On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 03:35:17PM +0000, Henry Nebrensky wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, EGEE BROADCAST wrote:
> >
> > An R-GMA update has been made available which addresses an issue where ANY R-GMA server on the grid can have a negative effect on central R-GMA grid services. Further details can be found at
> >
> > http://goc.grid.sinica.edu.tw/gocwiki/R-GMA_server_upgrade_-_Patch_%23530
> >
> > Sites are encouraged to update their installations - there is an upgrade
> > procedure on the link. As administrator intervention is required, this
> > update has not been placed in the LCG apt-get updates folder.
>
> How destructive is this procedure - it looks like it involves restarting
> tomcat.
>
> I have a number of 16-hour jobs out there sending data back via R-GMA -
> will the remote producer survive such an upgrade? Or should sites be
> draining/suspending queues during the procedure?
If the application code is defensive and catching and treating
exceptions properly there should be no problem.
Steve
>
> Henry
>
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