PoD 2.0.8 has been released

Just a minute ago I have released version 2.0.8.

The main goal of this development was to reduce resource requirements PoD server need to handle its workers, in terms of a number of threads and memory. It looks like the task was successfully accomplished. Resource requirements were reduced by a factor of 3.

Now, since GSI ALICE group started to use PoD, PoD is tested with an ALICE PROOF-tutorial analysis (an example of a standard ALICE PROOF analysis) using 80 dynamic PROOF workers on LSF batch system.

Find more details on PoD Trac.

Release 2.0.8 2009-06-16

- Switch to $POD_LOCATION instead of $GLITE_PROOF_LOCATION.

- Using PROOFAgent's new configuration file.

- A better handling of multiple PoD workers on the same worker node started in the same time.

- Many minor fixes.

Submodules:

=== GAW v3.2.0

=== PROOFAgent v2.0.0 (2009-06-15) with the following changes:

   - Dramatically reduced a number of threads, which PA produces (on both server and client sides).

   - A slight redesign of the packet forwarder. PA now requires a factor of 3 less resources to handle each worker.

   - Removed the dependency on XERCES-C library.

   - The configuration file has been redesigned. Now using an INI style.

   - The build system has been switched from GNU Autotools to cmake.

   - Due to many bugs in FindBOOST of older versions of cmake we require cmake 2.6.4.

   - Switched from $GLITE_PROOF_LOCATION to $POD_LOCATION.

   - New configuration parameter - client.shutdown_if_idle_for_sec. Shut down a worker if its idle time is higher than this value.

   - Cosmetic changes.

=== PAConsole v1.0.7 (2009-06-15) with the following changes:

   - Source code cleaning.

   - Switched from $GLITE_PROOF_LOCATION to $POD_LOCATION.

   - Using new PROOFAgent's configuration file.

   - Fixed a case when several users run a PoD server and PAConsole couldn't recognize properly whether PoD runs or not.

   - LSF plug-in:

      * use LSF's queue information to limit the maximum number of workers in GUI.

PoD 2.0.7 is OUT

Today PoD 2.0.7 has been released. For some reasons the release was postponed several times... Finally it is out.

From now on PoD supports plug-ins. It provides already LSF and gLite plug-ins. That means you can get your PROOF cluster on the LSF or/and gLite workers just with one click.

PoD - "PROOF cluster on the fly" ;)

Find more details on PoD Trac.

Release notes

PoD

********************* Release 2.0.7 2009-04-30 ************************

- project has been renamed to "PROOF on Demand" (PoD).

- PAConsole now supports job manager plug-ins. Currently gLite and LSF plug-ins are officially supported.

- supporting LSF plug-in an workers on LSF.

- dynamic ports configuration is now sopported on PoD workers and server. PoD chooses ports for XRD, XPROOF and PROOFAgent on the fly during the start of the server of workers.

- cosmetic changes.

- using GAW v.3.2.0, PROOFAgent 1.0.5 and PAConsole 1.0.6 (see apps' ReleaseNotes files for more details).

PAConsole

********************* Release 1.0.6 2009-04-30 ************************

- using new build system - cmake [Trac Ticket #79]

- implemented plug-in system for PAConsole's job managers [Trac Ticket #80]

- implemented gLite job manager plug-in [Trac Ticket #80]

- implemented LSF job manager plug-in [Trac Ticket #81]

GAW and PROOFAgent have not been changed in this release.

PoD with Git

Last week I switched PoD development from SVN to Git. Three years of SVN...what a waste...

I don't want here to start a holy war - Git vs SVN, because there can't be any. Git will win in anyway! I just must say that I do regret that I switched to Git so late ;)

BTW, now I am switching all my development projects to Git, even private ones.

So far I opened only PoD repository for WEB view and for ssh connection. Currently repository can only be accessed using ssh protocol. In the future I am going to open it it for https as well.

New Logo for PoD

The PoD project has just gotten a new logo. Don't judge me, I am not a professional designer and just started to play with gimp around. ;)

PROOF on Demand

I am very glad to announce that gLitePROOF project is being upgraded to "PROOF on Demand" - a POD project.

POD is a successor of gLitePROOF.

This is not only a change of the name of the project, but mainly the significant upgrade of usability and usage fields.

Starting from gLitePROOF version 2.0.7, the project got a new name and a plug-in support. It now supports different job managers, for example, current version already supports gLite plug-in and LSF plug-in.
That simply means, users are able to get PROOF workers on gLite sites or local LSF batch farms or on all kinds at the same time (it's also possible) by only one click.
Very soon there will be releases of plug-ins for PBS, Globus and we planning to use Condor as well.
POD doesn't require root privileges and has negligible number of requirements, has a simple installation procedure. It setups a PROOF cluster on the fly.

Project currently is in a transformation stage, but you can already check out and try:
- Documentation
- Download the latest nigtly (so-far it has an old name - gLitePROOFpackage)
- meet POD's Trac

The first stable release of POD with full support of gLite and LSF planned to December, 2008.