[gridsam-discuss] GridSAM 2.1.0 released

[Justin B. <jb...@ec...>]

Hi All,

Following on from the recent GridSAM 2.0.2 release, we are very  
pleased to announce the release of GridSAM 2.1.0.
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=141177&package_id=154979&release_id=629983
May I also thank ICT for all their hard work in producing this new  
release.
Please see the release notes below.

GridSAM 2.1.0 is a release intended for use by developers.
This release is based on 2.0.2, which the addition of several new  
features implemented by ICT.

It should be noted that not all new DRM connector features are  
available for all existing connectors.
For a breakdown of what is available, please see the project document:  
GridSAM-DRM-features.pdf

- New PBS connector.
  This is a newly developed connector, in addition to the one released  
in 2.0.2.
  This connector has been tested on PBS Torque and OpenPBS.
  Internally it is called 'openpbs', where the previous connector is  
called 'pbs'.
  The new connector is recommended over the previous, as it has a more  
complete feature set and is considered more reliable.
  This is with the exception of when used in conjunction with the  
Application Hosting Environment (AHE), where some problems have been  
observed.
  See Feature tracker item 2007701.

- New LSF connector.
  This new connector shares the majority of its implementation with  
the new PBS connector.
  See Feature tracker item 2007746.

- Pool accounts and access to working directories.
  This new feature allows jobs to be run as one of a number of  
registered local users.
  Staged files are owned and are secured as the user by which they are  
submitted.
  By default if this new feature is not configured, jobs are run as  
the user running the container as before.
  Access to the job working directories is also available.
  See Feature tracker items 2007660 and 2007782.

- Asynchronous and Reliable data transfer.
  This allows files to be staged in more efficiently and reliably.
  Partially staged files can now have their transmission resumed or  
restarted.
  See Feature tracker items 2007776 and 2007775.

- Job rerun.
  This allows jobs to re-executed without re-staging the associated  
input files.
  See Feature tracker item 2007784.

Documentation updates to support the new features will follow in due  
course.

--
Justin Bradley
Design & Development Team Leader
j.b...@om...
OMII-UK
Suite 3235, Zepler Building (B59)
University of Southampton