Hello GRAAP group, Within the EU BeinGrid project (beingrid.eu), we've been developing an SLA framework for GT4. It is based on a component architecture (by

understand independent modules). I have some material that describes it that I could pass to the community, including a paper (attached). Implementation of the different components is finished (nearly all components are licensed as Apache V2, only one is freeware binary), and we're currently making sure it all integrates smoothly. I think it should be advertised to the OGF community (at least the guys and girls interested in GT4). I also propose that from the work done, we could

to standardize the SLA frameworks that exist for Grids (GRIA, GRASP, Unicore, and now GT4); btw our framework is based on the March 2007 WS-Agreement specification of the OGF, which describes SLA contracts (www.ogf.org/documents/GFD.107.pdf), but is meant to be generic (different SLA formats can be plugged in) . What would be the way forward? Who should I get in touch with? Regards

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Hello, As I know in detail two implementations, I have produced a document which compares their features. Could we extend the document to include the other implementations found in https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.graap-wg/wiki/I mplementations ? Please find a summary of my document at http://www.gridipedia.eu/sla-negotiation-comparison.html, which also points to the extended pdf version. Regards Igor Rosenberg, Research Engineer, Atos Origin, Spain -----Original Message----- From: Philipp Wieder [mailto:philipp.wieder@udo.edu] Sent: lunes, 23 de febrero de 2009 14:19 To: Igor Rosenberg Cc: graap-wg@ogf.org Subject: Re: [GRAAP-WG] OGF: SLA framework Hi Igor, thanks for the contribution. A first easy step to inform the community is to add your implementation to the respective site at the WS-Agreement web [1]. Just send me a link and two sentences and I will add it there. Secondly, it would be good to get your feedback on your actual implementation of WS-Agreement for the experience document. We have a questionnaire [2] for that an it would be very helpful for GRAAP if you filled it. Regarding the standardisation of SLA frameworks I am not sure what you are referring to in detail. Could you please elaborate a bit more on this and we than can decide whether this is within the scope of GRAAP. Best regards, Philipp. [1] https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.graap-wg/wiki/I mplementations [2] https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/docman/do/downloadDocument/projects.graap -wg/docman.root.current_drafts.ws_agreement_experience_docuemnt/doc15358 Igor Rosenberg wrote: this, try transmitted.

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Hello Philipp, Please add the BEinGrid implementation of WS-Agreement (summary and web-site below) to https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.graap-wg/wiki/I mplementations Summary: The BEinGRID SLA Negotiator component provides a service for negotiating SLAs between a service customer and provider. The protocol used is WS-Agreement (March 2007) and the framework used for WSRF is GT4 ws-core (GT4.0.7). This component's design is based on the BEinGRID Negotiation Common Capability <http://www.gridipedia.eu/negotiation.html> and the BEinGRID Negotiation Design Pattern <http://www.gridipedia.eu/negotiation_pattern.html> Web-site: https://gforge.beingrid.eu/gf/project/slanegotiator/ Best regards Igor Rosenberg, Research Engineer, Atos Origin, Spain -----Original Message----- From: Philipp Wieder [mailto:philipp.wieder@udo.edu] Sent: lunes, 23 de febrero de 2009 14:19 To: Igor Rosenberg Cc: graap-wg@ogf.org Subject: Re: [GRAAP-WG] OGF: SLA framework Hi Igor, thanks for the contribution. A first easy step to inform the community is to add your implementation to the respective site at the WS-Agreement web [1]. Just send me a link and two sentences and I will add it there. Secondly, it would be good to get your feedback on your actual implementation of WS-Agreement for the experience document. We have a questionnaire [2] for that an it would be very helpful for GRAAP if you filled it. Regarding the standardisation of SLA frameworks I am not sure what you are referring to in detail. Could you please elaborate a bit more on this and we than can decide whether this is within the scope of GRAAP. Best regards, Philipp. [1] https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.graap-wg/wiki/I mplementations [2] https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/docman/do/downloadDocument/projects.graap -wg/docman.root.current_drafts.ws_agreement_experience_docuemnt/doc15358 Igor Rosenberg wrote:

Hello GRAAP group,

Within the EU BeinGrid project (beingrid.eu), we've been developing an

SLA framework for GT4. It is based on a component architecture (by this,

understand independent modules). I have some material that describes it

that I could pass to the community, including a paper (attached).

Implementation of the different components is finished (nearly all

components are licensed as Apache V2, only one is freeware binary), and

we're currently making sure it all integrates smoothly. I think it

should be advertised to the OGF community (at least the guys and girls

interested in GT4). I also propose that from the work done, we could try

to standardize the SLA frameworks that exist for Grids (GRIA, GRASP,

Unicore, and now GT4); btw our framework is based on the March 2007

WS-Agreement specification of the OGF, which describes SLA contracts

(www.ogf.org/documents/GFD.107.pdf), but is meant to be generic

(different SLA formats can be plugged in) .

What would be the way forward? Who should I get in touch with?

Regards

Igor Rosenberg,

Research Engineer,

Atos Origin, Spain

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Hello GRAAP group, Within the EU BeinGrid project (beingrid.eu), we've been developing an SLA framework for GT4. It is based on a component architecture (by

understand independent modules). I have some material that describes it that I could pass to the community, including a paper (attached). Implementation of the different components is finished (nearly all components are licensed as Apache V2, only one is freeware binary), and we're currently making sure it all integrates smoothly. I think it should be advertised to the OGF community (at least the guys and girls interested in GT4). I also propose that from the work done, we could

to standardize the SLA frameworks that exist for Grids (GRIA, GRASP, Unicore, and now GT4); btw our framework is based on the March 2007 WS-Agreement specification of the OGF, which describes SLA contracts (www.ogf.org/documents/GFD.107.pdf), but is meant to be generic (different SLA formats can be plugged in) . What would be the way forward? Who should I get in touch with? Regards

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Hello, I'd like to get in more detail of the "standardisation of SLA frameworks" idea I'd mentioned last month. Within the GRAAP group, a (pre)standard has been defined on how an SLA should look like, and how to create it. Fine. But this is only a fraction of what is needed for an implementation of SLAs for business. Let me present a possible view of the SLA lifecycle: A- Contract definition phase 1. Template creation 2. Publication&Discovery B- Negotiation phase 3. Negotiation 4. Optimisation of resources C- Enforcement Phase 5. Monitoring&Evaluation 6. Re-Negotiation 7. Accounting D- De-Commisioning phase 8. De-Commisioning Within GRAAP, only point 3 has really been addressed. If we look at other SLA "standards", like the ones presented in GRIA, GRASP, etc., we can see a lot of research effort in lots of SLA concepts. I personally think it is time to present some rationalized views of the previous work which has been done, and try to fix into a standard the basic blocks of an SLA framework. A possible starting point is [1] below. What functionality is required to have a framework which supports SLAs? Which are the optional bits, what do they add? GRIA and GRASP have a working SLA framework, how much work is needed to bring WS-Agreement to this level? I have a keen interest in seeing how an enforced agreement should be treated, both by provider and client: how do guarantees get evaluated fairly, how much information should the client receive, is it fair to let the provider request a re-negotiation, who sorts out litigations, etc. Or am I trying to go too fast? Do we need to see more implementations of WS-Agreement (negotiation) before trying to expand? Well, any comments appreciated... Regards Igor Rosenberg, Research Engineer, Atos Origin, Spain [1] A Comparison of SLA Use in Six of the European Commissions FP6 Projects, M. Parkin, R. M. Badia, J Martrat http://www.coregrid.net/mambo/images/stories/TechnicalReports/tr-0129.pd f -----Original Message----- From: Philipp Wieder [mailto:philipp.wieder@udo.edu] Sent: lunes, 23 de febrero de 2009 14:19 To: Igor Rosenberg Cc: graap-wg@ogf.org Subject: Re: [GRAAP-WG] OGF: SLA framework Hi Igor, thanks for the contribution. A first easy step to inform the community is to add your implementation to the respective site at the WS-Agreement web [1]. Just send me a link and two sentences and I will add it there. Secondly, it would be good to get your feedback on your actual implementation of WS-Agreement for the experience document. We have a questionnaire [2] for that an it would be very helpful for GRAAP if you filled it. Regarding the standardisation of SLA frameworks I am not sure what you are referring to in detail. Could you please elaborate a bit more on this and we than can decide whether this is within the scope of GRAAP. Best regards, Philipp. [1] https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.graap-wg/wiki/I mplementations [2] https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/docman/do/downloadDocument/projects.graap -wg/docman.root.current_drafts.ws_agreement_experience_docuemnt/doc15358 Igor Rosenberg wrote: this, try transmitted.

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Dear Igor, I agree, regarding the entire SLA life-cycle is certainly a relevant and interesting topic. However, beyond the scope of the GRAAP working group. I would support starting a new group with an appropriate charter as soon as we finish the experience document and have re-chartered the GRAAP-wg for the final work on multi-round negotiations of SLAa based on WS-Agreement. To that extent, I think that 3 and 6 will be completely addressed by WS-Agreement. Also 1 will be addressed in WS-Agreement since creation of templates is an issue when looking on interoperability. For the other points I agree with Heiko that we probably won't need a standard there. But this could be clarified during the discussion when preparing a BoF for a new wg ;-) Best regards Wolfgang Heiko Ludwig schrieb/wrote:

Revisiting the life cycle is certainly a good idea to decide on next steps.

My take is that 2 has been addressed by WS-Agreement, even though maybe not to the full extent required to drive the subsequent negotiation phase if more sophisticated protocols are to be required. Generally, as Igor is pointing out, it provides some content structure underpinnings that can be used throughout the life-cycle.

The next question we should ask ourselves is what parts of this life-cycle should be standardized and where competing approaches provide more benefits for tools and services providers and customers. Is anyone aware of a good metric for this decision process?

Heiko

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Hello, I'd like to get in more detail of the "standardisation of SLA frameworks" idea I'd mentioned last month. Within the GRAAP group, a (pre)standard has been defined on how an SLA should look like, and how to create it. Fine. But this is only a fraction of what is needed for an implementation of SLAs for business. Let me present a possible view of the SLA lifecycle:

A- Contract definition phase 1. Template creation 2. Publication&Discovery B- Negotiation phase 3. Negotiation 4. Optimisation of resources C- Enforcement Phase 5. Monitoring&Evaluation 6. Re-Negotiation 7. Accounting D- De-Commisioning phase 8. De-Commisioning

Within GRAAP, only point 3 has really been addressed. If we look at other SLA "standards", like the ones presented in GRIA, GRASP, etc., we can see a lot of research effort in lots of SLA concepts. I personally think it is time to present some rationalized views of the previous work which has been done, and try to fix into a standard the basic blocks of an SLA framework. A possible starting point is [1] below. What functionality is required to have a framework which supports SLAs? Which are the optional bits, what do they add? GRIA and GRASP have a working SLA framework, how much work is needed to bring WS-Agreement to this level? I have a keen interest in seeing how an enforced agreement should be treated, both by provider and client: how do guarantees get evaluated fairly, how much information should the client receive, is it fair to let the provider request a re-negotiation, who sorts out litigations, etc.

Or am I trying to go too fast? Do we need to see more implementations of WS-Agreement (negotiation) before trying to expand?

Well, any comments appreciated...

Regards Igor Rosenberg, Research Engineer, Atos Origin, Spain

[1] A Comparison of SLA Use in Six of the European Commissions FP6 Projects, M. Parkin, R. M. Badia, J Martrat

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Hi Igor,

thanks for the contribution.

A first easy step to inform the community is to add your implementation to the respective site at the WS-Agreement web [1]. Just send me a link and two sentences and I will add it there.

Secondly, it would be good to get your feedback on your actual implementation of WS-Agreement for the experience document. We have a questionnaire [2] for that an it would be very helpful for GRAAP if you filled it.

Regarding the standardisation of SLA frameworks I am not sure what you are referring to in detail. Could you please elaborate a bit more on this and we than can decide whether this is within the scope of GRAAP.

Best regards, Philipp.

[1] https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/wiki/do/viewPage/projects.graap-wg/wiki/I mplementations [2] https://forge.gridforum.org/sf/docman/do/downloadDocument/projects.graap -wg/docman.root.current_drafts.ws_agreement_experience_docuemnt/doc15358

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Hello GRAAP group, Within the EU BeinGrid project (beingrid.eu), we've been developing an SLA framework for GT4. It is based on a component architecture (by

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understand independent modules). I have some material that describes it that I could pass to the community, including a paper (attached). Implementation of the different components is finished (nearly all components are licensed as Apache V2, only one is freeware binary), and we're currently making sure it all integrates smoothly. I think it should be advertised to the OGF community (at least the guys and girls interested in GT4). I also propose that from the work done, we could

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to standardize the SLA frameworks that exist for Grids (GRIA, GRASP, Unicore, and now GT4); btw our framework is based on the March 2007 WS-Agreement specification of the OGF, which describes SLA contracts (www.ogf.org/documents/GFD.107.pdf), but is meant to be generic (different SLA formats can be plugged in) . What would be the way forward? Who should I get in touch with? Regards

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