RAL Tier1 weekly operations castor 10/11/2014
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Operations News
- xrootd security advisory with FAX component within xrootd
- SL6 Headnode work - tested in vcert, next test in prepord including stress testing
- Draining going well - 40TB in a week, ETA finish in c15 weeks for draining of 1Gb systems
Operations Problems
- gdss720 / gdss763 are both drained, out of production and currently being worked on by Fabric team
- gdss659 will be returned to production early next week.
- A few SUM test failures this week across a number of VOs
Blocking Issues
- grid ftp bug in SL6 - stops any globus copy if a client is using a particular library. This is a show stopper for SL6 on disk server.
- webdav access for LHCb requires some negotiation between us, Fabric and LHCb.
Planned, Scheduled and Cancelled Interventions
- A Tier 1 Database cleanup is planned so as to eliminate a number of excess tables and other entities left over from previous CASTOR versions. This will be change-controlled in the near future.
Advanced Planning
Tasks
- Plan to ensure PreProd represents production in terms of hardware generation are underway
- Possible future upgrade to CASTOR 2.1.14-15 post Christmas
- Switch from admin machines: lcgccvm02 to lcgcadm05
- Correct partitioning alignment issue (3rd CASTOR partition) on new castor disk servers
Interventions
- Upgrade Production headnodes to SL6
Actions
Staffing
- Castor on Call person
- Rob
- Staff absence/out of the office:
- Everyone in all week.
