GOC News

OSG 1.2.11 Update Notification

Date: July 1, 2010

Affected Components
This update affects all OSG installations.

Summary

This update replaces Java 5 with Java 6 because Java 5 is past its end of life and no longer has security updates. This affects all software in the OSG software stack that uses Java. In addition, we have updated to the latest version of Java 6, 1.6.0_20.

This release updates several software components to new versions, see the complete list below.

* Java
* Java software has been altered to use Java 6 instead of Java 5
* osg-version


Issues Fixed
The default for Java software has been altered to use the Java 6 VM. In addition, Java 6 has been updated to the latest Sun Java release which has some bug and security fixes.

Update Instructions
Update instructions can be found on the OSG TWiki under the OSG 1.2.11 update instructions: https://twiki.grid.iu.edu/bin/view/ReleaseDocumentation/OSG12UpdateInstructions.

Additional Information
The release notes for the VDT 2.0.0p18 release underlying this release can be found here: http://vdt.cs.wisc.edu/releases/2.0.0/release-p18.html.

The GOC will upgrade the following services beginning at Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 at 14:00 UTC. The GOC reserves four hours (14:00 - 18:00 UTC) in the unlikely event that unexpected problems are encountered.

OSG TWiki (https://twiki.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://twiki-test.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Added PDF Generator plugin (GenPDFAddOn)

OIM 2.21 (https://oim.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://oim-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Removed indentation for vo form / science vo info section
* Split the field of science list into 3 columns
* Patched bug that caused null URL to be displayed on VO form

MyOSG 1.21 (https://myosg.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://myosg-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Fixed hidden service filter bug
* Implemented initial version of Misc/Operational Status Page.
* Updated OIM hierarchy indicator for resource group
* RSV Status Map: Updated logic so that non-reporting site, or site that has the latest resource status change older than N days will be treated as "Non Reporting". Added new information to display to display such sites with "NR" icons.
* RSV Status Map: Updated the map bubble style to be more inline with rest of MyOSG. Also added some verbiages to make it easier to understand why no resource status is displayed
* RSV Status Map: Updated the default URLs related to RSV status map so that "show non reporting site" check mark is checked by default.
* RSV Status Map: Set the default configuration parameter for "expired status change" to be 30 days.
* RSV Status Map: Added legend and link to a page explaining status calculation method.
* Made it easier to understand resource group / resource, site entities since this view is not exposed via display.grid.
* Other minor cosmetic changes and minor bug fixes.


GOC-TX
Release Notes:

* Moving internal synchronization table to data1/2.grid.iu.edu


GOC Ticket 1.21 (https://ticket.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://ticket-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Released new version of ticket navigator (switched /navigator2 to /navigator and renamed original /navigator to /navigatorold)
* Updated the application icon and favicon (from tea cup to an orange tag)
* Fixed the bug where phone number didn't get populated (patched on production)

The GOC will upgrade the following services beginning at Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 at 14:00 UTC. The GOC reserves four hours (14:00 - 18:00 UTC) in the unlikely event that unexpected problems are encountered.

OSG TWiki (https://twiki.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://twiki-test.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Added PDF Generator plugin (GenPDFAddOn)

OIM 2.21 (https://oim.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://oim-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Removed indentation for vo form / science vo info section
* Split the field of science list into 3 columns
* Patched bug that caused null URL to be displayed on VO form

MyOSG 1.21 (https://myosg.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://myosg-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Fixed hidden service filter bug
* Implemented initial version of Misc/Operational Status Page.
* Updated OIM hierarchy indicator for resource group
* RSV Status Map: Updated logic so that non-reporting site, or site that has the latest resource status change older than N days will be treated as "Non Reporting". Added new information to display to display such sites with "NR" icons.
* RSV Status Map: Updated the map bubble style to be more inline with rest of MyOSG. Also added some verbiages to make it easier to understand why no resource status is displayed
* RSV Status Map: Updated the default URLs related to RSV status map so that "show non reporting site" check mark is checked by default.
* RSV Status Map: Set the default configuration parameter for "expired status change" to be 30 days.
* RSV Status Map: Added legend and link to a page explaining status calculation method.
* Made it easier to understand resource group / resource, site entities since this view is not exposed via display.grid.
* Other minor cosmetic changes and minor bug fixes.


GOC-TX
Release Notes:

* Moving internal synchronization table to data1/2.grid.iu.edu


GOC Ticket 1.21 (https://ticket.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://ticket-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Released new version of ticket navigator (switched /navigator2 to /navigator and renamed original /navigator to /navigatorold)
* Updated the application icon and favicon (from tea cup to an orange tag)
* Fixed the bug where phone number didn't get populated (patched on production)

From the VDT Team:

There will be a power outage affecting VDT services on Saturday, June 12th due to upgrades of utilities in our building.

We expect it to begin around 8:30am Central US time and last until mid-afternoon on Saturday. It will affect:

* The VDT web site at vdt.cs.wisc.edu
* The VDT software caches (also hosted at vdt.cs.wisc.edu)
* The VDT ticket system (vdt-support@opensciencegrid.org and crt.cs.wisc.edu)

We apologize for the downtime and hope it doesn't cause any serious inconveniences for you.

-alain

OSG Operations and Integration are pleased to announce the release of OSG version 1.2.10.

This update fixes several minor bugs in software found in the OSG software stack and adds some new functionality to xrootd to support ATLAS and Tier3 requirements.

This is an update for several of the components in the OSG software stack. The changes are primarily to provide xrootd changes requested by ATLAS and as well as to correct a few minor issues. This update is recommended mainly for admins interested in the new features present in the xrootd update.
Components updated
This release updates several software components to new versions, see the complete list below.
* Xrootd
* Bestman, SRM-Client-LBNL, and SRM-Tester-LBNL 2.2.1.3.12
* MyProxy and GSIOpenSSH 5.1
* vdt-ca-manage
* Apache
* osg-version

Please see the VDT release notes for more details: http://vdt.cs.wisc.edu/releases/2.0.0/release-p17.html

Update instructions can be found on the OSG twiki under the OSG 1.2. update instructions: https://twiki.grid.iu.edu/bin/view/ReleaseDocumentation/OSG12UpdateInstructions

The GOC will upgrade the following services beginning at Tuesday, June 8th 2010 at 14:00 UTC. The GOC reserves four hours (14:00 - 18:00 UTC) in the unlikely event that unexpected problems are encountered.
BDII (ldap://is.grid.iu.edu:{2170,2180})

ITB servers are running the latest CEMon collector; the BDIIs on the ITB servers are now available for testing at ldap://is-itb.grid.iu.edu:2170 (OSG BDII) and ldap://is-itb.grid.iu.edu:2180 (WLCG Interop BDII); we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Upgrade CEMon collector to latest available production release version.

OIM 2.20 (https://oim.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://oim-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Modified VO registration/edit forms to allow pure resource provider VOs to be registered; number of required fields for such VOs is smaller. (Related: https://ticket.grid.iu.edu/goc/viewer?id=8417)
* Modified ordering of type of contacts shown on resource, VO, SC display pages to be more intuitive
* Added filters to prevent OIM registrations from sending notifications to various contacts in debug mode.
* Updated jQuery/jQuery-UI libraries to the latest version.


MyOSG 1.20 (https://myosg.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://myosg-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Added resource id / group id to various XMLs that were missing those values [JIRA ticket MYOSG-58] - GOC will notify registered XML users separately.

* Updated the main menu so that it will show the information to display as hover menu with screenshots [MYOSG-59]
* Changed the formatting for enumerated items like rgsummary / supported vo, vosummary / member resource
* Added SC summary / supported sites (No registered XML users at this time)
* Upgraded to jquery-ui 1.8.1 (which comes with jquery 1.4.2)


GOC-TX Ticket Exchange/Sync System 1.7 (tx.grid.iu.edu)
The ITB TX server has been functioning properly.

Release Notes:

* Updated cacerts file due to apache host certificate update on ticket.grid.iu.edu
* Minor code clean up & further troubleshooting code added to the initial Remedy SOAP interface.

GOC Ticket 1.20 (https://ticket.grid.iu.edu)
ITB version is now available for testing at https://ticket-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:

* Implemented /navigator2 - this will replace /navigator and /mytickets in the coming weeks.
* Reorganized ticket viewer for non-editors and added description update field along with current CC editor. [GOCTICKET-39]
* Updated to the latest jQuery / jQuery-UI libs.
* Other internal code changes.

Access via certificate to the OSG DocDB has been restored. We are
working on diagnosing the problem and apologize for the inconvenience as
the service was unavailable.

OSG DocDB Administrators

The GOC will upgrade the following services beginning at Tuesday, May 25 2010 at 14:00 UTC.

Special Note about short expected intermittent outages

A short intermittent outage of (~10 minutes) is expected for all the services listed below while the GOC adjusts the virtual machine settings one VM host at a time; For example, myosg2 might be down for 10 minutes while myosg1 is still available for anyone trying to access myosg.grid.iu.edu. Additionally, the GOC reserves four hours (14:00 - 18:00 UTC) in the unlikely event that unexpected problems are encountered.

Update 2010-05-24: The GOC will also restart the NSCD daemon with an updated configuration on the BDII servers is1 and is2 during this maintenance. This is expected to be completely transparent to the outside world, and users of the BDII should not experience any problems.

OIM  2.19 (https://oim.grid.iu.edu)

ITB version is now available for testing at https://oim-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:
* Added direct link to register a new vo, sc, or resource on the home page.
* Converted descriptive text to tooltips on homepage.
* Added tooltips on VO page (Expect more of this in the future!)

Patched since last release:
* Fixed an issue which caused a null pointer exception when an empty Log ID was parsed by a specific Log function.
* Fixed authorization bug in Contact and ProfileEdit Servlets.

MyOSG 1.19 (https://myosg.grid.iu.edu)

ITB version is now available for testing at https://myosg-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:
* Added Resource ID to ResourceGroup / Current RSV Status XML (URL that starts with /rgcurrentstatus); NOTE: Registered XML users have been notified.

GOC-TX Ticket Exchange/Sync System 1.6 (tx.grid.iu.edu)

The ITB TX server has been functioning properly.

Release Notes:
* Switched the order of metadata / comment update on RT accessor so that when RT sends an update, the metadata shown on it has the latest information.
* Added logic for BNL so that it will use comment action instead of correspondence if ticket status is going to be resolved in order to avoid re-opening of the ticket due to ticket update (a necessary change due to metadata / comment reorder)
* Update GOC-TX so that if GGUS's ticket status is currently "verified" and if the new status is "solved", then GOC-TX will not do the update. We do something similar thing for RT already - we need to have this logic because the concept of "verified" status currently exist only in GGUS.
* Added code to append custom field information for RT during ticket update.
* Added CF.{VO Name} for GOC > RT conversion.
* Updating Associate RG name to "Resource Group Name" for GOC>BNL converter

GOC Ticket 1.19 (https://ticket.grid.iu.edu)

ITB version is now available for testing at https://ticket-itb.grid.iu.edu; we encourage users to test this service before the production release.

Release Notes:
* Made Ticket Viewer to show priority tags when ticket has higher priority
* [For GOC Staff only] On Myticket page, changed the table header to reflect that fact that it includes CC-ed ticket

The OSG TWiki experienced a second brief outage while administrators were
investigating reported service slowness. The TWiki was restarted as
soon as alarms were received and the recorded downtime was approximately
30 minutes.

The OSG TWiki experienced a brief outage while administrators were
investigating reported service slowness. The TWiki was restarted as
soon as alarms were received and the recorded downtime was less than
10 minutes.

The GOC has scheduled removal of is2.grid.iu.edu from round-robin for is.grid.iu.edu on Monday, May 10, 2010 11:00 EST (15:00 UTC), to enable work on resolving potential operating system and/or hardware issues. We do not have an ETA for when is2 will be added back into the BDII round-robin, we expect it to be out of commission for at least 2 weeks. We will announce via a follow up notification when we have a clear idea. During the time is2 is offline, the is1 server is expected to handle all the BDII traffic without any issues - the GOC will monitor the situation.

Please see ticket 8530 at:
https://ticket.grid.iu.edu/goc/viewer?id=8530