Internal meeting for host laboratory LCG service providers focussing on issues on a timescale of ~1 week to ~1 month.
Mailing list: lcg-service-coordination-meeting@cern.ch
actually we (ATLAS) want to continue MC production and pre-FDR activity
We will need ATLAS production and DDM databases, machines we use to run DDM central and site services + services like CASTOR and AFS
My understanding if we can agree that problems will be fixed within 24h it will be perfect (Xmas and WE can be exception)
Most of the Physics, Technical, Administrative and Communications services provided by the IT Department, including LCG (EGEE) production services, will remain available during the CERN annual closure (although EDH requests will stay queued). No interruptions are scheduled but restoration of services in case of failure cannot be guaranteed. Problems which arise will be addressed on a best effort basis except for Network, Databases, Mail, Web, Windows, Indico, CDS, Grid (SAM, FTS, VOMS, GridView, Resource Brokers) services for which problems should be addressed within about half a day except around Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (24 and 25 December) and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day (31 December and 1st January). Incidents will be documented at http://cern.ch/ssb.
Although the backup service will be operational, backups cannot be guaranteed and file restores will not be possible. Damaged tapes in Castor will not be processed.
Please note that the Helpdesk will be closed but an operator service will be maintained throughout and can be reached at extension 75011 or by Email to computer.operations@cern.ch where urgent problems may be addressed.
Please remember to shutdown and power off any equipment in your office which is not foreseen to be used during the annual closure.
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