Grouper Developers Forum

[Emily Eisbruch <>]

Draft Minutes: Grouper call of Oct. 8, 2014

Attending:

Tom Barton, University of Chicago

Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania

Jim Fox, University of Washington

Shilen Patel, Duke

Emily Eisbruch, Internet2, scribe

New Action Items

[AI] (Shilen) email Chris the  scripts associated w each DDL version

[AI] (Jim) write up thoughts on API, messaging for provisioing for the Grouper roadmap

[AI] (Emily) do some analysis on which campuses we might ask to add to their current contribution or start a new page summarizing how they use Grouper.

[AI] (Emily) touch base with Gail about leading the implementation feedback discussion

Carry Over Action Items

[AI] (Shilen) create a JIRA to add a subject identifier to the members table so it will be available for the messaging system and for the loader

[AI] (Tom) follow up on Pen testing of Grouper 2.2

[AI] (Shilen) create a Grouper training video on the new Grouper

[AI) (DaveL) look at PSP ChangeLogDataConnector Inconsistency issue

[AI] (Shilen) investigate ways to get new attributes in a single step

DISCUSSION

Grouper v2.2.1 status

Currently, it can be time-consuming to upgrade to Grouper 2.2

To address this, Chris is working on getting the Grouper installer to handle the upgrade steps.

https://bugs.internet2.edu/jira/browse/GRP-1052

Once this upgrade work is complete

- the admin will specify the directory where the installation is on the server

-The installer will download the needed components, unzip and build them

-merge in the config files that the site needs, keeping the previously configured settings

-copy over the libraries

 -optionally upgrade the database

 -Everything that is replaced will be put in a temp install directory and preserved there

-Scripts will provide a status during the upgrade.  This is important so the user does not think the process quit.

-Going through the database and migrating can be the time consuming process.

-This is site-specific and it's hard to know before starting how long it will take.

For upgrading from Grouper 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, there is a need for the script that handles "GrouperAll"

https://bugs.internet2.edu/jira/browse/GRP-1047

However, most of the steps for handling GrouperALL can be done while Grouper  is running, so no need to have much down time for this

Chris: as we go from different database versions need a script to handle the DDL.

-As the upgrader runs, the user can see it going from version to version in Grouper DDL. Then it kicks off the GSH scripts.

[AI] (Shilen) email Chris the  scripts associated w each DDL version

Other issues prior to release of Grouper 2.2.1

Issue on the Grouper-Users list from Yoann – Shilen will look into this

https://lists.internet2.edu/sympa/arc/grouper-users/2014-10/msg00038.html

Need to change the build scripts to work with GIT, rathern than SVN

Chris will look into this

*** Goal is to release Grouper 2.2.1 prior to the Technology Exchange if possible

Grouper Working Gropu at Technology Exchange in Indianapolis

Wed Oct. 29, 2014 at 5:30pm 

* Grouper version 2.2.1 update (Chris)

* Community contributions - (Chris)

*       -spark conversation on what people are doing at their site

*      - maybe get one or two instances where there is community interest

*      - constructive statements on what would make a contribution successful

*               -supportability

*               -suggest a design beforehand on the list

*               -make use of an API, so components can be more swappable

*               -example of a previous contribution: ESB connector work from Bristol

* Grouper v2.2 implementation feedback (Gail)

* Provisioning discussion - strategy for Grouper v2.3 and potential partners (Dave)

*Roadmap (Tom)

*Topics from the Audience

[AI] (Emily) touch base with Gail about leading the implementation feedback discussion

Provisioning approach for v2.3

https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/Grouper/Post+PSP+Provisioning

Current decisions are to focus first on 

Grouper to AD

Grouper to LDAP

Univ Washington has  a different approach to what goes in a message

[AI] (Jim) write up thoughts on API, messaging for provisioing for the Grouper roadmap

 

Community Contributions section of wiki

https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/Grouper/Community+Contributions

How to motivate campuses to do a community contribution and share their Grouper story?

[AI] (Emily) do some analysis on which campuses we might ask to add to their current contribution or start a new page summarizing how they use Grouper.

Next Grouper call: Wed. Oct. 22, at noon ET

Emily Eisbruch, Technology Transfer Analyst

Internet2

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