RAL Tier1 weekly Operations Grid 20130121

Operational Issues

Description	Start	End	Affected VO(s)	Severity	Status

Downtimes

Description	Hosts	Type	Start	End	Affected VO(s)

Blocking Issues

Description	Requested Date	Required By Date	Priority	Status

Developments/Plans

Detailed Individual Reports

Andrew

• Last week:
  • Added Sussex FTS2 channels
  • glideinWMS + GridPP cloud testing
  • GridPP, WLCG December accounting; fixed CPU scaling problem
  • Setup FTS3 new monitoring web app on lcgvm24
  • CMS processing

• Coming week:
  • A/L on Tues, Fri
  • Restore FTS3 ganglia monitoring
  • Complete latest Maui testing + change control document
  • Aquilon / web server / ftsmon
  • Install latest version of PhEDEx
  • CMS processing

Catalin

• Last week
  • work on cvmfs for small VOs
  • SL6 EMI-2 topBDII installation and testing
• This week
  • re-organise firewall rules for LCGVOBOX entity
  • deploy first SL5 EMI-2 topBDII nodes
  • cvmfs support for na62 and mice

Ian

• Last week:
  • Attended GDB & pre-GDB
  • Worked with Adrian on Aquilon & cloud
  • EGI Community Forum submission
  • Upgraded cvmfs-keys on Stratum 1 replica

• Coming week:
  • First HEPiX planning meeting
  • EGI FedCloud OCCI Meeting
  • Network planning
  • Look at new SL59 Beta 1

James

• Last Week
  • Planning for new network.
  • Education Access Day.
  • Aquilon assistance.
• This Week
  • Planning for new network.
  • Aquilon assistance.
  • Cleaning up mimic for SCT.

Orlin

• Quattorise, Install & Test EMI2/SL6 WNs on the gridTetst queue [testing ongoing]
• Important!! Upgrade EMI2/SL6 WNs to SL 6.2 [done]
• Bring the Testbed back in order, check the list of services [ongoing]
• Create lcgadmin role for na62 and revise ACL in the CREAMCEs for CMS roles [done]
• Create user accounts for NEISS VO [ongoing]
• Assign some production WNs to authenticate with EMI2/SL6 Argus Server [to do]
• Install & Test Cloud Apache server serving munge keys to WNs [ongoing]
• Test a possibility of EMI2/SL6 WN - preinstalled cloud image with a batch-client [to do]
• Test and compare jobs running on cloud/hypervisor with physical hardware [to do]
• Focus on running software from CVMFS on SL6 WNs ---> ask Ian about it [to do]
• Grid certificates and elastic FTS [to think about]
• Learn more about Frontier services and install test lcgvo01/02 frontiers following Alastair's wikipage [ongoing]

OnCall/AoD Cover

OnCall Rota

• Primary OnCall: Catalin (Mon-Sun)