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== 2. ACTIVITY REPORT == <!--''Note: just report activities relevant to this Quarter.''--> | == 2. ACTIVITY REPORT == <!--''Note: just report activities relevant to this Quarter.''--> | ||
PSI | |||
1 Progress Summary | |||
- Good experiences with running all dcache services (including head node and postgresql) on our | |||
-- | VMware/Netapp based virtualization environment. | ||
- Middleware upgrades | |||
- Upgraded WNs middleware to version: emi-wn-2.6.0-1_v1 | |||
- Reinstalled 10 SL5 UIs with middleware version: emi-ui-2.0.1-1.el5 | |||
- Storage element (dcache) upgrades | |||
- PostgreSQL upgraded from 9.2.2 to 9.2.3 | |||
- dCache 1.9.12 to new golden release 2.2 | |||
- upgrade to upcoming new golden release 2.6 planned for Q1/2014 | |||
- gave users NFSv3 read only access to the file meta data | |||
- scripts for generating local dcache configuration (gplazma2) | |||
from LDAP user information | |||
- used space calculations for users, groups, directories implemented | |||
inside of postgresql | |||
- currently implementing soft quotas (i.e. notificatons) based on the | |||
space calculations | |||
2.2. Main Achievements | |||
- dCache upgraded to the current golden release 2.2, full virtualization | |||
of the service | |||
UZH Nothing to report | |||
UNIBE-ID | |||
-- | 2.1. Progress Summary | ||
Stable operations with some short-term glitches reported below | |||
- M. Rolli started at 1st of March as the new man in charge for UNIBE-ID after D. Gurtner left at end of January | |||
- replaced some defective hardware (switch, memory modules) | |||
2.2. Main Achievements | |||
- Familiarisation with UNIBE-ID and improvements in its documentation | |||
- Started planning and scheduling of relocation of UNIBE-ID to a new, bigger server room (QR14) | |||
- Started planning further expansion of UNIBE-ID (after relocation and next year) | |||
2.3 Issues and mitigation | |||
- One weekend downtime after emergency shutdown due to cooling outage of external supplier | |||
- 2h outage due to power loss caused by defective high-voltage cable which affected a whole district in Bern | |||
- Short breakage of atlas jobs due to cvmfs proxy outage; proxy settings now setup redundant | |||
UNIGE-DPNC | |||
2.1. Progress Summary | |||
Stable operations, with some short-term glitches reported below. | |||
- Fixed stability problems of new machines under SLC5 | |||
- Replaced CPU in one new machine, replaced two disks in different disk servers | |||
2.2. Main Achievements | |||
- Common computing plans for 2013-2014 discussed between Bern and Geneva groups, priorities established | |||
- Understood performance issues of the 'mclimits' application | |||
- Studied performance scaling of ROOT benchmarks on 16 and 32-core AMD machines | |||
- Started preparing worker node config with SLC6 | |||
- Started upgrading ganglia monitoring | |||
2.3. Issues and mitigation | |||
- One day of cooling problems, an emergency shutdown. | |||
- Crashes of processes in the DPM SE on two occasions. Running with core dumps enabled now. | |||
- The issue of Solaris disk servers is still there, as reported before. | |||
UNIBE-LHEP Nothing reported | |||
[[Category:NGI_QR_Reports]] | [[Category:NGI_QR_Reports]] |
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Quarterly Report Number | NGI Name | Partner Name | Author |
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QR 12 | NG-CH | Switzerland | Sigve Haug |
1. MEETINGS AND DISSEMINATION
Note: Complete the tables below by adding as many rows as needed.
1.1. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ORGANISED
Date | Location | Title | Participants | Outcome (Short report & Indico URL) |
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2013-03-21 | Lugano (CSCS) | CHIPP-CSCS/NGI-CH | ~20 | - |
2013-03-12/13 | UZH | Python training organized at UZH. | 15 | http://www.gc3.uzh.ch/teaching/2013/python-march/ |
2013-02-26 | UNIBE | ARC Tutorial | ~20 | - |
1.2. OTHER CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Date | Location | Title | Participants | Outcome (Short report & Indico URL) |
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2013-04 | Manchester | EGI CF, Council, etc | 3 from NGI-CH |
1.3. PUBLICATIONS
Publication title | Journal / Proceedings title | Journal references Volume number Issue Pages from - to |
Authors 1. 2. 3. Et al? |
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2. ACTIVITY REPORT
PSI
1 Progress Summary
- Good experiences with running all dcache services (including head node and postgresql) on our VMware/Netapp based virtualization environment. - Middleware upgrades - Upgraded WNs middleware to version: emi-wn-2.6.0-1_v1 - Reinstalled 10 SL5 UIs with middleware version: emi-ui-2.0.1-1.el5 - Storage element (dcache) upgrades - PostgreSQL upgraded from 9.2.2 to 9.2.3 - dCache 1.9.12 to new golden release 2.2 - upgrade to upcoming new golden release 2.6 planned for Q1/2014 - gave users NFSv3 read only access to the file meta data - scripts for generating local dcache configuration (gplazma2) from LDAP user information - used space calculations for users, groups, directories implemented inside of postgresql - currently implementing soft quotas (i.e. notificatons) based on the space calculations
2.2. Main Achievements
- dCache upgraded to the current golden release 2.2, full virtualization of the service
UZH Nothing to report
UNIBE-ID
2.1. Progress Summary Stable operations with some short-term glitches reported below - M. Rolli started at 1st of March as the new man in charge for UNIBE-ID after D. Gurtner left at end of January - replaced some defective hardware (switch, memory modules)
2.2. Main Achievements - Familiarisation with UNIBE-ID and improvements in its documentation - Started planning and scheduling of relocation of UNIBE-ID to a new, bigger server room (QR14) - Started planning further expansion of UNIBE-ID (after relocation and next year)
2.3 Issues and mitigation - One weekend downtime after emergency shutdown due to cooling outage of external supplier - 2h outage due to power loss caused by defective high-voltage cable which affected a whole district in Bern - Short breakage of atlas jobs due to cvmfs proxy outage; proxy settings now setup redundant
UNIGE-DPNC
2.1. Progress Summary Stable operations, with some short-term glitches reported below. - Fixed stability problems of new machines under SLC5 - Replaced CPU in one new machine, replaced two disks in different disk servers
2.2. Main Achievements - Common computing plans for 2013-2014 discussed between Bern and Geneva groups, priorities established - Understood performance issues of the 'mclimits' application - Studied performance scaling of ROOT benchmarks on 16 and 32-core AMD machines - Started preparing worker node config with SLC6 - Started upgrading ganglia monitoring
2.3. Issues and mitigation - One day of cooling problems, an emergency shutdown. - Crashes of processes in the DPM SE on two occasions. Running with core dumps enabled now. - The issue of Solaris disk servers is still there, as reported before.
UNIBE-LHEP Nothing reported