Tier-1 Tier-2 Transfers Plan for RAL

Date:    Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:49:55 -0000
From:    Gordon, JC (John) 

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Summary of GridPP Tier-2 milestones for SC4
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* SRM
** 80% of sites have working (file transfers with 2 other sites successful) SRM by end of December
** All sites have working SRM by end of January
** 40% of sites (using FTS) able to transfer files using an SRM 2.1 API by end February
** All sites (using FTS) able to transfer files using an SRM 2.1 API by end March
** Interoperability tests between SRM versions at Tier-1 and Tier-2s (TBC)

 
* FTS
** FTS channel to be created for all T1-T2 connections by end of January
** FTS client configured for 40% sites by end January
** FTS channels created for one Intra-Tier-2 test for each Tier-2 by end of January
** FTS client configured for all sites by end March


* Tier-1 to Tier-2 Transfers (target rate 300-500Mb/s)
** Sustained transfer of 1TB data to 20% sites by end December
** Sustained transfer of 1TB data from 20% sites by end December
** Sustained transfer of 1TB data to 50% sites by end January
** Sustained transfer of 1TB data from 50% sites by end January
** Peak rate tests undertaken for the two largest Tier-2 sites in each Tier-2 by end February
** Sustained individual transfers (>1TB continuous) to all sites completed by mid-March
** Sustained individual transfers (>1TB continuous) from all sites completed by mid-March
** Peak rate tests undertaken for all sites by end March
** Aggregate Tier-2 to Tier-1 tests completed at target rate (rate TBC) by end March

 
* Tier-2 Transfers (target rate 100 Mb/s)

** Sustained transfer of 1TB data between largest site in each Tier-2 to that of another Tier-2 by end February
** Peak rate tests undertaken for 50% sites in each Tier-2 by end February

* LFC

** LFC document available by end November
** LFC installed at 1 site in each Tier-2 by end December
** LFC installed at 50% sites by end January
** LFC installed at all sites by end February
** Database update tests (TBC)

* VO Boxes (depending on experiment responses to security and operations questionnaire and GridPP position on VO Boxes)

** VOBs available (for agreed VOs only) at 1 site in each Tier-2 by mid-January
** VOBs available at 50% sites by mid-February
** VOBs available at all (participating) sites by end March
 
* Experiment specific tests TBC

** To be developed in conjunction with experiment plans