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ATLAS operations in the GridKa T1/T2 Cloud
Robert J. WalkerAndrzej OlszewskiGen KawamuraG. DuckeckJ. E. SundermannJean-arcady MeyerA. PetzoldTorsten HarenbergCedric SerfonJ. SchultesS. KalininS. K. NderituK Leffhalmsubject
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The ATLAS GridKa cloud consists of the GridKa Tier1 centre and 12 Tier2 sites from five countries associated to it. Over the last years a well defined and tested operation model evolved. Several core cloud services need to be operated and closely monitored: distributed data management, involving data replication, deletion and consistency checks; support for ATLAS production activities, which includes Monte Carlo simulation, reprocessing and pilot factory operation; continuous checks of data availability and performance for user analysis; software installation and database setup. Of crucial importance is good communication between sites, operations team and ATLAS as well as efficient cloud level monitoring tools. The paper gives an overview of the operations model and ATLAS services within the cloud.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-23 | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |