D4SCIENCE - Middleware deployment and operational support procedures

This deliverable provides a detailed description of the procedures and tools that will be put in place to make available and maintain the D4Science production infrastructure. This infrastructure can be defined as the set of hardware and software resources deployed to provide D4Science user communities with a high quality reliable service. The procedures and tools described by the deliverable cover all operational areas of the management of the infrastructure and are organized in two main sections (1) gCube procedures and tools and (2) gLite procedures and tools. The former describes the procedures defined to operate the gCube nodes of the infrastructure while the latter presents the EGEE procedures that were adopted to manage the gLite nodes of the infrastructure. Links to the tools and documentation defined by operations procedures are also presented.