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– Check if the plug-ins that might be required to integrate the grid platform
with the applications are available.
– Perform integration tests if this is possible.
Grid software set-up
Once all the non-grid software is properly set up, you can move to the grid
platform installation and configuration. Especially, make sure that:
The platform installation is successfully tested.
Every node is visible through remote monitoring tools.
Every node responds to “are you alive” requests.
All security components are properly set up.
If possible, some additional tests that should be performed:
Do a grid platform remote upgrade.
Check for security holes (access control, unprotected data channels, denial of
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