pypi server

The Pypi server (pypiserver)

The pypiserver is a minimal Python Package Index (PyPI) compatible server for the package installers (pip or easy_install).     
The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language.

 

Instrumentation Division (ID) use case

Goal: pypiserver as a service to distribute ID build software.

 

Accessibility to this repository:

Read packages: 

Declaring Site Downtimes

Sites periodically need to declare a downtime, either one scheduled in advance (maintenance, etc.), or in some cases in response to a critical outage (power, cooling, etc.). In the latter case the ability to declare the outage quickly is useful in terms of informing ATLAS about the problem. This can avoid a situation where the site is down, but if the outage has not yet been reported then the site may begin receiving problem tickets like GGUS.

US sites have two options for declaring downtimes:

About dCache

Overview

dCache is a sophisticated system that allows transparent access to files on disk or stored on magnetic tape drives in hierarchical storage managers (HSMs). dCache is a joint venture between the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), and Nordic e-Infrastructure collaboration (NeIC).