Hi
Originally Andrew Lahiff and myself were invited by the ARC team to join them for this meeting. Andrew didn’t think he could go because he was likely to be away and I didn’t feel I would be much use so I asked around on TB-support and got responses from Andy Washbrook and Steve Jones. I was then dropped from the mail list and while Andy got added to it, it seems Steve didn’t.
Alastair
> On 23 Nov 2016, at 14:56, Jeremy Coles <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Information was propagated via TB-SUPPORT and the GridPP bulletin, but I do not recall the “source” of the first “announcement".
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> Jeremy
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>> On 22 Nov 2016, at 13:48, Alessandra Forti <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Was this announced somewhere?
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>> cheers
>> alessandra
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>> 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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>> Respect is a rational process. \\//
>> Fatti non foste a viver come bruti (Dante)
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