APAG-Info
Asia Pacific colleagues
This web page has been created to provide some initial Access Grid information that you might find useful:
The Accessgrid.org (http://www.accessgrid.org/) website is the "Main Access Grid" site where you can download the AG software, view documentation and be kept up to date with the latest AG news.
APAG VenueServers
AG3: https://vv3.ap-accessgrid.org:8000/Venues/default
Global Node Listings (http://www.accessgrid.org/nodes): Feel free to create an account and register your node. Using a generic account will allow multiple people to update/maintain correct information.
You may wish to subscribe to the Aarnet (Australian) Access Grid mailing list. You can find more information and how to subscribe to this list at http://lists.aarnet.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/accessgrid-l. This list is the mailing list in which emails are sent to in regards to:
test sessions.
Information about the VenueServer and downtimes.
In regards to test session, each week on every Monday at 11am (QLD) time, a test session is held in the APAG Lobby on the APAG Venue Server..
You may wish to have a look at http://www.accessgrid.org/qa-program for information about the Global Quality Assurance Program. Additionally, you may wish to investigate “Improving your AG in Preparation for a Quality Assurance Test" documentation (http://www.accessgrid.org/node/352), this document provides you with various tools that assist you in self testing and improving your Access Grid.
A list of additional projects that can be incorporated into the Access Grid can be found at http://www.accessgrid.org/projects. A number of these projects are extremely useful!
Access Grid workshop notes and information can be found at http://www.accessgrid.org/workshop. These workshop notes cover a variety of topics which you may find useful.
The following website (http://beacon2.aarnet.net.au/) is the APAG recommended multicast beacon site. This webpage provides information of multicast connectivity from sites running a multicast beacon.
If you ever require any assistance, please feel free to simply say hello in the APAG lobby, as there are a number of Access Grid colleagues who would be happy to provide assistance.