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== Operation problems ==
 
== Operation problems ==
  
gdss736 (lhcbDst) crashed and removed from prod; back again
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  * gdss736 (lhcbDst) crashed and removed from prod; back again
  
/etc/cron.d/check_tape_pools.ncm-cron.cron file was missing from the WLCGTape headnodes and as a result was the tape pools were not topped up with free tapes and a large backlog of ATLAS canbemigrs was created [https://helpdesk.gridpp.rl.ac.uk/Ticket/Display.html?id=218153 RT218153]. This was foxed on aquilon on Mon 12/11 and the backlog is now cleatring
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  * /etc/cron.d/check_tape_pools.ncm-cron.cron file was missing from the WLCGTape headnodes and as a result was the tape pools were not  
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    topped up with free tapes and a large backlog of ATLAS canbemigrs was created [https://helpdesk.gridpp.rl.ac.uk/Ticket/Display.html?id=218153 RT218153].  
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    This was fixed on aquilon on Mon 12/11 and the backlog is now cleatring
  
 
== Operation news ==
 
== Operation news ==
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   * Moved all needed disk servers from atlasTape to wlcgTape (gdss893, gdss894, gdss895)
 
   * Moved all needed disk servers from atlasTape to wlcgTape (gdss893, gdss894, gdss895)
  
   * Migration of the Gen (except Alice) VOs to WLCGTape
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  * Allocated lcgcts27 and lcgcts28 to WLCGTape
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   * Migration of the Gen VOs (except Alice) to WLCGTape
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  * fdsdss20 and fdsdss21 were removed from Facilities facD0T1 pool and decommissioned
  
 
== Plans for next few weeks ==
 
== Plans for next few weeks ==
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   * New CASTOR WLCGTape instance. Things need doing: Create a seperate xrootd redirector for ALICE
 
   * New CASTOR WLCGTape instance. Things need doing: Create a seperate xrootd redirector for ALICE
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  * CASTOR disk server migration to Aquilon: gdss742 has been compiled with a draft aquilon profile
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    but there are problems with the SL7 installation [https://helpdesk.gridpp.rl.ac.uk/Ticket/Display.html?id=216885 RT216885 ]
  
 
== Actions ==
 
== Actions ==
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== Staffing ==
 
== Staffing ==
  
   * RA out until a week Monday.
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   * RA out from Thu 22/11
 
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  * GP on call
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 16 November 2018

Standing agenda

1. Problems encountered this week

2. Upgrades/improvements made this week

3. What are we planning to do next week?

4. Long-term project updates (if not already covered)

5. Special topics

6. Actions

7. Review Fabric tasks

  1.   Link

8. AoTechnicalB

9. Availability for next week

10. On-Call

11. AoOtherB

Operation problems

  * gdss736 (lhcbDst) crashed and removed from prod; back again
  * /etc/cron.d/check_tape_pools.ncm-cron.cron file was missing from the WLCGTape headnodes and as a result was the tape pools were not 
    topped up with free tapes and a large backlog of ATLAS canbemigrs was created RT218153. 
    This was fixed on aquilon on Mon 12/11 and the backlog is now cleatring

Operation news

 * Decommissioned all disk servers from ATLAS atlasStripInput and atlasTape
 * Moved all needed disk servers from atlasTape to wlcgTape (gdss893, gdss894, gdss895)
 * Allocated lcgcts27 and lcgcts28 to WLCGTape
 * Migration of the Gen VOs (except Alice) to WLCGTape
 * fdsdss20 and fdsdss21 were removed from Facilities facD0T1 pool and decommissioned

Plans for next few weeks

  * Proceed with the cmsDisk decommissioning
  * Decommission xrootd-cms-manager

Long-term projects

  * New CASTOR WLCGTape instance. Things need doing: Create a seperate xrootd redirector for ALICE
  * CASTOR disk server migration to Aquilon: gdss742 has been compiled with a draft aquilon profile
    but there are problems with the SL7 installation RT216885 

Actions

Staffing

  * RA out from Thu 22/11