Weekly Meeting

Monday 10 Mar 2008, 09:45 → 10:45 Europe/Zurich

CR05 (RAL)

Steve Fisher (RAL)

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• Past Events
• Future Events
• Actions

Alastair

• Track patch 1712 for GIN
  It has a number but status is was incomplete - not checked yet
• Track Patches 1537 Mon box 3.1
  This is now marked as deployment test
• Bodge the old registry
  Seems to work - but  need to complete system tests - will run with old one first
• Do registry replication
  Needs testing. Some testing but need to do distributed test. Some ad-hoc testing done
• Deal with proxies etc as well as possible
• Deal with Savannah Bugs
• Investigate the configuration parameters for MySQL and for Tomcat
  Tried on RGMA17 but it does not work because the parameters are for the wrong JVM

Antony

• Understand Diligent job submission
  They use WM-PROXY web service - still being pursued. They use the new WMS which should be producing the right log file - however L&B have not yet fixed the bug. E-mail sent to Ales - but no response. Zdenek has said they will try to fix it.
• Fix inspector
  One more field to change
• Get UI info so that we can get back in the RTM
  Now we must wait for 3.1 to be deployed. Need to look at the C++ header file on a WN to find out. In future each API component should deposit a file with the version number. Asked about outstanding bug. This is on 3.1 but again needs L&B action. 
• Add metadata columns to all  tables in consultation with users
  We must first be very clear about the types of the columns. Go for VARCHAR(255) and fill with hostnames
• Deal with Savannah Bugs - except as indicated more specifically
• Update to GIN - when DB elimination GIN patch has gone out
  Address Paventhans bugs including  #27808 GIN not handling GlueServiceAssociation properly. Also #22205 and upgrade to Glue schema 1.3 and add ServiceProxy module
• Service Proxy Module - add elsewhere.
• Update Task Manager in design doc. Just need small changes to the design doc. Can now simplify the code by eliminating call backs.

Arun

• Understand why there are two tables dealing with table mapping and fix drop tuplestore
• Deal with Savannah Bugs
  4 or 5 done
• Refactor to remove code common to SP and Consumer

Ming

• Bring browser up to scratch
  Needs metadata selection button. Not working yet - but should be done today. Getting number of user columns as needed.
• Change schema so that client and server host names are VARCHAR(255) and by default contian hostnames and not numbers
• Eliminate getAllVDBs
• Deal with Savannah Bugs
  Mostly done
• Debug messages should not contain tracebacks - see: http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/pipermail/jra1-ral/2008-January/000646.html
  This one done but there may be others

Parminder

• Write tests for authz rules
  Started with testing - basic one works. Done - but waiting for Steve to feedback
• Review PP - and compare with design doc
  In progress

Paventhan

• Design and implement the python wrapper (without SWIG)
  Still investigating
• Request SAGA SD as ETICS external  - C++ and Python
  ANTLR accepted and built. SAGA package being modified to use new namespaces
• Get adapter code into ETICS
  Checked in

Steve

• Make system tests work. 
  Have now been through most tests - there are a few failures left which are probably real bugs
• Consumer hangs onto dead producers - may be more than one problem - see http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/pipermail/jra1-ral/2008-January/000647.html
• Think about configuration and ACLs
  CIC Portal may be useful to us
• Improve R-GMA SAM tests and get into GridView
  Now in Savannah at low priority. Assigned person says that it should be out with next sensor release -  but no idea when. It has now been postponed - once Antony confirms that instructions are good for the new code will pursue it.
• Deal with Savannah Bugs
• Track bug 22605 Glue Service Uniqueid issue. Maria reports:  This is now fixed in HEAD and it will appear in the next glite-yaim-core 4.0.4-x release. Patch 1709 is now ready for certification - it fixes about 20 bugs
• Update and submit SAGA SD spec
  All problems should now be resolved - and I can proceed
• The DropIndex method needs revised client APIs able to send a table name with the index name together in its http request 
  Fixed in Java only so far
  
  
• Current issues - round table
• Progress against the plan
• Support list
  • 10/3/2008 - Paventhan
  • 17/3/2008 - Ming
  • 24/3/2008 - Alastair
• AOB

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