DIRAC v6r19

[In preparation]

WorkloadManagementSystem

Pilots Logging service:

The v6r19 release introduces a new OPTIONAL feature: the pilots logging service. The pilots logging service is very well documented in the official DIRAC documentation, so please refer to that. Operationally, if you want to enable it, you will need an MQ system like RabbitMQ, and to do the following steps:

Define the new DB PilotsLoggingDB:

The new DB PilotsLoggingDB should be defined, then the tables in the databases should be created by the PilotsLogging service

Add new service:

new PilotsLogging service (via sysadmin-cli): install service WorkloadManagement PilotsLogging

Other changes:

The PilotRequirements table from PilotAgentsDB can be removed:

USE PilotAgentsDB; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS PilotRequirements;

FrameworkSystem

Logging tool:

The logging tool gLogger is now based on the standard logging Python library and includes some changes that you can consult in the official DIRAC documentation. The major changes that you have to take care of first are the following:

Redefine your Backends configuration:

Before, you had to define your Backends in the LogBackends option and to specify their parameters in the BackendsOptions section. Now, the Backends configuration becomes more readable thanks to a new section named BackendsConfig, and the previous one has to be removed, even if it is still compatible with the new logging tool.

Thus, your current Backends configuration...

LogBackends = <backend1>, <backend2>, <backend3>  
BackendOptions                
{                         
    <param backend2> = <value1>
    <param backend3> = <value2>
}

... should become:

LogBackends = <backend1>, <backend2>, <backend3>
BackendsConfig
{
    <backend2>
    {
        <param backend2> = <value1>
    }
    <backend3>
    {
        <param backend3> = <value2>
    }
}

Resources

StorageElement:

Abandon of the ProtocolName option:

Note that the ProtocolName option in the configuration is not supported anymore. It is now replaced by the PluginName option.