Checking status of this Ansible role

[sebastian-luna-valero]

Hello,

After https://github.com/usegalaxy-eu/vgcn/pull/56 could you confirm this Ansible role is no longer valid?

Is it worth investing effort in updating it to streamline pulsar deployments?

Best regards, Sebastian

[kysrpex]

Hi, do you mean it should be invalid because of the following?

external comes without HTCondor now, this is because the configuration of HTCondor changed and is best done with the getHTCondor-Script. With that script you can set your own cluster password and host. This would require a lot of error-prone configuration otherwise.

I cannot answer immediately whether it is still valid or not. In addition, I do not know what

require a lot of error-prone configuration otherwise.

precisely means. @mira-miracoli (currently not available) could easily answer your second question I believe. With more time I could have a look into the first.

[sebastian-luna-valero]

Yes, that's what I mean. Let's then wait for Mira's thoughts on this.

Thank you!

[sebastian-luna-valero]

@mtangaro could you please confirm whether you used this Ansible role to deploy HTCondor 10.x?

[sanjaysrikakulam]

At EU, we are not using HTCondor 10. x. We are still using the older version 8.8.15.

[mtangaro]

@mtangaro could you please confirm whether you used this Ansible role to deploy HTCondor 10.x?

I've deployed a Pulsar endpoint, which is working fine, using:

• vggp-v60-j225-1a1df01ec8f3-dev
• role: - usegalaxy_eu.htcondor, 2.2.0

  condor_q --version
  $CondorVersion: 10.5.0 2023-06-05 BuildID: 650732 PackageID: 10.5.0-1 $
  $CondorPlatform: x86_64_AlmaLinux9 

[sebastian-luna-valero]

Thanks, All.

Then, apparently I misinterpreted the comments in https://github.com/usegalaxy-eu/vgcn/pull/56 and assumed this role wasn't properly maintained.

In that sense, I invested some time updating a separate Ansible role for HTCondor in https://github.com/grycap/ansible-role-htcondor/pull/10. Sorry for the duplication of effort. I am planning to use this updated Ansible role for HTCondor streamline the deployment of pulsar via https://im.egi.eu/ in the context of the EuroScienceGateway project.

[bgruening]

Oh this other role was updated the last time 3 years ago. I hope they merge it. Let us know if you want to use this role here and need anything else.

[sebastian-luna-valero]

Just for the record, check also https://github.com/usegalaxy-eu/vgcn/commit/ebec04289b3d08c1d7ecd8b11f8c549dfcf4e58b

[kysrpex]

@bgruening @sanjaysrikakulam Actually why don't we switch to grycap/ansible-role-htcondor also at usegalaxy.eu? I have been doing some work on our role before realizing the other role exists, but honestly this other role is still better than ours + new changes.

If we are happy with that other role I suggest we even archive this repository.

[bgruening]

@kysrpex it was hardly maintained for 3 years. If its back to live and we can use it, lets do it.

[kysrpex]

@kysrpex it was hardly maintained for 3 years. If its back to live and we can use it, lets do it.

That role seems to do things that ours + new changes does not, most importantly installing two roles on the same machine (needed for the headnode) and supporting the "release" and "stable" channels. If I commit what I have it will be a half-assed solution compared to said role. I am giving it a try, if it does not work we can always continue using ours.

[kysrpex]

@kysrpex it was hardly maintained for 3 years. If its back to live and we can use it, lets do it.

That role seems to do things that ours + new changes does not, most importantly installing two roles on the same machine (needed for the headnode) and supporting the "release" and "stable" channels. If I commit what I have it will be a half-assed solution compared to said role. I am giving it a try, if it does not work we can always continue using ours.

Just FYI, after looking at the role I am not so sure after all. They're quite different approaches... I'll update you with whatever I do anyway.

[kysrpex]

We are using now kysrpex/ansible-htcondor-grycap (but should be using usegalaxy-eu/ansible-htcondor-grycap, see usegalaxy-eu/infrastructure-playbook#1234).

Considering that, I would suggest archiving this repository.