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The service availability is regularly tested by nagios probe org.nagiosexchange.OpsPortal-WebCheck: https://argo-mon.egi.eu/nagios/cgi-bin/status.cgi?servicegroup=SERVICE_egi.OpsPortal&style=detail
The service availability is regularly tested by nagios probe org.nagiosexchange.OpsPortal-WebCheck: https://argo-mon.egi.eu/nagios/cgi-bin/status.cgi?servicegroup=SERVICE_egi.OpsPortal&style=detail


The performances reports in terms of Availability and Reliability are produced by [http://egi.ui.argo.grnet.gr/egi/OPS-MONITOR-Critical ARGO] on an almost real time basis and they are also periodically collected into the [https://documents.egi.eu/public/ShowDocument?docid=2324 Documentation Database].
The performances reports in terms of Availability and Reliability are produced by [https://argo.egi.eu/egi/OPS-MONITOR-Critical ARGO] on an almost real time basis and they are also periodically collected into the [https://documents.egi.eu/public/ShowDocument?docid=2324 Documentation Database].


Over the past years, the Operations Portal hadn't particular Av/Co issues highlighted by the performances that need to be further investigated.
Over the past years, the Operations Portal hadn't particular Av/Co issues highlighted by the performances that need to be further investigated.
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= Risks assessment and management =
= Risks assessment and management =


For more details, please look at the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u1MinCjrUIs9Qq7fPmN5dMik8sdhFbtSgvOn1hnHND4/edit#gid=1032801648 google spreadsheet]. We will report here a summary of the assessment.
For more details, please look at the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u1MinCjrUIs9Qq7fPmN5dMik8sdhFbtSgvOn1hnHND4/edit#gid=331304531 google spreadsheet]. We will report here a summary of the assessment.


== Risks analysis ==
== Risks analysis ==
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| Service unavailable / loss of data due to hardware failure
| Cluster web / Databases
| Cluster web / Databases
| Web service and databases are hosted on a cluster of machines. The other nodes will continue to work
| Databases are hosted on a cluster of machines.The other nodes will continue to work . Web services are now containerized and the images are immediately available in case of disruption. If a node is disabled another one will be spawn
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| Protective measures / controls : monitoring of the nodes , Recovery activities : the pre-production instance could be restarted in production mode, if it is a problem of configuration we can revert it from gitlab. We are working to move Lavoisier services on the new web platform to ensure a complete continuity of service in case of problem on a given node.
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== Additional information ==
== Additional information ==
*procedures for the several countermeasures to invoke in case of risk occurrence: https://gitlab.in2p3.fr/opsportal/sf3/-/wikis/cp
*procedures for the several countermeasures to invoke in case of risk occurrence: https://gitlab.in2p3.fr/opsportal/sf3/-/wikis/cp
*the Availability targets don't change in case the plan is invoked.
*the Availability targets don't change in case the plan is invoked.
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= Availability and Continuity test =
= Availability and Continuity test =
<pre style="color: blue"> to update </pre>
'''The service didn't suffered particular issues requiring the execution of a new continuity test, neither there were significative changes. The test previously reported is still valid.
Hereafter there are the details as included in the previous A&C plan.'''


The proposed A/C test will focus on a recovery scenario: the service has been disrupted and needs to be reinstalled from scratch.
The proposed A/C test will focus on a recovery scenario: the service has been disrupted and needs to be reinstalled from scratch.
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| Alessandro Paolini
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| Alessandro Paolini, Cyril l'Orphelin
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 7 April 2021

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Introduction

This page reports on the Availability and Continuity Plan for the Operations Portal and it is the result of the risks assessment conducted for this service: a series of risks and treats has been identified and analysed, along with the correspondent countermeasures currently in place. Whenever a countermeasure is not considered satisfactory for either avoiding or reducing the likely of the occurrence of a risk, it is agreed with the service provider a new treatment for improving the availability and continuity of the service. The process is concluded with an availability and continuity test.

Last Next
Risks assessment 2021-04-06 2022 April
Av/Co plan and test 2020-04-07 2022 April

Previous plans are collected here: https://documents.egi.eu/secure/ShowDocument?docid=3538

Performances

In the OLA it was agreed the following performances targets, on a monthly basis:

  • Availability 99%
  • Reliability 99%

Other availability requirements:

  • the service is accessible through EOSC AAI and EGI Checkin
  • the service is also accessible with a certificate by using "IGTF Proxy certificate" in AAI
  • a web service is also exposing information through REST API

The service availability is regularly tested by nagios probe org.nagiosexchange.OpsPortal-WebCheck: https://argo-mon.egi.eu/nagios/cgi-bin/status.cgi?servicegroup=SERVICE_egi.OpsPortal&style=detail

The performances reports in terms of Availability and Reliability are produced by ARGO on an almost real time basis and they are also periodically collected into the Documentation Database.

Over the past years, the Operations Portal hadn't particular Av/Co issues highlighted by the performances that need to be further investigated.

Risks assessment and management

For more details, please look at the google spreadsheet. We will report here a summary of the assessment.

Risks analysis

Risk id Risk description Affected components Established measures Risk level Expected duration of downtime / time for recovery Treatment (Protective, mitigation measures, recovery activities, controls)
1 Service unavailable / loss of data due to hardware failure Cluster web / Databases Databases are hosted on a cluster of machines.The other nodes will continue to work . Web services are now containerized and the images are immediately available in case of disruption. If a node is disabled another one will be spawn Low 1 sec Recovery activities : daily backup , protective measures / controls : monitoring of the nodes
2 Service unavailable / loss of data due to software failure Cluster web / Databases Databases are hosted on a cluster of machines.The other nodes will continue to work . Web services are now containerized and the images are immediately available in case of disruption. If a node is disabled another one will be spawn Low 1 sec Recovery activities : daily backup , protective measures / controls : monitoring of the nodes
3 Service unavailable / loss of data due to software failure Lavoisier The configuration of Lavoisier is stored centrally . We can spawn a new machine to replace it or we can use the pre-production instance Medium 15 min Protective measures / controls : monitoring of the nodes , Recovery activities : the pre-production instance could be restarted in production mode, if it is a problem of configuration we can revert it from gitlab. We are working to move Lavoisier services on the new web platform to ensure a complete continuity of service in case of problem on a given node.
4 service unavailable / loss of data due to human error Lavoisier The configuration of Lavoisier is stored centrally . We can spawn a new machine to replace it or we can use the pre-production instance Medium 15 min Protective measures / controls : monitoring of the nodes , Recovery activities : the pre-production instance could be restarted in production mode, if it is a problem of configuration we can revert it from gitlab. We are working to move Lavoisier services on the new web platform to ensure a complete continuity of service in case of problem on a given node.
5 service unavailable for network failure (Network outage with causes external of the site) Cluster web / Databases RENATER has redundant network connectivity Medium 1 working day mutiple and redundant links to renater (preventive)
6 Not enough people for maintaining and operating the service Cluster web / Databases The team is trying to take holidays with always one people at the office. Only 2 periods are not covered generally 25th-26th December and August 15th Medium 1 or more working days Monitoring of the services, vpn accesses to work from home (preventive)
7 Major disruption in the data centre. Cluster web / Databases The computing centre has electric backup system and fire control devices, the data-center has 2 separated machine rooms Medium less than 1 hour Monitoring of the building and mutlple redundant systems (electricity and cooling systems) (preventive)
8 Major security incident. The system is compromised by external attackers and needs to be reinstalled and restored. Cluster web / Databases / Lavoisier Regular upgrades of the components , check CVE and known vulnerabilities, isolation of the components Medium until the resolution of the security incident Security monitoring systems (preventive)
9 (D)DOS attack. The service is unavailable because of a coordinated DDOS. Cluster web / Databases RENATER and local team network provides protection for DOS attacks, firewall can limit impact of the DDoS Medium until the end of the attack Security monitoring systems, firewall (preventive). In case of DDOS attack all requests will be redirected on a static landing pages .

Outcome

The level of all the identified risks is acceptable and the countermeasures already adopted are considered satisfactory.

Additional information

  • procedures for the several countermeasures to invoke in case of risk occurrence: https://gitlab.in2p3.fr/opsportal/sf3/-/wikis/cp
  • the Availability targets don't change in case the plan is invoked.
  • recovery requirements:
    • Maximum tolerable period of disruption (MTPoD) (the maximum amount of time that a service can be unavailable or undelivered after an event that causes disruption to operations, before its stakeholders perceive unacceptable consequences): 2 days
    • Recovery time objective (RTO) (the acceptable amount of time to restore the service in order to avoid unacceptable consequences associated with a break in continuity (this has to be less than MTPoD)): 1 day
    • Recovery point objective (RPO) (the acceptable latency of data that will not be recovered): 2 days
  • approach for the return to normal working conditions as reported in the risk assessment.

Availability and Continuity test

The service didn't suffered particular issues requiring the execution of a new continuity test, neither there were significative changes. The test previously reported is still valid. Hereafter there are the details as included in the previous A&C plan.

The proposed A/C test will focus on a recovery scenario: the service has been disrupted and needs to be reinstalled from scratch.

We have made the test for the Lavoisier Component .

To simulate the disruption it was

- stopped the lavoisier service
- deleted the repository with the lavoisier configuration

Then for the recovery part :

- Get the lavoisier engine - wget a zip file and unzip it
- Get the local configuration -  git clone 
- Add properties: passwords and sensitive information - stored in gitlab variables
- Add the certificate - locale copy from laptop 
- Restart the service
  • Duration : ~ 8 min
  • Start : Thu Nov 8 14:10:26 CET 2018
  • End : Thu Nov 8 14:18:49 CET 2018

The recovery test can be considered successful since restoring the service after a disruption to the Lavoisier component took very few time, well inside the Maximum tolerable period of disruption for this service.

Revision History

Version Authors Date Comments

Alessandro Paolini 2018-03-27 first draft, discussing with the provider

Cyril l'Orphelin, Alessandro Paolini 2018-11-08 added information on the recovery test; plan finalised.

Alessandro Paolini 2019-11-19 starting the yearly review....

Alessandro Paolini 2020-02-18 review completed

Alessandro Paolini, Cyril l'Orphelin 2021-04-07 yearly review completed