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>> If there is an alternative to glexec then make it known; > Several were mentioned at the wlcg workshop: but to add a trivial one: only running one multi-user pilot per physical node. /multi-user/multi-core/ ? cheers alessandra > > > Wahid > >> If there is an alternative to glexec then make it known; otherwise let's just get it deployed. And let's forget the 'waiting for experiments'. We know the experiments are waiting for the sites. They are not going to make their tests critical until it has been working at a large range of sites. >> >> John >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes [mailto:TB- >>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alessandra Forti >>> Sent: 31 May 2012 15:21 >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: glexec tests for ATLAS >>> >>> Hi Jeremy, >>> >>> Alessandro just got the tests working during CHEP, he knows that not >>> all >>> sites are up and running as we talked about it. The driver behind this >>> is again WLCG and not the experiments so perhaps the GDB is a good >>> place >>> where to have a discussion about deadlines. >>> >>> cheers >>> alessandra >>> >>> >>> On 31/05/2012 11:52, Jeremy Coles wrote: >>>> Hi Alastair >>>> >>>> It is not the case that glexec is installed and working at the >>> majority of UK sites. From where did you get that impression? >>>> The current picture under the ops VO (which I would expect to be a >>> little ahead of what ATLAS sees): http://tinyurl.com/cwef84h. >>>> 7 sites have at least some glexec presence though it is not working >>> for all their CEs. >>>> 7 sites have not got it installed and working but some of these do >>> have previous experience >>>> 4 sites depend on a relocatable version that is not yet working. >>>> >>>> Glexec is up for discussion at the June GDB in a few weeks. We were >>> anyway working towards wider rollout and so the answer to Alessandro is >>> that yes we have plans to install glexec. However, I am sure sites >>> will increase the local priority if a clear indication of experiment >>> plans is given. Is there a date when ATLAS will set the glexec test as >>> critical? >>>> Jeremy >>>> >>>> >>>> On 31 May 2012, at 11:33, Alastair Dewhurst wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all >>>>> >>>>> I just received the following email from Alessandro di Girolamo >>> about new ATLAS glexec tests. >>>>> I was under the impression that most UK sites had glexec installed >>> so it confuses me slightly that the tests don't work at the majority of >>> UK sites. >>>>> My knowledge of glexec is very limited but if sites could check >>> their test result and try and work out why they are failing that would >>> be very helpful. >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Alastair >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>>> >>>>>> From: Alessandro Di Girolamo<[log in to unmask]> >>>>>> Date: 31 May 2012 11:02:04 GMT+01:00 >>>>>> To: Alastair Dewhurst<[log in to unmask]>, Alessandra >>> Forti<[log in to unmask]> >>>>>> Subject: glexec tests for ATLAS >>>>>> >>>>>> Ciao Alastair and Alessandra, >>>>>> >>>>>> we just set up a first glexec basic test for all the ATLAS CEs >>>>>> >>>>>> There are now jobs sent with a Role=pilot which try to execute >>> glexec >>>>>> this is what the test mainly does: >>>>>> https://tomtools.cern.ch/confluence/display/SAM/WN#WN- >>> org.sam.glexec.WNgLExec >>>>>> ( in details the code is >>>>>> >>> http://svnweb.cern.ch/world/wsvn/sam/trunk/probes/src/gridmetrics/wnmet >>> rics.py ) >>>>>> all the tests are not critical. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm now launching them on all the sites and I would like to >>> understand the various situations, just to have a global idea on the >>> issues/difficulties (if any), so that we can give to ATLAS an overview >>> based on the real situation. >>>>>> https://sam-atlas-prod.cern.ch/nagios/cgi- >>> bin/status.cgi?servicegroup=%2Fatlas%2FRole%3Dpilot&style=overview >>>>>> I see that most (if not all) the UK sites seem not have glexec >>> installed. >>>>>> Do you have any plan to install it? >>>>>> >>>>>> THanks >>>>>> Ale >>>>>> >>>>>> --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- >>>>>> Alessandro Di Girolamo >>>>>> CERN IT-ES-VOS >>>>>> +41764870532 (16-0532) >>>>>> http://www.cern.ch/Diggi >>>>>> --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- >>>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Facts aren't facts if they come from the wrong people. (Paul Krugman) > -- Facts aren't facts if they come from the wrong people. (Paul Krugman)