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* '''Virtual Organisation (VO)''': a group of GridPP users with similar scientific goals and requirements. The organisational unit for grid activities. See, for example, this [https://www.egi.eu/community/vos/ EGI definition];
 
* '''Virtual Organisation (VO)''': a group of GridPP users with similar scientific goals and requirements. The organisational unit for grid activities. See, for example, this [https://www.egi.eu/community/vos/ EGI definition];
* '''CVMFS repository (repo)''': a subdirectory within <code>/cvmfs/</code> containing scripts, libraries, executables, etc. to be run on the grid.
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* '''Software bundle''': (for want of a better term...) a tarball containing the scripts, libraries, executables, etc. to be run on the grid;
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* '''CVMFS repository (repo)''': a subdirectory within <code>/cvmfs/</code> unpacked '''software bundles''' to be run on the grid.
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===Actors===
 
===Actors===
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* '''CVFMS administrator''': a GridPP user who has ''administrator'' security permissions for the CVMFS RAL Stratum-1 (i.e. <code>/cvmfs/</code>);
 
* '''CVFMS administrator''': a GridPP user who has ''administrator'' security permissions for the CVMFS RAL Stratum-1 (i.e. <code>/cvmfs/</code>);
 
* '''Site administrator''': a GridPP user who has ''administrator'' security permissions for a given GridPP Tier-2 site (i.e. where the CVMFS software will be running).
 
* '''Site administrator''': a GridPP user who has ''administrator'' security permissions for a given GridPP Tier-2 site (i.e. where the CVMFS software will be running).
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==Use Cases==
 
==Use Cases==
  
* Create a new CVMFS repository for a VO.
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* Create a new base CVMFS repository ('''repo''') for a '''VO'''.
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* Create a new sub-repo for a '''VO''' for all '''VO members'''.
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* Create a new sub-repo for a '''VO member'''.
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* Upload a '''software bundle''' to a '''VO member''''s '''sub-repo'''.
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* Delete a '''software bundle''' from a '''VO member''''s '''sub-repo'''.
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* Delete a '''VO member''''s '''sub-repo'''.
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==Useful links==
 
==Useful links==
  
 
* [[A quick guide to CVMFS]].
 
* [[A quick guide to CVMFS]].

Revision as of 12:47, 8 January 2015

Introduction

This page is for outlining use cases for deploying software with CVMFS with GridPP. It is very much a working draft and input from interested parties is very much welcome, either directly on this page or via the discussion page.

Definitions

Entities

  • Virtual Organisation (VO): a group of GridPP users with similar scientific goals and requirements. The organisational unit for grid activities. See, for example, this EGI definition;
  • Software bundle: (for want of a better term...) a tarball containing the scripts, libraries, executables, etc. to be run on the grid;
  • CVMFS repository (repo): a subdirectory within /cvmfs/ unpacked software bundles to be run on the grid.


Actors

  • VO member: a GridPP user who belongs to the specified VO with user security permissions as defined by the VO's security policy;
  • VO administrator: a VO member who also has administrator security permissions for the VO;
  • CVFMS administrator: a GridPP user who has administrator security permissions for the CVMFS RAL Stratum-1 (i.e. /cvmfs/);
  • Site administrator: a GridPP user who has administrator security permissions for a given GridPP Tier-2 site (i.e. where the CVMFS software will be running).


Use Cases

  • Create a new base CVMFS repository (repo) for a VO.
  • Create a new sub-repo for a VO for all VO members.
  • Create a new sub-repo for a VO member.
  • Upload a software bundle to a VO member's sub-repo.
  • Delete a software bundle from a VO member's sub-repo.
  • Delete a VO member's sub-repo.


Useful links