http://www.nordugrid.org NorduGrid collaboration: ARC Grid middleware development en-us XEmacs Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:00:00 +0100 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:15:00 +0200 http://www.nordugrid.org/images/logo-ng-sheared-web.gif http://www.nordugrid.org 144 54 NorduGrid collaboration: ARC Grid middleware development Grid middleware development NorduGrid technical meeting will take place on June 24-26 in Bern, Switzerland, co-hosted with the ARC meets SwiNG event. We invite everybody involved in development of ARC middleware to take part. Preliminary programme, logistics and registration are available via the meeting's agenda page.]]> http://indico.hep.lu.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=619 {753eb74d-2e39-4fc7-aea4-916497dc14da} Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:10:00 +0200  – Globus 4.0.6-0.9
 – VOMS 1.7.24-2ng
 – LFC 1.6.9.1-3ng
LFC in turn depends upon CGSI_gSOAP 1.2.1.2-1
The 0.6.1.1 tag is available in the code repository as:
  https://svn.nordugrid.org/repos/nordugrid/arc0/tags/0.6.1.1
To test 0.6.1.1 on your site you can enable the "testing" repository. The repositories are available for 26 systems:
 i386:
  Fedora 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
  Red Hat Linux 7.3,9
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3,4,5
  OpenSuSE 10.1,10.2
 x86_64:
  Fedora 3,4,5,6,7,8
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3,4,5
  OpenSuSE 10.1,10.2
Working "standalone" packages are not yet available - this will be fixed for the final release.
Native Debian packages or at least tarballs will also be available later. ]]> http://www.nordugrid.org/ {1ebc9840-f613-11dc-95ff-0800200c9a66} Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:19:00 +0100 NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. The current stable ARC (0.6.1) and old stable (0.4.5) standalone packages have been updated to include the new certificates.]]> http://www.nordugrid.org {91e06a00-f612-11dc-95ff-0800200c9a66} Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:27:00 +0100 NorduGrid technical meeting will take place on April 7-8 in Espoo, Finland, co-hosted with the NORDUnet2008 conference. We invite everybody involved in development of ARC middleware to take part. See the details and register yourself at the meeting's agenda page.]]> http://indico.hep.lu.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=595 {F5ED1110-EAA5-11DC-95FF-0800200C9A66} Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:20:00 +0100 NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. The update includes two new national CAs: Ukraine and Mexico. The current stable ARC (0.6.1) and old stable (0.4.5) standalone packages have been updated to include the new certificates.]]> http://www.nordugrid.org {3A81734B-842A-4E5C-BA9E-596BB28CAD53} Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:23:00 +0100 postdoc grid developer position within the EU KnowARC project. Deadline for applications: December 20, 2007.]]> http://www.nordugrid.org/jobs/index.html#uppsala07 {C6672275-D440-40D2-A86D-815D88C71DFB} Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:45:00 +0100 NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. The current stable ARC (0.6.1) and old stable (0.4.5) standalone packages have been updated to include the new certificates.]]> http://www.nordugrid.org {8D7B5840-CD91-4FDC-8DFF-C3CCD30F0158} Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100 NorduGrid participates in the Supercomputing '07 research exhibit. Demonstrations of the ARC middleware, GIN demos and presentation of related projects (KnowARC, NDGF, NGIn) will be given at our booth #173.]]> http://www.nordugrid.org {2A8D0A99-1D28-48EA-93ED-566A3AD79F70} Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:32:00 +0100 IGTF CA packages (v1.17) are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. The current stable ARC (0.6.1) and old stable (0.4.5) standalone packages have been updated to include these certificates.]]> ftp://download.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.17/ {064DB292-F1FC-4A1B-9024-1F586421A834} Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:53:00 +0100 NORDUnet2008 conference "The Biosphere of Grids and Networks" has issued the Call for Papers. Submission deadline is November 1, 2007.]]> http://www.nordu.net {775614D2-24A0-4656-912B-B52B8D72453A} Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:38:00 +0100 the release notes.]]> http://www.nordugrid.org/ {D7F51D48-917C-4D1E-BC20-3D70BB82EB24} Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:10:00 +0100 seeking outstanding candidates for 1-3 Post Doctoral and 1-2 PhD Student positions. The positions focus on design of service-oriented Grid infrastructure in projects funded by the Swedish Research Council and EU. See the GIRD project site for current research.]]> http://www.cs.umu.se/openpos/grid {0E84B6FF-9F0F-4911-AA69-60543C2F9F1D} Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:30:00 +0100 EU KnowARC project and NDGF opens a booth at CHEP07 Conference at Victoria, BC, Canada. NDGF and University of Oslo also provide several conference contributions.]]> http://www.nordugrid.org/images/chep07-booth-1.jpg {EACCBDA3-EA82-4D32-992F-451CDB5DFF05} Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:25:00 +0100 Test release ARC v0.6.0.3 is available as a 0.6.1 release candidate. It includes new back-ends framework by KnowARC and GridFTPv2 support by NDGF.
Binaries are built against Globus 4.0.5 and VOMS 1.7.20. RPMs are avalable via NorduGrid testing yum repository for several RedHat, Fedora and OpenSuSE versions.]]> http://download.nordugrid.org/testing.html {DD9A3EE7-0374-4FE5-9F1F-D1F43C38695C} Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:01:00 +0100 IGTF CA packages (v1.15) are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. Users and site administrators are advised to upgrade to this version.]]> ftp://download.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.15/ {6532B422-B5E7-4D1A-8A31-50E6CC6C2BEA} Mon, 9 Jul 2007 14:40:00 +0100 New IGTF CA packages (v1.14) are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. The current stable ARC (0.6.0) and old stable (0.4.5) standalone packages have been updated to include these certificates. ftp://download.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.14/ {EDCC1092-E9C5-4DD1-BDF3-4DD9568704C8} Mon, 4 Jun 2007 13:55:00 +0100 Second stable release of ARC, version 0.6, is available for download from NorduGrid repositories. Sites and individual users deploying older versons 0.4.x are strongly recommended to install release 0.6.x. http://www.nordugrid.org/middleware/release_notes_0_6.html {7534F426-7E41-4427-9DDA-EF8A871C44FF} Tue, 22 May 2007 17:30:00 +0100 The NorduGrid Conference 2007 and NGIn Grid School will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 24-28, 2007. Registration is open at the Conference agenda page. Participation is free of charge. Hotel booking deadline is June 25. http://indico.hep.lu.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=318 {D8233868-5E04-42AA-A79A-A1038F023388} Tue, 1 May 2007 20:10:05 +0100 The PhD stipend is available within the general study programme "Computer Science and Engineering", in relation to the NGIn project. http://www.nordugrid.org/jobs/index.html#aalborg07 {BA54192A-393C-482C-B16B-C6C718A6239A} Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:19:00 +0100 The next NorduGrid Technical meeting will take place in Luebeck, Germany, on May 2-4, 2007. Everybody who contributes to the ARC code or plans to do it in future, or wishes to influence its development, is very much welcomed. http://indico.hep.lu.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=308 {E507E475-3C7D-4DC5-AD6E-8CEE2B8AE1EF} Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:10:00 +0100 New IGTF CA packages (v1.13) are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. The current stable ARC (0.6.0) and old stable (0.4.5) standalone packages have been updated to include these certificates. Lifetime of the NorduGrid CA is extended for 2 years. ftp://download.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.13/ {0A687DB8-44BC-47BB-95F7-CFB54AA91115} Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:37:00 +0100 New IGTF CA packages (v1.12) are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. The current stable ARC (0.6.0) and old stable (0.4.5) standalone packages have been updated to include these certificates. ftp://download.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.12/ {71B2404F-3B40-42E5-A700-B4BECDF314EA} Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:53:00 +0100 The next NorduGrid Technical meeting will take place in Lund, Sweden, on February 19-21, 2007. Everybody who contributes to the ARC code or plans to do it in future, or wishes to influence its development, is very much welcomed. http://indico.hep.lu.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=27 {AF453866-D1D7-4B83-BBC8-0A66EB7C665D} Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:45:00 +0100 NorduGrid participates in the Supercomputing 2006 research exhibit. Demonstrations of the ARC middleware and presentation of related projects will be given at our booth #1900. http://sc06.supercomputing.org {F438F6CE-BA1C-4B86-BEC6-562004F00438} Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:00:00 +0100 Joint EGEE/OSG/NorduGrid Grid Service Information Discovery Meeting will be held on December 12-14, 2006, at the NDGF premises in Copenhagen. Visit the meeting page for more details. http://www.nordugrid.org/events/sid06.html {CDFE7C7E-DC69-4C79-93EC-55E7470773A3} Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:00:00 +0100 International Grid Trust Federation CA packages v1.10 are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. Most notably, it includes new certificates for CERN and INFN CAs. ftp://ftp.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/latest/ {7F9A0267-57A9-4F73-8764-18F75019283A} Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:08:00 +0100 ARC middleware development tag 0.5.56 is available via the downloads area and the yum/apt repositories. The tag addresses few bug fixes. http://ftp.nordugrid.org {BB1D290D-F5C6-458A-ACC8-E776F2E5F196} Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:00:00 +0100 Registration is open for the 1st KnowARC Conference, to be held on November 7-9, 2006, in Oslo. http://www.fys.uio.no/epf/knowarc/0611/KnowARCconf.htm {1E862C40-F873-4ECC-B5C0-413C99B60F68} Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:00:00 +0100 Nordic Data Grid facility invites applications for Grid middleware developer positions. Main task will be to contribute to ARC middleware development. http://www.nordugrid.org/jobs/index.html#ndgf0906 {3412E59E-5AC8-496C-B2A4-1FD458419646} Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:00:00 +0100 ARC middleware development tag 0.5.55 is available via the downloads area and the yum/apt repositories. The main change is the new schema for packaging libraries and obsolete tools. http://ftp.nordugrid.org {4EFCB842-735D-4EA3-B52D-A55B74BBBC96} Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:00:00 +0100 International Grid Trust Federation CA packages v1.8 are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. ftp://ftp.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.8/ {7E153739-338E-4B6E-91C7-17D3B3A8EC09} Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:00:00 +0100 NorduGrid and KnowARC organize an ARC Design Week, to be held on September 4-8, 2006, in Budapest and Sarospatak, Hungary. Everybody willing to contribute to the future ARC design is welcomed to attend. http://www.knowarc.eu/designweek/ {C2D3889A-B7F4-4ECA-9D73-EBF9DD696EF8} Tue, 1 Aug 2006 19:00:00 +0100 ARC middleware development tag 0.5.52 is available via the downloads area and the yum/apt repositories. It contains few bug fixes and an experimental support for the LHC File Catalogue data indexing service (LFC). http://ftp.nordugrid.org {FA05FA4E-214B-4DC9-94E0-DE81B4F8E327} Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:00:00 +0100 International Grid Trust Federation CA packages v1.7 are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. ftp://ftp.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.7/ {EAC58497-47E8-4414-92F1-3425F044B13A} Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:00:00 +0100 The first complete overview of the Advanced Resource Connector middleware (ARC) is accepted for publication in the FGCS journal and is available online for the subscribers. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2006.05.008 {2F80B5B7-77DF-44F5-A54E-0B37AD31DAB8} Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:00:00 +0100 Nordic Data Grid facility is seeking a Software Coordinator to manage, oversee and coordinate Grid software development. http://www.nordugrid.org/jobs/index.html#ndgf0606 {9497DF49-C5EB-4BD1-8111-910FF2E1EB8B} Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:00:00 +0100 International Grid Trust Federation CA packages v1.6 are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. ftp://ftp.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.6/ {10CA32FF-1CFB-4A96-9978-86C414924F37} Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:22:00 +0100 ARC middleware development tag 0.5.49 is available via the downloads area and the yum/apt repositories. It solves mostly packaging issues and features upgraded external dependencies. http://ftp.nordugrid.org {978D3CB2-BB1E-46D1-B236-01AEFE34ED53} Sat, 17 Jun 2006 09:39:00 +0100 ARC is the basis for the new EU FP6 project, KnowARC. In the coming 3 years, KnowARC will help bringing ARC to the level of the next generation Grid softwares. http://www.knowarc.eu {63D10D26-459D-4CCE-8FC4-B23E29C51BD1} Thu, 1 Jun 2006 12:00:00 +0100 A PhD Position in medical image analysis based on grid networks is available in Geneva University, Switzerland. The successful applicant will be involved in the KnowARC project that develops middleware based on the NorduGrid ARC. http://www.nordugrid.org/jobs/index.html#unige0506 {93670A54-A2A2-4510-BB5B-D451783A5B65} Mon, 22 May 2006 16:39:00 +0100 International Grid Trust Federation CA packages v1.4 are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. This release is especially important due to the extension of the NorduGrid CA certificate. ftp://ftp.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.4/ {D986DB3B-3B2E-4698-BC53-CA731E004D1B} Fri, 12 May 2006 12:08:00 +0100 ARC middleware development tag 0.5.47 is available via the downloads area and the yum/apt repositories. The tag is expected to be the last before the first 0.6 release candidate. http://ftp.nordugrid.org {0CE9C594-7F42-47C2-82A7-F8717A407BD1} Mon, 8 May 2006 18:00:00 +0100 International Grid Trust Federation CA packages v1.1 are available from the NorduGrid FTP server and repositories. Update includes new authorities, removal of obsolete/expired credentials, problem fixes. Sites and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade. ftp://ftp.nordugrid.org/software/igtf/releases/1.1/ {EFC56DCA-7AAB-42AB-82F8-90B20EDFA847} Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:36:27 +0100 Umeaa University announces a postdoctoral position in Grid computing, for development of software to be contributed to the NorduGrid ARC and to the Globus Toolkit. http://www.nordugrid.org/jobs/ {0430B682-2116-4DA2-A5EE-544C165BAA96} Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:45:11 +0100 The 2nd Nordic Grid Neighbourhood Conference will be held in Otaniemi near Helsinki during May 31 - June 2, 2006. The conference is targeted at Grid users and developers in the Nordic and Baltic countries and Russia as well as those interested in the possibilities of Grid computing. http://wiki.hip.fi/ngn {C63202BD-A8F9-4385-993F-CAF483CBCE95} Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:12:00 +0100 ARC middleware development tag 0.5.41 is available via the downloads area and the yum/apt repositories. The tag contains multiple bug fixes and is expected to be close to a production quality. http://ftp.nordugrid.org {0EF400D7-6EF8-4CEE-A13D-D2BD9A6ACD86} Sun, 12 Mar 2006 21:44:47 +0100 NorduGrid gives an invited talk at the GGF16 in Athens. Slides are available in the "Documentation" section of this site. http://www.nordugrid.org {D75A9A56-9690-4937-811E-527866836150} Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:00:00 +0100 NorduGrid/ARC resource owners and users are invited to test the pilot release of the Tycoon Grid Market system, that aims to introduce market-based resource scheduling and allocation into the Grid. The product is developed by HP Labs and is integrated with ARC-based Grid at PDC. By providing resources to the Grid Market, owners earn credits that allow them to use other resources on the Market. http://www.nordugrid.org {FD26D746-97F5-4BC8-A7DF-5B2C3F2FB10E} Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:00:00 +0100 As a next step towards the new stable release 0.6, all the ARC-related packages starting from December 18 nightly build have prefix nordugrid-arc- instead of nordugrid-. An immedate implication is that the standalone tarball will unpack by default into nordugrid-arc-standalone, thus the users that have the standalone setup done automatically via login scripts, should either change the directory name to nordugrid-standalone, or modify the login scripts, if they wish to use tags 0.5.38+. http://www.nordugrid.org {6543CD76-8C7E-4E92-BFC5-EC1FFDABEA0D} Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:00:00 +0100 The Material Sciences national computing infrastructure M-grid in Finland issues a press release, marking the start of operations of one of the world's first production Grids, and the most powerful computing system in Finland. M-grid makes use of the NorduGrid ARC middleware, and is a part of the NorduGrid infrastructure. http://www.nordugrid.org {18F5D43A-A602-4B0F-84A3-EAC6F78F824C} Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:00:00 +0100