Announcing OSG Software version 3.3.19

We are pleased to announce OSG Software version 3.3.19.

Changes to OSG 3.3.19 include:
- Update HTCondor-CE to provide data needed by the ATLAS AGIS system
- Provide a way for Gratia to avoid reporting local, non-OSG jobs*
- Provide better hold messages when the Job Router does not route a job
- Update several packages to better integrate with systemd on EL7
- Make osg-configure more robust when writing Gratia probe configuration files
- Update to frontier-squid 3 in the upcoming repository

*NOTE: Earlier versions of the Gratia probes required modifications to the
HTCondor configuration. See the release notes to revert those changes.

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

https://www.opensciencegrid.org/bin/view/Documentation/Release3/Release3319

Need help? Let us know:

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

We welcome feedback on this release!

OSG Connect downtime (Dec 19 - Dec 26)

To prepare for the upcoming year, we will be taking a one week downtime of OSG Connect starting Monday, December 19th through Monday, December 26th.

We aim to accomplish two major service upgrades:
- Update of Stash to the latest long-term support release of Ceph (0.94.x -> 10.2.x)
- Migration of all home directories to a newer, faster array (40TB)

In addition to the service upgrades above, we will use the downtime to test and benchmark all Connect services and update system software. During this time, all Connect services will be down and users will not be able to log in.

Most importantly, please backup any critical data on Stash. We recommend using Globus to manage this, see help desk documentation at bit.ly/globus-xfer. Once the downtime has been completed or needs to be extended, we will let you know.  As always, please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely
The OSG User Support Team
https://support.opensciencegrid.org/support/home

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

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

Collector
  * Update HTCondor-ceview to latest version

Software.grid
  * Create alias to repo.grid in preparation to retire software.grid

OASIS
  * Update cvmfs packages on oasis and oasis-replica to the latest version
  * Update frontier-squid on oasis-replica to the latest version
  * Add the BNL stashcache server to the default list of data servers for osgstorage.org repositories

VOMS
  * Rebuild VOMS for mis and osgedu VOs at CentOS7

Twiki
  * Reinstalled on CentOS6

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

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

Collector
  * Update HTCondor-ceview to latest version

Software.grid
  * Create alias to repo.grid in preparation to retire software.grid

OASIS
  * Update cvmfs packages on oasis and oasis-replica to the latest version
  * Update frontier-squid on oasis-replica to the latest version
  * Add the BNL stashcache server to the default list of data servers for osgstorage.org repositories

VOMS
  * Rebuild VOMS for mis and osgedu VOs at CentOS7

Twiki
  * Reinstalled on CentOS6

UPDATE: Operations Emergency Maintenance - November 29, 2016

As was previously noted, there was an emergency maintenance period today starting at 8am EST to repair a damaged filesystem. The affected filesystem, /net/nas01, has been repaired as of 11:45 EST and all systems are operating as expected. We regret any inconvenience that this may have caused. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Operations Emergency Maintenance - November 29, 2016

There will be an emergency maintenance period tomorrow, November 29, starting at 8am EST to repair a damaged filesystem. The affected filesystem is /net/nas01, commonly used as scratch space. This will affect some internal service monitoring functionality, but should not affect other GOC services. We regret any inconvenience and will inform you when maintenance is completed.

Thanksgiving Holiday

On November 24th and 25th, the OSG Operations Center will be operating on a holiday schedule. Staff will be available to respond to emergencies but routine operations will resume at the start of business Monday, November 28.

OSG Operations wishes its users and OSG staff a happy Thanksgiving Holiday.