RAL Tier1 weekly Operations Grid 20130311

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:
  • SLURM batch system testing
  • GridPP/HLT farm cloud testing
  • xrootd diagram for ISGC talk
  • MyProxy certificate issue; various FTS changes
  • Submitted change control for changing niceness; testing
  • CMS processing
• Coming week:
  • Performance management course (all Thursday)
  • WLCG accounting for February
  • Batch system testing (mainly SLURM)
  • Upgrade FTS3
  • Deploy niceness change to batch farm; change production MyProxy certificate
  • CMS processing

Catalin

• Last week
  • prepared site BDII migration to EMI-2
  • prepared WMS migration to EMI-2
  • installed lcgsbdii01 as EMI-2 SL5 site-BDII
  • installed lcgwms04 as EMI-2 SL5 WMS
• This week
  • install lcgsbdii02 as EMI-2 SL5
  • install and configure lcgwms05, lcgwms06 as EMI-2 SL5 WMS
  • look into ncm-yaim component

Ian

• Last week:
  • Follow up from public engagmenet meeting
  • Quattor Workshop
  • Prepared OS templates for SL59
• Coming week:
  • Prep for travel
  • pre=GDB (cloud computing discussions)
  • GDB
  • Travel to ISGC
  • dCache workshop (Sunday)

James

• Last Week
• This Week

Orlin

• Last Week
  • A/L
• This Week
  • Upgrade and Test the latest CREAMCE update [to do]
  • Ask Adrian & learn about Stratus Lab functionality [to do]
  • Replace the backup CLUSTER host lcgvm04 with lcgcluster02 [to do]
  • Add 2012 gen subclusters to the CLUSTER configuration [to do]
  • Bring the Testbed back in order, check the list of services [ongoing]
  • Install & Test Latest EMI2 update for SL5 production WNs [testing ongoing]
  • Learn more about Cloud computing - Open Nebula; EC2; OpenStack & do some tests [ongoing]
  • Prepare & Install Open Nebula on a physical host suitable for virtualization [ongoing]

OnCall/AoD Cover

OnCall Rota

• Grid OnCall: Catalin (Mon-Sun)

Absences

Ian Tues-Weds (pr-GDB & GDB) Ian Thus-Fri (travel to Taipei for ISGC)