gLite DGAS SERVER

1. Release Description

This release contains the gLite DGAS Server module v. 1.1.1 The following sections provide additional information about the release content, the module dependencies, the know bugs and issues and a list of bugs closed since the previous release. For information about installing and using the gLite DGAS Server, please refer to the gLite Installation and User Guides.

2. Changes in this Release

2.1. Changes in functionality

The following functional changes have been introduced in this release:

 

2.2. Changes in Configuration

The following new parameters have been added to the glite-dgas-server.cfg.xml file:

 

Parameter name

Default value

Description

dgas-client.CeServerd.lockFileName

${GLITE_LOCATION_VAR}/dgas_ce_Serverd.lock

Lock File for the daemon

[Example: ${GLITE_LOCATION_VAR}/dgas_ce_Serverd.lock][Type: string]

 

The following parameters have been modified in the glite-dgas-server.cfg.xml file:

 

Parameter name

Old value

New value

Description

pa-server.enabled

changeme

true

The pa-server is now enabled by default

hlr-server.enabled

changeme

true

The hlr-server is now enabled by default

 

All parameters used to set VO-specific values have been removed from the service configuration files and moved to a dedicated VO configuration file called vo-list.cfg.xml. A template is available in /opt/glite/etc/config/templates. This file is common to all gLite services running on this node or referenced in the same site-config file (unless locally overridden). For more information please refer to the gLite 1.5 installation guide.

 

The R-GMA Service Publisher (aka R-GMA servicetool) parameters are now automatically handled by the configuration script and do not need to be explicitly set anymore in the configuration file. The parameters can be set in the configuration file to override the default values.

 

3. Release contents

3.1. Glite sub-deployment modules

The gLite DGAS Server module includes the following sub-modules:

 

-          gLite Security Utilities

-          gLite R-GMA Servicetool

 

The sub-modules are automatically installed with the DGAS Server module unless differently specified. For more information about these sub-modules please refer to the specific release notes and installation instructions.

3.2. Glite RPMS

The gLite DGAS Server v. 1.1.1 is composed of the following gLite components:

 

Component name

Description

Version

File

glite-config

gLite configuration scripts

1.6.22

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/noarch/RPMS/glite-config-1.6.22-1.noarch.rpm

glite-dgas-common

DGAS common

1.1.6

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/i386/RPMS/glite-dgas-common-1.1.6-1.i386.rpm

glite-dgas-hlr-clients

DGAS HLR clients

1.1.18

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/i386/RPMS/glite-dgas-hlr-clients-1.1.18-1.i386.rpm

glite-dgas-hlr-service

DGAS HLR service

1.1.19

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/i386/RPMS/glite-dgas-hlr-service-1.1.19-1.i386.rpm

glite-dgas-pa-clients

DGAS PA clients

1.0.4

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/i386/RPMS/glite-dgas-pa-clients-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm

glite-dgas-pa-service

DGAS PA service

1.0.10

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/i386/RPMS/glite-dgas-pa-service-1.0.10-2.i386.rpm

glite-rgma-servicetool-config

gLite R-GMA servicetool installation

5.2.2

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/noarch/RPMS/glite-rgma-servicetool-config-5.2.2-1.noarch.rpm

glite-security-utils-config

gLite Security Utilities configuration files

1.2.2

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/noarch/RPMS/glite-security-utils-config-1.2.2-1.noarch.rpm

glite-wms-utils-exception

 

1.0.3

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/i386/RPMS/glite-wms-utils-exception-1.0.3-1.i386.rpm

glite-wms-utils-jobid

 

1.0.2

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/i386/RPMS/glite-wms-utils-jobid-1.0.2-1.i386.rpm

glite-wms-utils-tls

 

1.0.3

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/R1.5/R20051130/bin/rhel30/i386/RPMS/glite-wms-utils-tls-1.0.3-1.i386.rpm

4. Dependencies

The gLite Dgas Server module v. 1.1.1 has the following dependencies:

 

Component name

Description

Version

File

MySQL-client

MySQL - Client

4.1.11

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/externals/bin/rhel30/RPMS/MySQL-client-4.1.11-0.i386.rpm

MySQL-server

MySQL

4.1.11

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/externals/bin/rhel30/RPMS/MySQL-server-4.1.11-0.i386.rpm

MySQL-shared-standard

MySQL - Shared libraries

4.1.14

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/externals/bin/rhel30/RPMS/MySQL-shared-standard-4.1.14-0.rhel3.i386.rpm

gpt

The Grid Packaging Toolkit (GPT)

VDT1.2.2rh9

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/externals/bin/rhel30/RPMS/gpt-VDT1.2.2rh9-1.i386.rpm

perl-DBD-MySQL

An implementation of DBI for MySQL.

2.9004

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/externals/bin/rhel30/RPMS/perl-DBD-MySQL-2.9004-3.1.i386.rpm

perl-DBI

A database access API for Perl.

1.32

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/externals/bin/rhel30/RPMS/perl-DBI-1.32-9.i386.rpm

vdt_globus_essentials

Virtual Data Toolkit

VDT1.2.2rh9

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/externals/bin/rhel30/RPMS/vdt_globus_essentials-VDT1.2.2rh9-1.i386.rpm

vdt_globus_info_essentials

Virtual Data Toolkit

VDT1.2.2rh9

../../../../../../../glite-web/egee/packages/externals/bin/rhel30/RPMS/vdt_globus_info_essentials-VDT1.2.2rh9-1.i386.rpm

 

5. Known bugs and issues

This release has the following bugs and issues. Bug numbers refer to the gLite Bug Tracking system database hosted on the CERN Savannah system at https://savannah.cern.ch/bugs/?group=jra1mdw .

 

 

Known open bugs:

 

Bug number

Description

 

 #10772

HLR Admin user fails to properly add new users in the HLR user database

 

 #10954

glite-dgas-common postinstall problems

 

 #12216

DGAS server could not be installed!

 

 #13408

The aclFile used by the dgas_ce_getAcctLogd daemon should contain ip addresses

 

 #14501

glite-dgas-hlr-service has wrong dependencies

 

 

Fixed in this or previous releases, but not yet tested:

 

Bug number

Description

 

 #11460

DGAS on CE ignores GLITE settings

 

 

6. Bugs closed since last release

This release fixes the following bugs and issues. Bug numbers refer to the gLite Bug Tracking system database hosted on the CERN Savannah system at https://savannah.cern.ch/bugs/?group=jra1mdw  

 

Bug number

Description

 

 #10546

Inconsistencies in DGAS HLR user's guide

 

 #10895

DGAS server > problem to manage transaction queue