From Alan.Sill at ttu.edu Thu Feb 1 11:53:32 2007 From: Alan.Sill at ttu.edu (Alan Sill) Date: Thu Feb 1 11:56:20 2007 Subject: [THEGrid] Please register for Internet2/ESNet LHC Data and Networking Needs workshop References: <9E8A34C6-2214-4C0B-99DC-D2AA3D02ABB2@unl.edu> Message-ID: <208EF031-9F18-474F-9B32-4DD37410E7EF@ttu.edu> Please remember to register for the US LHC Data and Networking Needs Workshop to be held at Texas A&M University on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007. Attendanceis important for each university-based high energy physics group (at least one representative for each group) intending to do LHC-related data analysis. Registration is important for us to be able to keep track of who is interested in attending and/or receiving materials. https://indico.fnal.gov/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=536 Please send me or Rich Carlson e-mail if you have any questions. Thanks, Alan Sill, Ph.D TIGRE Senior Scientist, High Performance Computing Center Adjunct Professor of Physics TTU ==================================================================== : Alan Sill, Texas Tech University Office: Admin 233, MS 4-1167 : : e-mail: Alan.Sill@ttu.edu ph. 806-742-4350 fax 806-742-4358 : ==================================================================== From Alan.Sill at ttu.edu Mon Feb 5 10:31:23 2007 From: Alan.Sill at ttu.edu (Alan Sill) Date: Mon Feb 5 10:32:01 2007 Subject: [THEGrid] Reminder and invitation: please REGISTER for the University-based LHC Data and Network Needs Workshop Feb. 14, 2007 at TAMU Message-ID: <95FD189D-CFA4-4AF8-A383-917ABD7E979A@ttu.edu> This is a reminder to please REGISTER to attend the "Tier-3" (i.e., university-based) data and networking needs workshop next WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 2007 to be held at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. This instance of the workshop is focused on the needs of the south-central US and is sponsored by Internet2, the ESNet Energy Sciences network, and several local and regional networking and grid projects. More information is available at the workshop web site: https://indico.fnal.gov/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=536 including maps, the registration form and other conference details. We would really like to see at least one representative, preferably more, from each of the university-based high energy physics groups, both experimental and theoretical, involved in preparations for data analysis and Monte Carlo simulations in support of any experiment at the LHC. If you intend to process, access or analyze data from the LHC at your university, you really need to attend or send someone to this workshop! Please call or send questions if you would like further details. Otherwise, we hope to see you at the workshop in College Station next week! P.S.: Texas-based high energy physicists, astrophysicists, and those involved in related fields such as nuclear physics and nuclear medicine are also invited to sign up to the mailing list for the Texas High Energy Grid (THEGrid), a project of the High Performance Computing Across Texas organization that is focused on computing related to these fields. More information is available on the signup page for this mailing list at: http://highenergy.phys.ttu.edu/mailman/listinfo/thegrid Apologies if you are already signed up or if this is a duplicate message. Alan Sill, Ph.D TIGRE Senior Scientist, High Performance Computing Center Adjunct Professor of Physics TTU ==================================================================== : Alan Sill, Texas Tech University Office: Admin 233, MS 4-1167 : : e-mail: Alan.Sill@ttu.edu ph. 806-742-4350 fax 806-742-4358 : ==================================================================== From alan.sill at ttu.edu Thu Feb 8 10:35:41 2007 From: alan.sill at ttu.edu (Alan Sill) Date: Thu Feb 8 10:35:21 2007 Subject: [THEGrid] Video arrangements: Internet2 Southern Region LHC Data and Networking Needs workshop In-Reply-To: <08BB61027260BC4A8C5D071CA24C23240246E927@CENTAUR.net.ttu.edu> References: <08BB61027260BC4A8C5D071CA24C23240246E927@CENTAUR.net.ttu.edu> Message-ID: For those who are not able to attend the Internet2/LEARN/TIGRE/ THEGrid data and networking needs workshop in person, we have set up the following video arrangements. There is a short form and a longer version of these instructions. Use the summary if you are already familiar with ESNet or VRVS conferencing, or the longer instructions if this information is new to you. Summary: Both VRVS Saturn and ESNet meeting ID 8842542 should work for this meeting. Connect using ESNet meeting ID 8842542 or GDS 00113498842542 or 8842542@198.128.3.86 or connect your video system to 198.128.3.172 and choose the I2LHC meeting from the menu or VRVS Saturn on the day of the meeting or phone 1-510-883-7860 8842542# (limited number of connections) Longer instructions for those unfamiliar with these systems: The ESNet H.323/SIP video system will be configured to respond to meeting ID "8842452" for directly registered systems or for systems with Global Dialing System access, "00113498842542" as the GDS prefix is 0011349 for ESNet. This meeting will also be bridged to the VRVS videoconferencing system in meeting room Saturn. (Send me questions if you have any on this option. ESNet connects well and interoperates with VRVS.) For an H.323 or SIP system that is NOT already directly registered to ESNet and does not have GDS access, it is usually sufficient to connect to the ESNet Codian entry point at 198.128.3.172 and select the meeting ("I2LHC") from the list of meetings supplied there. It is also sometimes possible to connect H.323 clients using the full meetingID@gatekeeper designation, in this case 8842542@198.128.3.86 would be the connection string. This works with some desktop clients. Phone connections are also automatically provided in ESNet conferences. A limited number of phone dial-ins can be supported using the dial-in number: 1-510-883-7860 and enter the meeting ID followed by the # key (8842542# in this case) when it answers. The number of such connections that is possible varies according to load, ranging from a few up to a couple of dozen at most, so connections by video if possible are preferred. To facilitate testing, I have defined the conference already and the above numbers will be available for testing from now through the duration of the workshop. Please call and test it with your equipment and send me any questions ahead of time so I can address them before posting the summary information above to the workshop page. The ESNet Codian is known to work with several IP-based H.323 clients and systems, including room-based and desktop video systems (Polycom PVX, Mac OS X Xmeeting, GnomeMeeting/Ekiga, etc.). SIP capability has recently been added, although I have not personally tested this option. if you would like me to connect to the conference number at a certain time to facilitate testing ahead of time, this can also be done. Only the VRVS portion will not be active until the day of the meeting -- but a separate bridge can be set up for testing ahead of time if you would like to use VRVS to connect. If none of the above options work, but your system is open to outside connections, we can set up a request to connect to your system to this conference externally from the control console of the Codian. Making connections on your own using one of the above options would be preferred, though, since this would leave connection and disconnection or repeated connection under your control rather than having me intervene. The Codian has many options, but it would be better to leave as much connectivity as possible under remote user control. Please test it and send any questions ahead of time. Note the short- form instructions we post to the workshop page will be the ones in the summary, rather than the full explanation above! All options except the VRVS one should work from now through the duration of the meeting. Please let us know what connection option works best for you, and if you have problems, what client you are using. Alan Sill, Ph.D TIGRE Senior Scientist, High Performance Computing Center Adjunct Professor of Physics TTU ==================================================================== : Alan Sill, Texas Tech University Office: Admin 233, MS 4-1167 : : e-mail: Alan.Sill@ttu.edu ph. 806-742-4350 fax 806-742-4358 : ====================================================================