1. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam EDG Fabric Management on Solaris G. Cancio Melia, L. Cons, Ph. Defert, I. Reguero, J. Pelegrin, P. Poznanski, C. Ungil Presented by M. Guijarro. CERN/IT

2. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Fabric management on Solaris. EDG: the European DataGRID project Fabric Management (WP4) Global functioning of installation and configuration Configuration Installation Node Configuration Management Solaris port Status and plans

3. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam EDG http://cern.ch/eu-datagrid DataGrid is a project funded by European Union. The objective is to build the next generation computing infrastructure providing intensive computation and analysis of shared large-scale databases, from hundreds of TeraBytes to PetaBytes, across widely distributed scientific communities.

4. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam EDG Divided in Work Packages: –Middleware: WP1: Work Scheduling WP2: Data Management WP3: Monitoring services WP4: Fabric Management WP5: Storage Management WP6: Integration Testbed & Support WP7: Network – Applications: WP8: Particle Physics WP9: Earth Observation WP10: Biology

5. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Fabric Management (WP4) Divided in Tasks: – Installation – Configuration – Monitoring – Fault Tolerance – Resource Management – Gridification – Integration } Today's subject

6. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam WP4: Global idea CCM SPMA NCM Components CdispdNCM Registration Notification SPMA SPMA.cfg CDB nfs http ftp Mgmt API ACL’s Client Nodes SWRep Servers cache Packages (rpm, pkg) packages (RPM, PKG) PXE DHCP Mgmt API ACL’s Installation server DHCP handling KS/JS PXE handling KS/JS generator Node Install CCM Node (re)install? EDG group slide

7. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam WP4: Configuration and Installation Objective: To develop system management tools for enabling the deployment of very large computing fabrics […] with reduced sysadmin and operation costs. Installation task: solutions for –automated from scratch node installation –node configuration/reconfiguration –software storage, distribution and installation Configuration task: solutions for –storing, maintaining and retrieving configuration information.

8. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam WP4: Configuration Central Configuration Database (CDB): Common store for configuration information –…including what software packages to deploy from which repository on which nodes Configuration information can be arranged in templates: Possible to create template combinations/hierarchies to match service structures Each template can be maintained (using a GUI) by a different person Configuration information is validated and kept under version control using transactions LXBATCH lxbatch444 Linux Base packages CC packages EDG/LCG m/ware lxbatch445 lxbatch446

9. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam WP4: Installation The Software Package Management and Distribution subsystem is responsible for managing and storing software packages, and the distribution and installation of these packages on client nodes. SWrep (Software Repository): –Software modules are bundled into packages using a given packaging format, like RPM for most Linux distributions, or PKG for Sun/Solaris. – The packages themselves are stored on a managed software repository. –This repository is accessible via protocols like HTTP, FTP, or a shared file system. The Node Configuration Management provides a framework for adapting the actual configuration of a node to its desired configuration, as it is described in the node’s profile inside the CDB. –This target information is made available to the node via a configuration component running on each node. –Node components are notified by a daemon which is polling the CDB.

10. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam WP4: NCM ● NCM – Node Configuration Management ● Client software running on the node which takes care of “implementing” what is in the configuration ● Configurations are centrally stored, managed and accessed (CDB), using XML profiles (per node) ● “Components” (like SUE features) are responsible for updating local config files, and notifying services if needed

11. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam WP4: Global idea CCM SPMA NCM Components CdispdNCM Registration Notification SPMA SPMA.cfg CDB nfs http ftp Mgmt API ACL’s Client Nodes SWRep Servers cache Packages (rpm, pkg) packages (RPM, PKG) PXE DHCP Mgmt API ACL’s Installation server DHCP handling KS/JS PXE handling KS/JS generator Node Install CCM Node (re)install? EDG group slide

12. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Solaris: CDB Configuration Database –CDB stores the hardware and software configuration in a configuration server –PAN is used to compile HLD to LLD –Clients (NCM,AII) access the CDB using the Node View Access API (Configuration Cache Manager) Solaris –Global Schema has to be adapted to Solaris –PAN, CDB and CCM already ported

13. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Solaris – AII Automated Installation Infrastructure – Installs machines acording to the configuration in the CDB – 3 modules: DHCP NBP (Network Bootstrap Program) OS Installer Solaris – Loader is PXElinux in Linux -> OpenBoot in Solaris – Anaconda/Kickstart in Linux -> Jumpstart in Solaris

14. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Solaris: SPMA SPMA –Reads the list of installed packages (OS) –Get the list of packages to be installed (CDB) –Computes the differences –Determines the list of operations to do –Calls the package installer/de-installer Solaris port –Reads pkg data base (-> rpm) –Pkgt installs/de-installs (-> rpmt) –ASIS apps packages with pkg (-> rpm)

15. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Solaris: Implementing SPMA spma-target.cf Example: /afs/.cern.ch/asis/PKGS/sun4x_58 ASIS-ASIS-applog 1.4 0 sun4x_58... spma-managed-packages Example: - ASIS-ASIS-applog 1.4 0 sun4x_58... differencesList of operations check_conflicts store_actions arrange_actions execute_actions pkgt SPMA is an application relying on a set of libraries, all system independent, except the Packager class (virtual) which is inherited by the platform dependent class (SysVPkgr for Solaris) PKG Transactions is a tool to install, upgrade and remove Solaris packages in one transaction.

16. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Solaris: NCM Node Configuration Manager –Updates the configuration of the machine when the configuration in CDB changes –Provides the framework, components are needed for the different local services Solaris –Many linux components reusable (if designed with portability in mind) –Some specific components needed (30% of the current SUE features are Solaris-specific)

17. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Solaris: WP4 Status Installation –ASIS applications have been packaged with pkg –SPMA and pkgt work but are still in test –NCM in detailed design phase (collaboration with EDG, more focused on Linux) – AII in design phase Configuration –Pan, database and cache manager ported and included in CVS –Global schema worked on (design validated)

18. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Solaris: WP4 Future 2003/end Q2: LCG-1 with WP4/Linux installation and configuration (already ~ 100 nodes) 2003/end Q3: SPMA and pkgt will be used for Solaris 9 certification at CERN 2003/end Q3: SPMA and pkgt deployed in the Computer Centre 2003/end Q3: CDB on Solaris. 2003/end Q4: GUI for a CDB editor

19. 20-May-2003HEPiX Amsterdam Conclusion Specific Resource: –J. Pelegrin (CERN - SPMA, pkgt, ASISdist) –C. Ungil (SUN fellow – CDB, AII, NCM) –S. Lopienski (CERN – CDB editor) Proof of concept of WP4 Proof of portability (RedHat 386, Solaris but also could be ia64)