Information was propagated via TB-SUPPORT and the GridPP bulletin, but I do not recall the “source” of the first “announcement".
Jeremy
> On 22 Nov 2016, at 13:48, Alessandra Forti <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Was this announced somewhere?
>
> cheers
> alessandra
>
> On 11/11/2016 09:29, Andrew Washbrook wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I will be attending the "ARC brainstorming camp" later this month and would like to gather feedback from UK sites to inform the future direction of ARC software development.
>>
>> Andrej will be sending a general call for feedback to all sites soon (possibly today) but as I am going in person I'd like to take the opportunity to discuss any issues or feature requests we have from the UK directly with the ARC developers.
>>
>> Feel free to send me anything you like. This is not an exhaustive list but here are some points you might want to consider:
>>
>> For sites with an ARC CE:
>>
>> Set up -
>>
>> - What release are you currently running?
>> - What was your experience with initially setting up and configuring an ARC CE at your site? Were there any factors that made set up difficult?
>> - Was the documentation sufficient?
>> - How did you define the ARC configuration file (arc.conf) for your site? Did you use the provided examples as a starting point or did you modify a copy from another location?
>> - Do you make use of the auxiliary services - such as the cache and web service interface?
>>
>> Troubleshooting -
>>
>> - Is the service logging information sufficient enough for you to troubleshoot common issues?
>> - Is there any way that issue resolution could be made easier?
>> - What resources have you found most useful when encountering problems with the service?
>> - What ARC-specific bugs affect your site operations that have still not been addressed in later releases?
>>
>> Development -
>>
>> - Have you added any site-specific changes to the ARC software to cover missing functionality or to override default behaviour?
>> - What features are missing that you would like to see considered?
>>
>> For sites without an ARC CE:
>>
>> - Are you considering using ARC at the site in the future?
>> If not:
>> - Is ARC lacking features that would block deployment at your site?
>> - Do other CE implementations provide that missing functionality?
>>
>> Just to be clear - I am not an ARC sales rep so be as brutal or as gushing as you like!
>>
>> From what I can work out we have 11 sites in the UK publishing ARC endpoints:
>> RAL T1, RALPP, Durham, Glasgow, ECDF, IC, Brunel, Liverpool, Bristol, Oxford, RHUL
>>
>> I'd like to get a good response rate for the workshop so I will be pestering you individually for feedback!
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>> Andy.
>>
>>
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