mapping to atlas pool account users (done)
• Pilot mapping and home directory setup for dedicated analysis pilot users (in progress)

Secondary CE for load balancing

• Setup/configure additional hardware and open access through external routers (done)
• Configure lcgsge jobmanager for ECDF access (done)
• Job manager validation tests - internal (done) - external (in progress)
• Pilot / ganga job submission (done)
• Verify correct information publishing / verify all services and configuration (in progress)
• Monitor service balancing

Software

• Install all required ATLAS releases (done)
• Troubleshoot previous ATLAS software issues at site (done - to be verified)
• Clean up legacy software tags (done)
• Resolve libglobus issues for ATLAS analysis jobs (done)
• Migrate ATLAS software to dedicated shared filesystem space
• Configuration to point to Glasgow SQUID cache (in progress- waiting for glasgow network people to open firewall)

Storage

Current (DPM):

• Reallocate additional storage from other VOs to ATLAS (done)
• Allocate additional storage to spacetokens ATLASMCDISK/ DATADISK set up SCRATCHDISK (done)
• Subscribe MC to ECDF site (done)
• Reorder data on pool node disks to balance resources. (done)

High Perfomance (StoRM/GPFS):

• Install StoRM node (done)
• Enable access to test GPFS space through existing pool nodes (done)
• Test in production environment (as second SRM) (done)
• Test with sample analysis jobs (done)
• Test under load
• Expand to larger GPFS area
• Performance testing against DPM.

Analysis Load Testing

• Submit Athena analysis jobs to site via ganga (done)
• Diagnose and repair any initial misconfiguration (done)
• Hammercloud test 1 (WMS only) (done)
• Identify principle bottlenecks from first Hammercloud iteration (done)
• Complete test 1 evaluation task list
• Hammercloud test 2 (WMS + Panda @ nominal working rate)
• Evaluate performance and close further bottlenecks
• Hammercloud test 3 (WMS + Panda @ high rate)
• Certify site for maximum fairshare analysis load.