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This section describes a step-by-step process for creating a new Virtual Organization within a [[Administrator's_Guide:How_to_set_up_a_gCube_infrastructure|gCube infrastructure]].  
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This section describes a step-by-step process for creating a new Virtual Organization within an existing [[Administrator's_Guide:How_to_set_up_a_gCube_infrastructure|gCube infrastructure]].  
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The creation of a VO requires to:
  
After having installed some gHNs, the main steps of a VO creation require the installation of the VO enabling services and the VO level services. The former are the mandatory services of the enabling layer needed to glue together the VO nodes, while the latter are a set of services optionally deployed at VO level to support a specific deployment scenario. In fact, in order to optimize performances or reduce the needed steps, a VO Manager could decide to have group of services, typically the Content Management, the Indexes and the Metadata Management, at VO level and share them (or part of their state) at VRE level.
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* identify at least 8 machines to turn as gHNs (more machines could be needed, depending on the VO needs);
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* deploy the VO enabling services on 3 gHNs. These are the mandatory services needed to glue together the VO nodes;
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* configure the VO;
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* deploy the VO-level services on 5 gHNs (eventually, other VO specific services). These services are deployed at VO level to support a specific deployment scenario;
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* create and register the VO Resources;
  
Finally, this section reports on a set of steps that must be performed to configure the VO services and the portal.
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These steps assume that a Portal has been already deployed and running at infrastructure level and can be configure to join the new VO.

Revision as of 19:05, 18 December 2009

This section describes a step-by-step process for creating a new Virtual Organization within an existing gCube infrastructure. The creation of a VO requires to:

  • identify at least 8 machines to turn as gHNs (more machines could be needed, depending on the VO needs);
  • deploy the VO enabling services on 3 gHNs. These are the mandatory services needed to glue together the VO nodes;
  • configure the VO;
  • deploy the VO-level services on 5 gHNs (eventually, other VO specific services). These services are deployed at VO level to support a specific deployment scenario;
  • create and register the VO Resources;

These steps assume that a Portal has been already deployed and running at infrastructure level and can be configure to join the new VO.