USATLAS T1 storage update:

• Decommissioning of Old dCache Core Servers and Migration of NFS Doors (12/16/23)

• GGUS Token implementation in production request from ATLAS (12/17/23)

• Changes from the previous recommended implementation

• Successfully validated in the preproduction environment before deployment on USATLAS (01-03-2024) (9.2.X)

• Ongoing discussions with ATLAS and dCache teams regarding intermittent authentication failures observed; the issue is under investigation

• USATLAS dCache core servers have been upgraded to dCache version 8.2.40  to enhance verbosity for authentication with tokens (01-03-2024)

• Commissioning of New dCache Pools (dc260-dc270)

•  Puppet Code Porting and Refactoring (RHEL8 and Puppet 6)

• USATLAS dCache Upgrade Preparation from 8.2.X to 9.2.X:

• Few issues submitted to dCache team. 

• Preproduction has been upgraded to 9.2.8.

• Tentative update and downtime date: 22nd of January.