guide:Accounting

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D-Grid accounting is based on the Distributed Grid Accounting System (DGAS), implemented by the DataGrid. The primary task is to record every user data about the grid resources usage.

Accounting structure in D-Grid can be separated into two types:

  1. VO internal accounting. The Virtual Organization (VO) need to have own DGAS server and installed DGAS clients.
  2. Central accounting. Only the DGAS clients will be installed.
This two types can be combined and get the opportunity for VO to have data into their own server and publish it on the central accounting server. The accounting information can be visualized with the Web-based interface - HLRmon. HLRmon uses data from the DGAS database with so-called Home Location Register (HLR) and stores the accumulated information of each site. The use of individual user data refers HLRmon directly from the DGAS database.

The access to the data can be done with Command Line Interface (CLI) to the DGAS or with HLRmon. There are some user roles which can manipulate with the accounting data: VO user, VO manager, Site manager, ROC manager.

  • the DGAS client installation depends on the batch system in use (Torque/PBS or other batch system).
  • the D-Grid reference installation uses the Torque batch system, hence there are two options for DGAS installation:
  1. for site with gLite CE in use
  2. for site without gLite CE in use.


Package:    1.0
 os:             Scientific Linux version 5.4 64 bit

 manuals:  DGAS client with / without gLite CE


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