dCache 1.7.0-33 released

Most of you will have seen this already, but v1.7.0-33 of the dCache server available which should fix the data corruption problem that was announced on the user-forum list. Sites are recommended to install as soon as possible. Get in contact if there are any problems.

dCache.org clarify release procedure

The dCache team have reviewed and updated their release procedure. In summary, any new releases (minor or major) will be announced on the user-forum and announce@dcache.org mailing lists, along with a change-log for each of the rpms in the release. In addition, the rpms in the dCache stable repository

http://cvs.dcache.org/repository/apt/sl3.0.5/i386/RPMS.stable/

(and similarly for other OS and architecture combinations) will be kept in synch with the rpms that are listed on the dCache.org webpage. If this is not the case, a bug should be submitted.

The change-log should also be available in cvs. In the future, an RSS feed of the release information may also be made available.

New dCache release

There is a new release of dCache:

http://www.dcache.org/downloads/1.7.0/index.shtml

dCache server is now 1.7.0-29.
dCache client is now 1.7.0-28.

There was also a 1.7.1 release, but this was only for testing purposes. Sites are recommended to use YAIM to perform the upgrade. Email the support list if there are any problems.