5th dCache Workshop

Europe/Berlin
Göttingen

Göttingen

Doris Ressmann (KIT), Patrick Fuhrmann (DESY)
Description

Workshop Material

The 5th International dCache workshop is jointly organized by

  • the dCache competence center of the German Grid initiative D-Grid
  • the storage support group of the HGF Alliance Physics at the Terascale
  • and dCache.org (DESY,NDGF)


and sponsored by the the European Middleware Initiative (EMI) and the HGF Alliance.

 

The main focus of this workshop is the upcoming Golden Release (1.9.12) and how to migrate from the previous Golden Release(1.9.5)

Presentations, tutorials and hands-on sessions will cover :

  • the new configuration system
  • supported protocols e.g. NFS 4.1 with pNFS, WebDAV and xRoot
  • and improvements and new features of the next Golden Release


Take the chance and meet storage administrators from around the world and dCache developers in the relaxing atmosphere of the cosy student town of Göttingen.


The service charge is 60 Euros, covering material, dinner, snacks and beverages during the breaks. You may pay by Master Card, Visa  card or money transfer. Details are provided during the registration process. In case of questions, please contact the support e-mail address below.

  • Wednesday, 16 March
    • Registration
    • Migration to the next Golden Release (1.9.12)
      • 1
        Welcome and Introduction
      • 2
        Configuration Schema
      • 10:30
        Coffee break
      • 3
        Hands on
    • 13:00
      Lunch
    • Protocol Session

      Presentation on supported protocols in dCache (NFS 4.1/pNFS ; xrootd ; WebDAV )

      • 4
        NFS 4.1
        Speaker: Dr Patrick Fuhrmann (DESY)
      • 5
        WebDav
        Speaker: Mr Oleg Tsigenov (RWTH-Aachen)
      • 15:45
        Coffee break
      • 6
        xrootd
        Speaker: Sergey Kalinin Kalinin (Bergische Universitaet Wuppertal)
    • Social event
  • Thursday, 17 March
    • Registration
    • gPlazma
      Convener: Mr Karsten Schwank (DESY)
    • Pool Balancing Module
    • 10:30
      Coffee
    • New Features
    • Site Report
    • General Questions & Future Development
    • Workshop Summary and Conclusion
    • 13:00
      Optional Lunch