3.1.0 PPS Update 10

Release date: 27.11.2007

Comment #1 [26.11.2007] Added the tarball urls.

Comment #2 [30.11.2007] DPM services removed from the release notes.

Preface

This update represents the introduction of a number of new services to gLite 3.1 for SL4 (32 bit). (Please note that glite-SE_dpm_disk and glite-SE_dpm_mysql have been removed from this release.)

• glite-AMGA_postgres
• glite-LFC_mysql
• glite-LFC_oracle
• glite-PX
• glite-VOMS_mysql
• glite-VOMS_oracle

LFC 1.6.7-1

Update of glite-LFC. (Please note that the update of glite-DPM (introducing https and xrootd frontends) has been removed from this release).

Please notice that this release contains the patch #1370 (R3.1/SLC4/i386 DPM/LFC 1.6.7-1), priority of which has been set to HIGH.

MyProxy

An SL4 based version of the glite-PX service, based on GT4/VDT1.6.

AMGA_postgres

First ever release of the newly integrated AMGA meta-data catalogue. The release includes a version for use with the Postgres database. Other database backends will be added according to demand.

AMGA is a generic metadata catalogue that is intended to provide access to relational data for a wide range of applications. The main features of the AMGA catalogue are high performance access to relational databases, especially on WAN connections. An SQL-like query language providing most of the features of modern SQL dialects provides complex joins and includes string and mathematical functions. This query language serves to hide the differences of various vendor dialects of SQL and is translated into the correct dialect of the back-end. In addition this query language allows to implement a fine grained access control, which is based on the built-in support for user and group management. VOMS groups and roles are supported. AMGA has two different front-ends, a web service front-end implemented using gSOAP, which strives to become WS-DAIR compliant, and a text-protocol based front-end. Considerable effort has been spent on providing native client APIs for C, C++, Python, Perl and Java, both for the SOAP and the text protocol. A PHP API is available too. AMGA allows access to existing databases without the need to copy the pre-existing data into the AMGA service to make it available.

VOMS_mysql and VOMS_oracle

Introduction of voms-admin 2 to the release. This is a major upgrade of the service, introducing support for generic attributes.

Although the release here is for SL4, there is still an 'upgrade path' from existing SL3 installations as the database needs a schema update, including a couple of manual steps. Please see the dedicated page for more details.

Note that configuration is through the familiar python scripts and this service is not yet supported by yaim.

Repositories

For mirroring issues, please note that the update is available in two repositories due to a new version of the glite-yaim-core package, which has not been certified for components other that DPM/LFC yet.

The symbolic links for this update have been created in the following way:

http://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/glite/pps/3.1/generic/sl4/i386/

• glite-AMGA_postgres -> generic
• glite-BDII -> generic
• glite-FTM -> generic
• glite-PX -> generic
• glite-TORQUE_client -> generic
• glite-TORQUE_server -> generic
• glite-TORQUE_utils -> generic
• glite-UI -> generic
• glite-VOMS_mysql -> generic
• glite-VOMS_oracle -> generic
• glite-WN -> generic
• lcg-CE -> generic

Please notice that the 'generic-lfc' repository is specific for the PPS Update 10 only, and it will be merged with the 'generic' repository once the next yaim-core 4.0.3 has been certified and released to PPS.

http://grid-deployment.web.cern.ch/grid-deployment/glite/pps/3.1/generic-lfc/sl4/i386/

• glite-LFC_mysql -> generic-lfc
• glite-LFC_oracle -> generic-lfc

Patches

The following patches are included in the release:

No	Description	Priority
1349	glite-LFC_mysql metapackage for SLC4	Normal
1370	R3.1/SLC4/i386 DPM/LFC 1.6.7-1	High
1420	glite-PX for glite 3.1	Normal
1472	gLite-AMGA_postgres metapackage for gLite 3.1	Normal
1501	glite-VOMS_oracle metapackage for gLite 3.1 and SL(C)4	Normal
1540	glite-VOMS_mysql metapackage for gLite 3.1 and SL(C)4	Normal
1541	glite-LFC_oracle metapackage for SLC4	Normal

The following patches have been included in the UI and WN only. (The services have not been released.)

No	Description	Priority
1350	glite-SE_dpm_disk metapackage for SLC4	Normal
1352	glite-SE_dpm_mysql metapackage for SLC4	Normal

New metapackage versions:

• PPS-glite-AMGA_postgres 3.1.1-0 (Intial version)
• PPS-glite-LFC_mysql 3.1.1-0 (Intial version)
• PPS-glite-LFC_oracle 3.1.1-0 (Intial version)
• PPS-glite-PX 3.1.1-0 (Intial version)
• PPS-glite-VOMS_mysql 3.1.1-0 (Intial version)
• PPS-glite-VOMS_oracle 3.1.1-0 (Intial version)

• PPS-glite-BDII 3.1.2-0
• PPS-glite-UI 3.1.2-0
• PPS-glite-WN 3.1.2-0
• PPS-lcg-CE 3.1.2-0

Metapackages to be reconfigured

• See the list of new metapackages

Metapackages to be restarted

• See the list of new metapackages

Original release notes

Please have a look in the patch descriptions (urls available above).

Release notes (gLite 3.1) and the generic installation instructions can also be found in:

• The Generic Installation Guide for gLite 3.1

In addition, recent installation instructions can be found for the following node types:

• glite-WN
• glite-UI

Tarballs for UI and WN

• glite-UI
  • PPS-glite-UI-3.1.2-0_2007-11-26.tar.gz
  • PPS-glite-UI-3.1.2-0-external_2007-11-26.tar.gz

• glite-WN
  • PPS-glite-WN-3.1.2-0_2007-11-26.tar.gz
  • PPS-glite-WN-3.1.2-0-external_2007-11-26.tar.gz

The installation instructions can be found at:

• glite-WN
• glite-UI

-- JuhaHerrala - 26 Nov 2007