Gridification FAQ

The FAQ presented in this page is still under construction. We are working to provide answers (with practical examples) to all questions listed below. If your questions isn't listed, send it to leandro.ciuffoatct.infn.it

  1. My institution does not host a Grid site. From which User Interface can I submit my jobs?
  2. How to change the passphrase used to "log-in" to the Grid?
  3. My input data is too big to be transfered in the InputSandbox. What can I do?
  4. How can I restrict the sites/CEs where I want to send my Jobs?
  5. My jobs take several hours to run. How can I monitor my job execution without having to wait until its conclusion?
  6. How can I use AMGA to create a log of my job executions?
  7. How to restrict the access of my input/output data to a group of users?
  8. My application requires libraries/tools that are not available in the Worker Nodes. What can I do?
  9. How can I run codes that require external libraries?
  10. How can I make my jobs run for more than 12h? (using Myproxy)
  11. How can I execute MPI programs using MPICH or MPICH2?
  12. How can I execute MPI programs using MPICH? (2nd solution, without MPI-Start)
  13. How can I execute MPI programs using OpenMPI?
  14. How can I execute Windows files (.exe, .com, .bat) in the Grid?
  15. How can I use the Secure Storage service?
  16. How can I install the Secure Storage client in my User Interface?
  17. How can I submit jobs using GridWay?
  18. How do I manage trivial parallel jobs on the Grid?

Useful Guides

Below you may find several user guides taken also from other EGEE' projects. These guides cover different aspects of gLite grid application development like: API usage (Java), generic information on gLite 3.1, other gridification guides, the GILDA Wiki space, EELA 2 e-Infrastructure and GOC for users, generic gLite and OurGrid guides.