Introduction
This session provides introduction to the concepts of Grid Computing, and to the architecture, components
and user support services of the European Grid Infrastructure (EGI).

The session consists of short talks and demonstrations that introduce

Main services of the European Grid Infrastructure
Getting access to the EGI production infrastructure
Lifecycle of a job, low level access: command line tools
Complex jobs, high level tools for application development
Providing grid applications for end users

The course does not require prior knowledge of grid computing and of EGI. It aims to demonstrate the value of
EGI for data- and compute-intensive e-Science projects, and give practical information on the steps that need to
be taken to benefit from EGI services. Attendees will have the opportunity to become familiar with the structure and
components of the European Grid and how these can advance e-Science applications.

Speakers
Speakers are from European research institutes and universities and operate User Community Support services in EGI.

Detailed schedule

Introduction to EGI, main services of the infrastructure, getting access (talk, Gergely Sipos, EGI.eu)
Demo: Finding your CA, requesting a certificate (Dutch CA as an example)
Lifecycle of a job, low level access: command line tools (talk, Gergely Sipos, EGI.eu)
Demo: Submitting a job from command line (Antonio Calanducci, INFN, Catania)
Complex jobs, support for the development of complex applications (talk, Gergely Sipos, EGI.eu)
Demo: Developing and managing complex application with P-GRADE portal (Gergely Sipos, EGI.eu)
Providing grid applications for end users (talk, Gergely)
Demo: gLibrary application (Antonio Calanducci, INFN, Catania)
Conclusions, Q&A

Registration
The tutorial is part of the main program of the EGI Technical Forum, no additional registration is required.

EGI Technical Forum 2010

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