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= gLite 3.1 and gLite 3.2 products =
= gLite 3.1 and gLite 3.2 products =
==Support Calendar==
==Support Calendar gLite==
The gLite 3.1 distribution is now no longer supported (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.1/) and SL4 reached end of security support on 02/02/2012.
The gLite 3.1 distribution is now no longer supported (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.1/) and SL4 reached end of security support on 02/02/2012.


The follorwing gLite 3.2 components are out of security support: APEL, ARGUS, BDII, Cluster, CREAM, dCache, LB, LSF utils, MPI utils, SCAS, SGE utils, Torque client/server/utils, VOMS (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.2/) .
The follorwing gLite 3.2 components are out of security support: APEL, ARGUS, BDII, Cluster, CREAM, dCache, LB, LSF utils, MPI utils, SCAS, SGE utils, Torque client/server/utils, VOMS (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.2/) .


==Decommissioning Calendar==
==Decommissioning Calendar gLite==
The products must be retired by 30-09-2012
The products must be retired by 30-09-2012


==Operations Calendar==
==Operations Calendar gLite==
* Deployment of unsupported end-points is tracked by the EGI [https://operations-portal.egi.eu/csiDashboard security dashboard]  
* Deployment of unsupported end-points is tracked by the EGI [https://operations-portal.egi.eu/csiDashboard security dashboard]  


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=gLite 3.2 WN, DPM, LFC and dCache =
=gLite 3.2 WN, DPM, LFC and dCache =


==Support Calendar==
==Support Calendar gLite3.2==
These products are now all unsupported (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.2/):
These products are now all unsupported (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.2/):
* glite-SE_dcache (end of security updates and support: 31/10/2011)
* glite-SE_dcache (end of security updates and support: 31/10/2011)
* glite-WN, glite-SE_dpm and glite-LFC (end of security updates and support: 30/11/2012).
* glite-WN, glite-SE_dpm and glite-LFC (end of security updates and support: 30/11/2012).


==Decommissioning Calendar==
==Decommissioning Calendar gLite3.2==
The services listed above must be decommissioned by 31-01-2013
The services listed above must be decommissioned by 31-01-2013


Service end-points which can not be upgraded by this deadline, must be set in downtime as of 01-02-2013, unless upgrading is not possible for technical reasons.
Service end-points which can not be upgraded by this deadline, must be set in downtime as of 01-02-2013, unless upgrading is not possible for technical reasons.


==Operations Calendar==
==Operations Calendar gLite3.2==
* Deployment of unsupported end-points is tracked by the EGI [https://operations-portal.egi.eu/dashboard|operations dashboard]
* Deployment of unsupported end-points is tracked by the EGI [https://operations-portal.egi.eu/dashboard|operations dashboard]


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=EMI 1 =
=EMI 1 =


==Support Calendar==
==Support Calendar EMI1==
End of security updates and support: 30-04-2013 (http://www.eu-emi.eu/releases#MajRel)
End of security updates and support: 30-04-2013 (http://www.eu-emi.eu/releases#MajRel)


==Decommissioning Calendar==
==Decommissioning Calendar EMI1==
EMI 1 products must be decommissioned by 30-04-2013.
EMI 1 products must be decommissioned by 30-04-2013.
* new probe tested until end of Dec
* new probe tested until end of Dec
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Service end-points which can not be upgraded by this deadline, must be set in downtime as of 01-05-2013, unless upgrading is not possible for technical reasons.
Service end-points which can not be upgraded by this deadline, must be set in downtime as of 01-05-2013, unless upgrading is not possible for technical reasons.


==Operations Calendar==
==Operations Calendar EMI1==
* Deployment of unsupported end-points is tracked by the EGI [https://operations-portal.egi.eu/dashboard operations dashboard]  
* Deployment of unsupported end-points is tracked by the EGI [https://operations-portal.egi.eu/dashboard operations dashboard]  



Revision as of 10:51, 28 February 2013

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This page provides an overview of the timing and operations steps for the retirement of grid middleware that either already reached end of security updates and support or that is about to reach this status.

gLite 3.1 and gLite 3.2 products

Support Calendar gLite

The gLite 3.1 distribution is now no longer supported (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.1/) and SL4 reached end of security support on 02/02/2012.

The follorwing gLite 3.2 components are out of security support: APEL, ARGUS, BDII, Cluster, CREAM, dCache, LB, LSF utils, MPI utils, SCAS, SGE utils, Torque client/server/utils, VOMS (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.2/) .

Decommissioning Calendar gLite

The products must be retired by 30-09-2012

Operations Calendar gLite


  • From 01-10-2012 site managers of Resource Centres found to be hosting unsupported gLite 3.1/3.2 services, will be contacted through GGUS by the Central Grid Oversight team to request the retirement of the affected products.
  • From 01-11-2012 Resource Centres that will fail to retire unsupported gLite software, do not put the affected service end points in scheduled downtime, and do not provide information about their upgrade plans will be eligible for suspension and the problem will be escalated to EGI CSIRT.

gLite 3.2 WN, DPM, LFC and dCache

Support Calendar gLite3.2

These products are now all unsupported (http://glite.cern.ch/R3.2/):

  • glite-SE_dcache (end of security updates and support: 31/10/2011)
  • glite-WN, glite-SE_dpm and glite-LFC (end of security updates and support: 30/11/2012).

Decommissioning Calendar gLite3.2

The services listed above must be decommissioned by 31-01-2013

Service end-points which can not be upgraded by this deadline, must be set in downtime as of 01-02-2013, unless upgrading is not possible for technical reasons.

Operations Calendar gLite3.2

  • Deployment of unsupported end-points is tracked by the EGI dashboard
  • From the first week of December Nagios probes (run by a dedicated EGI instance of SAM) will detected unsupported service end-points according to the version information available from BDII. Probes detecting unsupported service end-points, will generate alarms that can be tracked by administrators on the site operations dashboard
  • Administrators of the affected Resource Centres will receive notification tickets, and are requested to provide information about their upgrade plans within 10 working days from the day the ticket is received.

EMI 1

Support Calendar EMI1

End of security updates and support: 30-04-2013 (http://www.eu-emi.eu/releases#MajRel)

Decommissioning Calendar EMI1

EMI 1 products must be decommissioned by 30-04-2013.

  • new probe tested until end of Dec
  • 01-01-2013: monitoring probes start returning WARNING
  • 01-03-2013: monitoring probes start returning CRITICAL

Service end-points which can not be upgraded by this deadline, must be set in downtime as of 01-05-2013, unless upgrading is not possible for technical reasons.

Operations Calendar EMI1

  • From 01-03-2013 Nagios probes (run by a dedicated EGI instance of SAM) will detected unsupported service end-points according to the version information available from BDII - where possible. Probes detecting unsupported service end-points, will generate alarms that can be tracked by administrators on the site operations dashboard.
  • After 01-03-2013 administrators of the affected Resource Centres will receive notification tickets, and will be requested to provide information about their upgrade plans within 10 working days from the day the ticket is received.