SA1 Weekly Reports.
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Elisabetta Ronchieri

Continued to change client in branch 1.4.0
Paolo Fabiani provided me the latest disseminator package that
I forwarded to Michele Pace, Lorenzo Dini and Marco Canaparo

> QUESTIONS:
> - Status of the migration to the new SQLite based client: local-editing?
>
Not yet completed. Possibly it will be ready for the end of next week not before,
considering that it must also be tested. 
Of course, I do not exclude the possibility to finish it within this week.

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L.Dini

Support:
- fastutil binaries fixed (rmoved a - from the downloadFrom)
- added cvs rights for 4DSoft:
    avail.etics | etakacs milassin zthalmei | org.etics.plugins.cccc
    avail.etics | etakacs milassin zthalmei | org.etics.plugins.ckjm
    avail.etics | etakacs milassin zthalmei | org.etics.plugins.checkstyle
- mpace and canaparo in CVS and added CVS rights for trend-analysis

Repository Migrations:
- installed etics-hd
- migration script from local hd to afs for etics-repository running

Repository - new development:
- delimiter for URLs changed from $ to /-/ (backward compatible)
- optimized the load statistics for reports and packages (sorting optimization)
- implemented monitored shutdown process
- statistics serialization/deserialization for fast restart

Build-System service
- changed DB schema with new size of checkoutOptions and submitOptions, created 
config and updated 2.0.3-2

Deliverables/Meetings
- SA1 work plan review
- read JRA2 deliverable on multi-node
- scanned SA1 deliverable on support
- Revew of the Submitter behavior document with Elisabetta
- Meting in Juelich organized on submitter and multi-node


QUESTIONS:
- Status of the migration to the new SQLite based client: local-editing?

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M.Zurek

Trip repost prepared and send to SA1 and Isabel
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Preparation of etics1 and etics1-repository
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    installation of nodes
    opening the ports or external access
    etics1
    ETICS data present, NMI database needs to be migrated

    etics1-repository requires data import (database + JackRabbit binary)
    * issues with local accounts being disabled on both nodes (machines 
installed by FIO)
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new images preparation for virtualization
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Debian 4 64bits
    * troubles with VMWare Server crashing


Addressing security issues for installations of
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- Ubuntu
- Debian

Upgrade of lcg-CA (security certs.)
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replacement of 32-bit machines with 64-bit
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CERN needs to empty vault for the new machines installations.
The machines running 32-bits OS need to be replaced with 64-bit ones.
The migration should happen before and during summer.
NOTE: the nodes used by different activities will be replaced
(lxb1110 and lxb2180).

work on the SA1 work plan
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work on automatic repository installation
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automated data import needed
automatic certificate/right registration

adding memory to etics-repository
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Investigation. Not possible with current installation.
Migration to new node is the only option

preparation for IT-GD presentation
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Update to DB schema is needed (column size changed?)
webservice v1.3.5-1 needs to be registered somewhere (etics_R_2_0_3_2?)

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INFN SA1

- Setup of CERN accounts
- Disseminator package checkout  and  modifications in order to let it run on 
Linux platform (originally developed under Win)
- Run and test of the application with upgraded jar libraries.
- Disseminator source code analysis and small modifications concerning variables 
and naming conventions
- Latest modifications provided by Elisabetta committed to CVS
- Study of GWT widgets and samples applications
- Removed constraint in source code concerning the maximum number of  metrics in 
disseminator's interface. (EticsTrendAnalysis)

Questions:

- Schedule code modifications or enhancements to be implemented next week

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A.Aimar

Sent my ETICS time writing the DSA1.1 deliverable.
Could not do much else. It was a terrible experience.
https://cern.ch/twiki/pub/ETICS/SA1Drafts/ETICS-SA1-WorkPlan-v0.1.doc

Started reviewing the DSA2.1 deliverable.

Confirmed that we have a fellow hired, starting September 08.

Issues:
- We need to do a review and update theSA1 tasks. The list below is out of date.
https://savannah.cern.ch/task/?group=etics2-sa1