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On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Emanuele LEONARDI wrote: > Hi Martin. > > I have some problems in connecting to the BDII at RAL. Can you confirm > that this is lcgbdii.gridpp.rl.ac.uk? > > This node is responding to ping but I cannot contact port 2170: is this > a firewall configuration problem? We have yet to have the all clear from the firewall guys installing the new hardware today. We will be testing everything ourselves once this has been done. The plan is of course that all rules will be imported but clearly this is non trivial could go wrong. We will anounce when we believe we are online. Steve > > Cheers > Emanuele > > Bly, MJ (Martin) wrote: > > Implemented at RAL. > > > > Martin. > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > Martin Bly | +44 1235 446981 | [log in to unmask] > > Systems Admin, Tier 1/A Service, RAL PPD CSG > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Emanuele LEONARDI [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:25 AM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: [LCG-ROLLOUT] New MDS Region: BDII configuration update is > > > needed at all sites > > > > > > > > > Dear LCG site managers, > > > > > > given the ever increasing number of sites joining the LCG-1 system, we > > > decided to create a new Information System Region to avoid overloading > > > the lcgeast region. > > > > > > The new region is called lcgsouth and, at least in the beginning, will > > > include Italian and Spanish sites. > > > > > > Andrea Chierici at INFN-CNAF in Bologna and Gonzalo Merino at PIC in > > > Barcelona have already set up two new Regional MDS nodes which will > > > collect and publish data from all sites in the new region. > > > > > > If your site hosts a BDII node, then you must modify the configuration > > > of the BDII population program to include the new region with its two > > > servers. To do this you have to: > > > > > > 1) log on your BDII node as root > > > 2) cd to /opt/edg/etc > > > 3) edit the bdii-cron.conf file. The definition of > > > MDS_HOST_LIST should > > > be changed to look like this: > > > > > > MDS_HOST_LIST=" > > > adc0026.cern.ch:2135/lcg00108.grid.sinica.edu.tw:2135 > > > lcgcs01.gridpp.rl.ac.uk:2135 > > > wn-02-37-a.cr.cnaf.infn.it:2135/pic115.ifae.es:2135 > > > " > > > > > > Note: with this setting, the CNAF Regional MDS will be queried first, > > > while the PIC server will only be used if the CNAF one is down. If you > > > have a better connection to Spain than to Italy, then you may want to > > > switch the order of the two servers and use the node in Barcelona as > > > your first choice. > > > > > > After you save the file, the new settings will be used the > > > next time the > > > population program runs on your BDII. This happens every ten minutes. > > > > > > Please announce on the LCG-Rollout list when you have done this > > > modification so that I can check if your BDII can correctly > > > see the new > > > Region. > > > > > > For Italian and Spanish sites only: later today or tomorrow > > > (it depends > > > on how fast the BDII update process goes) I will publish the > > > instructions on how to move your Site GIIS from the old > > > region, lcgeast, > > > to the new one, lcgsouth. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Emanuele > > > > > > -- > > > /------------------- Emanuele Leonardi -------------------\ > > > | eMail: [log in to unmask] - Tel.: +41-22-7674066 | > > > | IT division - Bat.31 2-012 - CERN - CH-1211 Geneva 23 | > > > \---------------------------------------------------------/ > > > > > > > > -- > /------------------- Emanuele Leonardi -------------------\ > | eMail: [log in to unmask] - Tel.: +41-22-7674066 | > | IT division - Bat.31 2-012 - CERN - CH-1211 Geneva 23 | > \---------------------------------------------------------/ > -- Steve Traylen [log in to unmask] http://www.gridpp.ac.uk/