Operations Report 01/03/2010

Summary of Previous Week

• Tested PSU 64bit Patch, not tested yet for 32bit systems
• Investigating backups to tape
• Move backup process to more resilient node (CASTOR Neptune)
• Clusterware reconfiguration (CASTOR)
• Planned CASTOR Pre-Prod database restoration
• Applied JAVA security fix to 3D databases

Operational Issues and Incidents

None

Plans for Week(s) Ahead

• Apply JAVA security fix to CASTOR databases and Somnus
• Documentation for add / remove cluster nodes and testing
• Restoration of VULCAN pre-prod system
• Test quarterly Oracle patch update (waiting on Pre-Prod system Vulcan)

Downtimes and At Risk

Description	Start	End	Affected VO(s)	Type
Security Fix on Neptune, Pluto, Somnus	2nd March 10:00	2nd March 11:00	All	At risk

Development Priorities

• Deploy CASTOR Database Monitoring
• Migrate ATLAS TAGs to 64bit systems
• Investigate ORACLE replication technique for LFC/FTS resilience
• Investigate hardware architecture, backup and recovery strategy, resilience and validation of restored backup.

Requirements and Blocking Issues

Description	Required By	Priority	Status
Vulcan HW configuration	ASAP	Medium/high	Waiting

OnCall

• Carmine

Absences

• Keir (All Week)