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== Operation problems ==
 
== Operation problems ==
  
   * gdss700 and gdss771 (lhcbDst) had drive failures and removed from production; gdss700 is back in RO
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   * gdss700 and gdss771 (lhcbDst) had drive failures and removed from production; gdss700 is back in RO  
 
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  * genTape load issue again; ilc and na62 trying to do things at the same time: try a bulk recall of ca. 50 files 
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    and see how fast
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      Noted that gdss745 and gdss752 have odd ganglia readings, i.e noe data is read from them
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== Operation news ==
 
== Operation news ==
  
  * The old genTape disk servers (2011 gen) are decommissioned
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== Plans for next few weeks ==
  
  * Kernel patching on the Oracle DB machines Orpheus and Eurynome
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    * CASTOR patching Wed 23/05:
 
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  * CASTOR merge plan completed and reviewed
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== Plans for next few weeks ==
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     * RA to finish developing the new information system for tape
 
     * RA to finish developing the new information system for tape
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Headnode migration to Aquilon - The former vcert headnodes have been configured as CASTOR macroheadnodes and they pass functional tests
 
Headnode migration to Aquilon - The former vcert headnodes have been configured as CASTOR macroheadnodes and they pass functional tests
 
SL7 name severs installs ok and pass functional tests. The six VMware VMs for generic headnodes/nameservers requested [https://helpdesk.gridpp.rl.ac.uk/Ticket/Display.html?id=207796 RT ticket] and DNS/MagDB entries added by Kash. Floating IP was obtained for vcert-stager-haproxy.gridpp.rl.ac.uk to test HAproxy
 
SL7 name severs installs ok and pass functional tests. The six VMware VMs for generic headnodes/nameservers requested [https://helpdesk.gridpp.rl.ac.uk/Ticket/Display.html?id=207796 RT ticket] and DNS/MagDB entries added by Kash. Floating IP was obtained for vcert-stager-haproxy.gridpp.rl.ac.uk to test HAproxy
 
No point to move Atlas and CMS to the macroheadnode setup since their d1t0 data are moving to Echo over the next two months
 
 
HA-proxyfication of the CASTOR SRMs: HA proxy set up has been tested on the SRMs
 
  
 
RA writing a new accounting system to match WLCG archival requirements
 
RA writing a new accounting system to match WLCG archival requirements
  
 
== Actions ==  
 
== Actions ==  
 
Try a bulk recall of ca. 50 files and check metwork perfomance of different genTape disk servers
 
  
 
JK to investigate why ralreplicas fails and submit a "bug" report
 
JK to investigate why ralreplicas fails and submit a "bug" report
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== Staffing ==
 
== Staffing ==
  
RA on call
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RA on call for next week

Latest revision as of 10:01, 18 May 2018

Draft 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)

  1. SL5 elimination from CIP and tape verification server
  2. CASTOR stress test improvement
  3. Generic CASTOR headnode setup
  4. Aquilonised headnodes

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

  * gdss700 and gdss771 (lhcbDst) had drive failures and removed from production; gdss700 is back in RO 

Operation news

Plans for next few weeks

   * CASTOR patching Wed 23/05:
   * RA to finish developing the new information system for tape
   * Need to gracefully shut down the current information system
   * Sort out status of the remaining SL5 tape verification server 

Long-term projects

Headnode migration to Aquilon - The former vcert headnodes have been configured as CASTOR macroheadnodes and they pass functional tests SL7 name severs installs ok and pass functional tests. The six VMware VMs for generic headnodes/nameservers requested RT ticket and DNS/MagDB entries added by Kash. Floating IP was obtained for vcert-stager-haproxy.gridpp.rl.ac.uk to test HAproxy

RA writing a new accounting system to match WLCG archival requirements

Actions

JK to investigate why ralreplicas fails and submit a "bug" report

RA/BD: Run GFAL unit tests against CASTOR. Get them here: https://gitlab.cern.ch/dmc/gfal2/tree/develop/test/

GP/RA to write a Nagios test to check for large number of requests on the NewRequests DB table that remain for a long time - the check will run every xxx min (to be aggreed with Production) and issue an alarm if the number exceeds 1,000 for an extended period of time (15 min)

Staffing

RA on call for next week