perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Andrew Lake <>]

Hi Peter,

Sorry you're missing it, but unfortunately there is not a good way to re-add 
it currently. We are trying to limit the amount of non-perfsonar stuff in 
that interface. We got a lot of feedback that people preferred to control 
services like that using tools like normal tools like chkconfig. We also like 
to limit the amount of stuff the web interface can touch to prevent whatever 
new exciting security vulnerability hits from hurting us in unexpected ways. 
There is of course two sides to every coin, so if there is a big movement to 
re-add SSH in some form to that page we can obviously reconsider for future 
releases.

Thanks,
Andy


On Oct 7, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Peter Jacobs 
<>
 wrote:

> I decided to proceed with a yum update on one of my boxes.  Then I 
> completed a shutdown, but it did not restart well.  Duh!?!   I removed the 
> old 3.3.2 DVD from the drive and tried again - everything came up.  All is 
> well.  The only thing I am missing is SSH in the list of enabled and 
> disabled services.  I have always kept ssh disabled, except when required, 
> since the box is outside our firewall.  Is there a way to re-add SSH to the 
> "Enabled Services Configuration Tool"??  
> 
> Thanks to the team for the great job on the new version.  It had to be a 
> ton of work.  
> 
> Congratulations!!!
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> Peter E. 
> 
>    (506)447-3035
> Director, Research Support Services
> UNB - Information Technology Services
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [perfsonar-user] perfSONAR 3.4 now available!
> 
> All,
> 
> The final version of perfSONAR 3.4 is now available for all users. Version 
> 3.4 includes a number or changes from the 3.3.X versions of the toolkit 
> including:
> 
> - A new measurement archive that stores all types of active measurement 
> data. It boasts a new REST interface and significant performance 
> improvements over the previous archive
> - A new "full install" distribution similar to the NetInstall but all 
> installed packages are included on the downloaded ISO
> - New graphs that can display results from throughput (bwctl+iperf3/iperf) 
> and latency (owamp and ping) tools on the same graph
> - First steps toward unifying the projects formerly known as perfSONAR-MDM 
> and perfSONAR-PS into one development effort with the inclusion of the OPPD 
> Measurement Point
> - A number of security enhancements including the enabling of automatic 
> updates by default for all new and existing installations
> - New documentation at http://docs.perfsonar.net
> - ...and much more detailed on our release notes page: 
> http://www.perfsonar.net/release-notes/version-3-4/
> 
> A brief summary of how to install perfSONAR 3.4 can be found below:
> 
> - Brand new installations may visit 
> http://software.internet2.edu/pS-Performance_Toolkit/ to get the latest ISO 
> images. Please see http://docs.perfsonar.net/install_getting.html for more 
> information on choosing the right distribution and pointers to detailed 
> installation instructions
> 
> - For NetInstall users updating from version 3.3.X of the Toolkit you 
> should run "yum update" and then "reboot". Note that all your data will 
> automatically be migrated to the new measurement archive in a background 
> process. See 
> http://docs.perfsonar.net/manage_update.html#special-upgrade-notes for more 
> details
> 
> - For NetInstall users updating from version 3.4rc2 or 3.4rc3, run the 
> following:
>  yum update
>  yum clean all
>  yum update
>  reboot
> 
> - For 3.3.X LiveCD/LiveUSB users, note that we are not providing a 3.4 
> LiveCD/LiveUSB. It is recommended all users transition to one of our other 
> installation types prior to the previously shared EOL date of April 10, 
> 2015. For instructions on how to do so see 
> http://docs.perfsonar.net/manage_update.html#migrating-from-a-3-3-2-livecd-liveusb
> 
> - Note that upgrading from versions of perfSONAR older than 3.3 is NOT 
> supported
> 
> 
> IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT AUTOMATIC UPDATES FOR ALL USERS: When you install a 
> brand new toolkit or update from a previous version of the Toolkit, 
> automatic updates will be enabled by default. This means all the packages 
> on your system will be updated on a nightly-basis. Automatic updates will 
> assist in getting the latest packages on your box in a timely fashion. This 
> does not mean you are off the hook for patching your box. Not only will 
> there be a time window of up to 24 hours where you do not receive a patch, 
> but depending on the nature of the vulnerability there may be additional 
> service restarts, system reboots or other tasks required to completely 
> apply a patch. Pay close attention to the the perfsonar-announce mailing 
> list for more details. Also be aware that automatic updates have the 
> potential to grab packages that may break services on your box. The 
> perfSONAR team does not get early access to third-party packages prior to 
> their release (nor are we perfect when it comes to our own packages) so 
> this is a very real risk. If a temporary outage caused by an automatic 
> update is a concern for you, then you may consider disabling them. Please 
> see http://docs.perfsonar.net/manage_update.html#automatic-updates for more 
> details on making this decision and how to enable/disable automatic updates.
> 
> Hopefully above provides you with all the information you need to get 
> started. Thanks again to all the great user feedback that led to this 
> release and the numerous people that helped test via our release candidates 
> or otherwise. For questions please consult http://docs.perfsonar.net or 
> email 
> .
> 
> Thank you,
> The perfSONAR Development Team