To reach its large computing needs, the ALICE experiment at CERN has developed its own middleware called AliEn, centralised and relying on pilot jobs. One of its strength is the automatic installation of the required packages. The Nordic countries have offered a distributed Tier-1 centre for the CERN experiments, where the job management should be done with the NorduGrid middleware ARC.We have developed an interoperation module to allow to unify several computing sites using ARC, and make them look like a single site from the point of view of AliEn. A prototype has been completed and tested out of production. This talk will present implementation details of the system and its performance in tests.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationData Driven e-Science
Subtitle of host publicationUse Cases and Successful Applications of Distributed Computing Infrastructures (ISGC 2010)
Pages201-210
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research: 13th International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research - Jaipur, India, Jaipur, India
Duration: 22 Feb 201027 Feb 2010
Conference number: 13
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Conference

Conference Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research
Abbreviated titleACAT 2010
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityJaipur
Period22/02/1027/02/10
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