GT 4.0.3 Incremental Release Notes: WS GRAM

1. Introduction

These release notes are for the incremental release 4.0.3. It includes a summary of changes since 4.0.2, bug fixes since 4.0.2 and any known problems that still exist at the time of the 4.0.3 release. This page is in addition to the top-level 4.0.3 release notes at http://www.globus.org/toolkit/releasenotes/4.0.3.

For release notes about 4.0 (including feature summary, technology dependencies, etc) go to the WS GRAM 4.0 Release Notes.

2. Changes Summary

The following changes were made to WS GRAM since GT 4.0.2:

  • The MEJS now caches the user home directory values.
  • Error reporting for multijobs was improved.
  • Run queue threads now have more unique name (helps with debugging thread issues).

3. Bug Fixes

The following bugs have been fixed for WS GRAM since GT 4.0.2:

  • Bug 4376: Multijob shouldn't be distributing credential endpoints to subjobs
  • Bug 4577: GramJob not receiving notifications

4. Known Problems

The following problems are known to exist for WS GRAM at the time of the 4.0.3 release:

  • Bug 2734:non-shared FS scheduler file list
  • Bug 3675:wsrf gram client file streaming error
  • Bug 3726:GlobusRun error message typo
  • Bug 2974:Inconsistent Arguments
  • Bug 4356:globusrun-ws is overriding manual subjob credential deleg...
  • Bug 4513:LD_LIBRARY_PATH should not be set if no library_path is s...
  • Bug 4584:security descriptor uses operation field name instead of ...
  • Bug 2527:Add a failure case for non-existant queue to scheduler te...
  • Bug 2623:service summary/diagnostics
  • Bug 2680:Can't change source url for gram job staged files
  • Bug 2776:add directive to set the priority in the job description ...
  • Bug 3801:condor commands need CONDOR_CONFIG
  • Bug 3829:Separating the factory type from the resource name
  • Bug 3865:Enhance RSL with Job Name
  • Bug 3866:Support for parametric or array job types
  • Bug 3876:Automatic transfer of all files modified by a job in GRAM
  • Bug 3948:Service must release all of its resources on deactivation
  • Bug 4009:Use pbsdsh if available
  • Bug 4153:gram scheduler test failing - submit202
  • Bug 4191:globusrun-ws job submission hangs
  • Bug 4216:Empty submit_test/submitxxx.err causes FAILure in Local t...
  • Bug 4275:globus-gram-local-proxy-tool fails on Solaris
  • Bug 4452:job submission response is effected by java 1.5 thread pr...
  • Bug 4461:Configuring GRAM RM interface to use SSH or RSH
  • Bug 4533:make-test-script.pl bug
  • Bug 4539:Add script error #21 troubleshooting information.
  • Bug 4560:Changing default ports with ManagedJobFactoryClientHelper
  • Bug 4661:Example submit job
  • Bug 3638:Missing SEG developer documentation
  • Bug 4118:Rendezvous Documentation Needs Improvement
  • Bug 3672:Streaming with PBS fails
  • Bug 3242:Software selection thru WS GRAM RSL
  • Bug 2250:delegation required resource property
  • Bug 2578:reliable state change notification
  • Bug 2579:reliable state change notification
  • Bug 2624:Multiple job hold states and parameterized release operation
  • Bug 3088:Default Job Environment
  • Bug 3384:Inconsistent jobType/count parameter semantics
  • Bug 3460:State Mask for Notifications
  • Bug 3480:Allow usage of ssh to start SEG
  • Bug 3529:setup/postinstall fatal errors should be warnings
  • Bug 3569:Selectable jobType default per factory
  • Bug 3575:SEG dependent on GLOBUS_LOCATION env var
  • Bug 3714:Add Job elements to GLUECE RP
  • Bug 3741:pluggable job proxy creation
  • Bug 3748:WS-GRAM Plugable Resource Manager Backend
  • Bug 3751:convert persistence data store from files to a database
  • Bug 3803:Default scratchDirectory doesn't exist
  • Bug 3897:Must modify Globus in order to use authorization callouts
  • Bug 4178:no job output when streaming with globusrun-ws
  • Bug 4207:Enabling dynamic job description variables using softenv
  • Bug 4410:GT4 WS-GRAM Auditing
  • Bug 4431:freeze by Unsubmitted on personal WS GRAM
  • Bug 4474:globus-gridmap-and-execute problem with additional PDPs
  • Bug 4515:throughput tester - gram errors for cvs HEAD
  • Bug 4528:WS-GRAM Auditing Test Integration on TeraGrid
  • Bug 4545:WS GRAM JSDL Support in GT 4.2
  • Bug 4550:Multijob code not checking for existence of job credential
  • Bug 3126:RFT resource reference property TransferKey is poorly named
  • Bug 2980:Troubleshooting globusrun-ws

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