J 6.2 Interoperability   Status Date 01-Apr-08     90 days
Owner: Neil Geddes
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1 6.2.1 Common GridPP/NGS helpdesk and problem tracking infrastructure 01-Oct-06 Complete I     H
Metric  Publically available helpdesk and problem tracking infrastructure exists            
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History  ChangeForm1 Email from  JG 20/6/05                
2 6.2.2             H Delete Web services will not be mature enough in timescale of GridPP2
Metric  Document specifying agreed GridPP/NGS plans        
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History  ChangeForm1 ChangeForm2                
3 6.2.3 First jointly supported service 01-Jun-05 Complete       H
Metric  At least one service supported across NGS and GridPP            
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4 6.2.4 Common security policy 01-Jan-05 Complete I I   H
Metric  Joint GridPP/NGS document specifying security-incident procedures in the UK   I I    
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5 6.2.5 Integrated plan for Grid support in the UK beyond 2007  01-Apr-06 Failed       H Leave as red? Integrated plan is to continue separately.
Metric  Ensure that document is, or will be, produced by appropriate body             Need or ease by which it could happen were constrained by the funding mechanisms (NGS responded to call from JCSR and GridPP to PPARC - recognises that time was not yet right)
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6 6.2.6 First stage connection of GridPP sites to NGS 01-Apr-05 Complete       H Done, modulo formal paperwork from Glasgow and IC Make it Glasgow and IC?
Metric  One site per Tier-2 connected to NGS and monitored through NGS SLD mechanism            
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7 6.2.7 Second stage connection of GridPP sites to NGS 01-Sep-07 Failed       H Change  Make it end of GridPP2+; More than 50% affiliates (full membership depends on local policy and thus out of our control). Affiliate just means enable NGS V0 for some period.
Metric  50% of institutes are NGS affiliates            
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History  ChangeForm1                  
8 6.2.8             H
Metric  90% of institutes connected to NGS and monitored through NGS SLD mechanism            
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History  ChangeForm1                  
9 6.2.9 Number of NGS representatives on GridPP committees On going OK       H
Metric  Number of NGS representatives on GridPP committees 1 2        
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10 6.2.10 GridPP attendance at NGS committee meetings On going OK       H
Metric  Number of attendences / Number of invitations 75% 75%        
Invitations 4                
Attendences 3                
11 6.2.11 Number of Non-HEP applications tested on GridPP Grid On going OK       H
Metric  Submission via NGS submission mechanism to GridPP resources 3 1        
Risk/Dep                     
History  15-Jun-05[1] BIOMED                
12 6.2.12 Number of GridPP members attending GGF meetings On going OK I     H
Metric  Five per meeting 42 65        
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13 6.2.13 Number of GridPP members in charge of formal GGF Working Groups On going OK I     H
Metric  One or more 1 4        
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14 6.2.14 Implemented Common Security Policy 01-Nov-05 Complete       H
Metric  Common security policy (6.2.4) is put in place and adopted.            
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History  Email from NG 21/6/05                  
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David Britton:
Currently trivial as “NGS submission” mechanism is simple globus_job_submit. No standing tests of this are carried out. Metric is not currently achieved in the spirit intended.