Access GRID sessions to UK sites
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[edit] Access GRID Support Centre
UKERNA (who run UK's National Research and Education Network 'JANET') have a very helpful Access GRID Support Centre
UK sites prefer AccessGRID 3.0.2.
Paul Kuchar,AGSC, Collaborative Working Developments writes:
I presume that your AG client software is the Access Grid Toolkit version 3 and that your node operator knows which virtual venue to connect to for the event?
Our virtual venue servers are called
sam.ag.manchester.ac.uk fraser.ag.manchester.ac.uk
We have some information for firewall ports at this URL.
http://www.agsc.ja.net/support/ports.php
In case you cannot see the AGSC Bridge listed, you can switch your AG3 Bridge Registry to display it using instructions at this URL.
http://www.agsc.ja.net/services/changeag3reg.php
If your local node operator needs any further information, they can either ask us or check our website.
www.agsc.ja.net
Regards,
Paul Kuchar
AGSC, Collaborative Working Developments
Manchester Computing University of Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
t: +44(0)161-275 0668 f: +44(0)161-275 0637 / 6040 e: Paul.Kuchar at manchester dot ac dot uk
[edit] Connecting to University of Oxford
The contact person is Malcolm Harper <Malcolm.Harper ATATAT comlab.ox.ac.uk>
The UK Access Grid Support Centre provides an AG3 venue server at
https://sam.ag.manchester.ac.uk:8000/Venues/default
We can use the "University of Oxford" virtual venue which can be found in the "UK Venues" lobby. The venue server provides a multicast-unicast bridge which you can use by selecting the unicast option in your venue client after navigating to the venue.
[edit] Testing
One possibility is an unattended test -- Oxford can leave their node switched on overnight tonight, in the University of Oxford venue, with a radio to provide a sound source and a clock with a moving second hand. If you visit the venue during NZ working day you can check that you are able to receive from us.
If we can do the same thing (ie provide an unattended sound and video source) during your overnight period, they can check whether we can receive from you during their working day tomorrow.
There is a jabber room for out of band communication -- please connect to
oxford ATATAT conference.mcs.anl.gov
(especially if we don't establish communications with the AG client).
The telephone number in the Oxford Access Grid room is +44 1865 273836.
[edit] The AGSC Test Venue
There's also an AGSC test venue accessible from the AGSC venues on the AGSC venue server which is rather more interactive -- you should be able to see your video and hear your audio (with a half second pause).
