Operations Phone Line Outage (Resolved)

This morning, we received a report that the GOC support number (317-278-9699) was unavailable.
IU Telecom Services was immediately engaged and emergency maintenance was performed to restore service.
No further outages are expected.

Please note that we can be reached at any time via the IU GlobalNOC at 317-278-6630 as well as the GOC support number.

We apologize for any inconvenience this caused.

CVMFS bug delays OASIS update

The previously announced update of the OASIS service will be delayed by an additional two weeks due to a recently discovered problem with the underlying CVMFS software. This problem does not affect the production instance of OASIS, only the current ITB instance.

GOC Service Update - Tuesday, April 28th at 13:00 UTC

The GOC will upgrade the following services beginning Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 at 13:00 UTC. The GOC reserves 8 hours in the unlikely event that unexpected problems are encountered.

Oasis
- The oasis CVMFS Stratum 0 will be upgraded to the latest versions of cvmfs and oasis rpms; the repository will be replaced by one that was rebuilt from scratch. The httpd configuration will be updated to better handle heavy load from sending large updates to many Stratum 1s.
- The oasis-login user access machine will be rebuilt and upgraded to the latest oasis rpm.
- The oasis-replica Stratum 1 will have a rebuilt replica of the oasis repository and be upgraded to the latest oasis rpm. The httpd configuration will be updated to better separate the traffic to clients and other Stratum 1s, and to limit the rate data is sent to other Stratum 1s.

GratiaWeb
graphtool-0.6.6-25
- regexp bug fix
- query timeout implementation for MySQL connections
- JQuery UI support for XML pages input
- Incorrect title replacement in some plots (bug)
- Distinguish empty result set from timeout and exception in sql query
osg-measurements-metrics-db-1.2-34 / osg-measurements-metrics-web-1.2-34
- new fnal tape queries group
- cron job bug fix
- modifications to include VO in FOS queries
- modifications to include FOS filters for FOS queries

MyOSG
Upgrading service monitor with the latest version (MYOSG-81)

GOC Ticket 1.89
Fixed a bug where invalid ticket ID will not generate 401 page.

All Services
Operating system updates; reboots will be required. The usual HA mechanisms will be used, but some services will experience brief outages.
All systems with IPv6 addresses defined in DNS will become dual-stacked IPv4/IPv6 on both public and private networks. Some individual services may not necessarily accept IPv6 connections, depending on the software.

Announcing OSG Software versions 3.2.22 and 3.1.46

We are pleased to announce OSG Software versions 3.2.22 and 3.1.46.

OSG 3.2.22 contains:
* HTCondor 8.2.8 (bug fixes)
* CVMFS 2.1.20 (a number of new features and several bug fixes)
* HTCondor CE 1.11 (bug fix for LSF submission and an enhancement)
* Several updates to osg-configure
* Update to gLExec 0.9.11 and LCMAPS 1.6.6
* OSG VOMS RPMs updated to account for changes to EPEL VOMS RPMs
* CA Certificates updated to IGTF 1.63

This is the last planned release of OSG 3.1 and it will be
completely unsupported after April 30th, 2015.

OSG 3.1.46 contains:
* OSG VOMS RPMs updated to account for changes to EPEL VOMS RPMs
* CA Certificates updated to IGTF 1.63

Release notes and pointers to more documentation can be found at:

https://www.opensciencegrid.org/bin/view/Documentation/Release3/Release3222
https://www.opensciencegrid.org/bin/view/Documentation/Release3/Release3146

Need help? Let us know:

https://www.opensciencegrid.org/bin/view/Documentation/Release3/HelpProcedure

We welcome feedback on this release!

GOC Service Update - Tuesday, April 14 at 13:00 UTC – OASIS2 Deployment Delay

We’ve received a request to delay the OASIS2 deployment until April 28 because of urgent production use. The OASIS2 deployment includes the following changes:

*The oasis CVMFS Stratum 0 will be upgraded to the latest versions of cvmfs and oasis rpms; the repository will be replaced by one that was rebuilt from scratch. The httpd configuration will be updated to better handle heavy load from sending large updates to many Stratum 1s. 
* The oasis-login user access machine will be rebuilt and upgraded to the latest oasis rpm.
* The oasis-replica Stratum 1 will have a rebuilt replica of the oasis repository and be upgraded to the latest oasis rpm. The httpd configuration will be updated to better separate the traffic to clients and other Stratum 1s, and to limit the rate data is sent to other Stratum 1s. 

This delay does not affect the non-OASIS2 changes previously announced.

GOC Service Update - Tuesday, April 14 at 13:00 UTC

The GOC will upgrade the following services beginning Tuesday, April 14 at 13:00 UTC. The GOC reserves 8 hours in the unlikely event that unexpected problems are encountered.

Oasis

* The oasis CVMFS Stratum 0 will be upgraded to the latest versions of cvmfs and oasis rpms; the repository will be replaced by one that was rebuilt from scratch. The httpd configuration will be updated to better handle heavy load from sending large updates to many Stratum 1s.
* The oasis-login user access machine will be rebuilt and upgraded to the latest oasis rpm.
* The oasis-replica Stratum 1 will have a rebuilt replica of the oasis repository and be upgraded to the latest oasis rpm. The httpd configuration will be updated to better separate the traffic to clients and other Stratum 1s, and to limit the rate data is sent to other Stratum 1s.

Software

* Install robots.txt to block indexing

GOC Ticket 1.88

* Implemented capability to link tickets (TICKET-79)
* Updated software(other) issue to go to support team
* Removed references for oim/contact.timezone (ex. OIM-46)

OIM 3.43

* Added APEL factor field for Resource (OIM-122)
* Fixed the potential SQL-injection vulnerability for user/host certificate request search form.
* Updated host certificate request form to use CertificateAUPDE.
* Reverted the change I made in Footprints access model which prevents notifications under debug mode.
* Added capability to open detail / log tab via the t= option.
* Fixed the issue where error servlet reports incorrect port number if port is not set
* (patched) Fix for vo registration issue due to null certificate_signer.

ANNOUNCING THE OPEN SCIENCE GRID USER SCHOOL 2015!

If you could access thousands, maybe millions of hours of computing, how
would it transform your research? What discoveries might you make?

We are looking for students to apply for and attend the Open Science Grid
(OSG) User School 2015, where they will learn to use high throughput
computing (HTC) to harness vast amounts of computing power for research.
The School takes place 27-31 July at the beautiful University of Wisconsin
in Madison.

Using lectures, discussions, roleplays, and lots of hands-on work with OSG
experts in HTC, students will learn how HTC systems work, how to run and
manage many jobs and huge datasets to implement a full scientific computing
workflow, and where to turn for help and more info.

Worried about costs? Successful applicants will get financial support to
attend the OSG School, covering all basic travel, hotel, and food costs.
This is a great deal!

Ideal candidates are science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) graduate students whose research demands large-scale computing.
Also, we will consider applications from post-doctoral students, faculty,
staff, and advanced undergraduates, so make a good case for yourself!

IMPORTANT DATES

Application Period - OPEN NOW: 1 April - 1 May 2015
OSG User School: 27-31 July 2015

MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS

Web: http://www.opensciencegrid.org/UserSchool
Email: user-school@opensciencegrid.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OSGUserSchool
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSGUserSchool

Please forward this announcement to help us reach potential students. And
consider posting our flyer where appropriate:

https://twiki.opensciencegrid.org/twiki/pub/Education/OSGUserSchool2015/osg-user-school-2015-flyer.pdf