Installation Guide

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Installation Process

Installation of glideinWMS is a multi-step process:

1. Components and Pre-requisites: Includes a consolidated table of requirements for each server.
2. The glidein WMS Collector and collocated glidein Factory node
3. The glidein pool Collector node
4. One or more scheduler nodes for user submission
5. The VO Frontend

The above process should suffice for typical installs. More information can be found below.

Additional Documents:

• Component Installation: Installation tips for components needed by glideinWMS, such as HTTP, VDT, JavascriptRRD, etc.
• Installation of a GCB node: (only if you are gliding into Grid sites with restrictive network policies and cannot use CCB)
  NOTE: It is strongly recommended to use CCB over GCB if possible.
• Quick Reference Guide to GSI Authentication Setup in glideinWMS: for information on how to configure the GSI security.
• GSI Additional Configuration instructions.
• Multiple Schedds for increased scalability.
• Quill setup for older condor installs.
• Troubleshooting installation problems.
• Frequently Asked Questions for advanced configuration tips.

Possible Configurations

While the documents presented here assume you will install each component on a different machine, there is nothing preventing you from installing all of them on fewer machines, or even on one machine only (excluding GCB, but you should not use it anyhow). Several possible configurations are below.

Two Server configuration (recommended minimum):

• The glidein WMS Collector and collocated glidein Factory node
• A node containing the VO Frontend, the glidein pool Collector together with the scheduler for user submissions

Three Server configuration (recommended for 1000+ glideins)

• The glidein WMS Collector and collocated glidein Factory node
• A node containing the glidein pool Collector together with the VO Frontend
• A node containing the scheduler for user submissions

One Server configuration (Use only for test installs)

• The glidein WMS Collector and collocated glidein Factory node, with the collector running on 8618. VO Frontend, the glidein pool Collector (running on 9618) together with the scheduler for user submissions. With this configuration, take special care of the ports assigned and of the condor.sh currently sourced when running commands.