• No major operational issues to report this week.
  • Last week, a patching campaign was carried out to address OS updates, including required hardware reboots
• The integration instance is now enabled with the HPSS testbed to validate tape workflows with dCache 11.2.(3→x).
  • The tape area has been populated with approximately 40 TB of written data. Preliminary staging tests involving more than 2K files were successfully completed.
  • kpatch-based security package management has been deployed on the integration instance, with selected components designated as “canary” systems for validation and monitoring.