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{{Note|text=Do not hesitate to ask for support! Grid'5000 has a strong user community and a dedicated support team to help you. Moreover, sharing problems will often leads to platform quality improvement.}}
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{{Note|text=Do not hesitate to ask for support! Grid'5000 has a strong user community and a tech team to help you. Moreover, sharing problems will often leads to platform quality improvement.}}


= Before asking support =
= Before asking for support =
Before asking support, you're advised to verify your issue is not documented somewhere on the Grid'5000 website. In particular, you should check:
Before asking for support, you're advised to verify your issue is not documented somewhere on the Grid'5000 website. In particular, you should check:
* the [[:Category:Portal:User|Grid'5000 tutorials and documentation]], for general usage
* the [[:Category:Portal:User|Grid'5000 tutorials and documentation]], for general usage
* the [[FAQ]]
* the [[FAQ]]
* the [https://www.grid5000.fr/status/ events status page], for ongoing maintenances or incidents
* the [https://www.grid5000.fr/status/ events status page], for ongoing maintenances or incidents


Additionally, you might want to check the [https://intranet.grid5000.fr/bugzilla/ Bugzilla] database, especially for software bugs or broken service, and previous emails sent in [[Mailing_lists#users.40lists.grid5000.fr|users mailing list]].
Additionally, you might want to check the [https://intranet.grid5000.fr/bugzilla/ Bugzilla] database, especially for software bugs or broken service, and previous emails sent in [[Mailing_lists#users.40lists.grid5000.fr|users mailing list]] ([https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/users_grid5000 archives]).


= Getting help in Grid'5000 usage =
= Must do, when reporting =
To get help related to Grid'5000 usage (platform usage, experimentation setup, ...), you can ask the community by sending an e-mail to the Grid'5000 [mailto:users@lists.grid5000.fr users mailing list]. You will probably get answers from others Grid'5000 users or from Grid'5000 team.
{{Warning|text=The quality of the answers depends on the quality of the question !}}
 
When reporting a problem, please try to describe it as precisely as possible. For instance, by giving the following information:
 
= Contact support team (e.g. to report a problem) =
If you need to contact Grid'5000 support team directly (e.g. to report a problem you find on the platform), send an e-mail to [mailto:support-staff@lists.grid5000.fr support staff].
 
If you are confident you find a bug on the platform, you can also directly fill a bug under our [https://intranet.grid5000.fr/bugzilla/ Bugzilla].
 
When reporting a problem, please try to describe it as more precisely as possible. For instance, by giving the following information:
* Use a '''meaningful subject''' in your mail/bug report.
* Use a '''meaningful subject''' in your mail/bug report.
* Give a '''summary of your problem''', do not just paste commands and commands output (but paste them though!).
* Give a '''summary of your problem''', do not just paste commands and commands output (but paste them though!).
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You may also have a look at the web page "[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html How to Report Bugs Effectively]" that is also a good help about writing useful bug reports.
You may also have a look at the web page "[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html How to Report Bugs Effectively]" that is also a good help about writing useful bug reports.
= Asking =
== Getting help by asking the users community (e.g. to share a common issue and get answers from other users) ==
To get help related to Grid'5000 usage (platform usage, experimentation setup, ...), you can ask the community by sending an e-mail to the '''Grid'5000 [mailto:users@lists.grid5000.fr users mailing list]'''. You will probably get answers from other Grid'5000 users or from the Grid'5000 team.
This is the '''preferred target''' in order to get help on experimentation questions, unless you really think your problem neither is of scientific interest (such as a technical problem with regard to your account) nor impact others (otherwise, reporting the issue to the community would help everybody).
== Contacting the tech team (e.g. to report a problem) ==
If you need to contact the Grid'5000 tech team directly (e.g. to report a problem you find on the platform), send an e-mail to [mailto:support-staff@lists.grid5000.fr support-staff@lists.grid5000.fr].
== Bug report ==
If you are confident you found a bug or noticed an incident in the platform, you can also directly file it in the Grid'5000 [https://intranet.grid5000.fr/bugzilla/ Bugzilla].
But please note that Grid'5000 Bugzilla is rather an internal tool for the technical team than a ticketing system for users.

Revision as of 08:08, 10 July 2020

Note.png Note

Do not hesitate to ask for support! Grid'5000 has a strong user community and a tech team to help you. Moreover, sharing problems will often leads to platform quality improvement.

Before asking for support

Before asking for support, you're advised to verify your issue is not documented somewhere on the Grid'5000 website. In particular, you should check:

Additionally, you might want to check the Bugzilla database, especially for software bugs or broken service, and previous emails sent in users mailing list (archives).

Must do, when reporting

Warning.png Warning

The quality of the answers depends on the quality of the question !

When reporting a problem, please try to describe it as precisely as possible. For instance, by giving the following information:

  • Use a meaningful subject in your mail/bug report.
  • Give a summary of your problem, do not just paste commands and commands output (but paste them though!).
  • Include the names of the sites involved.
  • Include the names of the nodes involved.
  • Include date and time (somebody could use that to search the logs).
  • Include OAR job id if relevant.
  • Include the exact commands you typed.
  • Include the exact output of the commands you typed.
  • Explain exactly what "does not work". Explain what you expect to happen.
  • Give some possible causes (what have you changed recently?) if you have any guess.
  • In general, give as much information as possible. If we have to complete those information, it will be a loss of time.

You may also have a look at the web page "How to Report Bugs Effectively" that is also a good help about writing useful bug reports.

Asking

Getting help by asking the users community (e.g. to share a common issue and get answers from other users)

To get help related to Grid'5000 usage (platform usage, experimentation setup, ...), you can ask the community by sending an e-mail to the Grid'5000 users mailing list. You will probably get answers from other Grid'5000 users or from the Grid'5000 team.

This is the preferred target in order to get help on experimentation questions, unless you really think your problem neither is of scientific interest (such as a technical problem with regard to your account) nor impact others (otherwise, reporting the issue to the community would help everybody).

Contacting the tech team (e.g. to report a problem)

If you need to contact the Grid'5000 tech team directly (e.g. to report a problem you find on the platform), send an e-mail to support-staff@lists.grid5000.fr.

Bug report

If you are confident you found a bug or noticed an incident in the platform, you can also directly file it in the Grid'5000 Bugzilla.

But please note that Grid'5000 Bugzilla is rather an internal tool for the technical team than a ticketing system for users.