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CERN Linux certification status

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Environments

namestatusresponsibledependency statusblockingcommenttimestamp
AFS serversok Rainer Tobbicke(none)2009-10-01
ALEPHunknown Jacques Boucrot(none)(ALEPH has frozen the archiving system on SLC3)2006-03-27
ALICE-offlineok Fons Rademakersokblocking2009-11-03
ALICE-onlineok Roberto Divia(none)blockingDon't plan to move to SLC5 for 2009/2010 data taking2009-12-17
ATLAS-offlineok Emil ObreshkovokblockingSELinux w/ "allow_execheap off" to be tested2009-11-05
ATLAS-onlineok Bruce Barnettokblocking2009-11-05
BE/CO-developmentok Nicolas de Metz-Noblatokblocking2009-11-04
BE/CO-operationsok Alastair Blandokblocking2009-11-04
Baseok Jarek Polokok2009-09-30
CASTOR servicetest Olof Barringtestdiskservers ok and in prod., code for headnodes not yet certified2009-12-17
CERN Document Serviceok Tibor Simkook2009-09-29
CMS-offlineok Peter Elmerokblocking2009-12-17
CMS-onlineok Eric CanowontblockingOct 09: testing DAQ + HLT, testing Markus Joos BPA replacement2009-12-17
COMPASSok Sergei Gerassimovok2009-12-17
CVS serversok Juan Manuel Guijarrookwill stay with SLC4 until end of CVS service2009-11-05
Certificationok Jan van Eldiktest2010-01-12
DELPHItest Fabio Cossutti(none)problem with cernlib script2009-12-17
DIRACok Leonid Afanasev(none)2009-12-17
Desktopok Jarek Polokokblocking2009-11-03
Development Supportok Jarek Polokok2009-09-30
Disk Serversok Olof Barring(none)2009-09-23
Engineer Desktoptest Nils Hoimyrtest2009-11-03
HARPunknown Simone Gianiok2009-01-05
IT-AISok Reinoud Martensok2009-10-07
IT-CSok Jean-Michel Jouanigotok2009-11-11
IT-DESunknown Mats Mollertest2009-11-05
IT-DIunknown Pal Anderssen(none)(no known Linux dependencies)2005-10-03
IT-FIOtest Jan van Eldiktest2009-12-17
IT-FIO-FDtest Veronique LefeburetestFIO Development and REMEDY2009-09-23
IT-FIO-FStest Olof BarringtestFIO Fabric services2009-12-17
IT-FIO-LAok Jan van EldikokLinux and AFS support2009-11-03
IT-FIO-SAOok Vincent Dore(none)(no real dependencies on the operating system)2008-07-31
IT-FIO-TSIok Tim BellokFIO Tape Service2009-10-09
IT-GDok Markus Schulz(none)2009-10-09
IT-GSok Jamie Shiers(none)2008-12-19
IT-ISok Christian Isnardok2009-10-05
IT-PSSwont Juergen Knobloch(none)2008-12-19
IT-UDSunknown Tim Smithok2009-09-29
IT-services (catchall)unknown Jan van Eldiktestblocking2009-12-17
LCG application Areaok Stefan Roiserokblocking2009-10-07
LHCb Offlineok Joel Closierokblockingok if binutils issue fixed in SLC5.62009-12-01
LHCb Onlineok Niko Neufeldtestblocking2009-12-17
LHCb Production Toolsok Joel Closier(none)2009-10-09
LHCb Software Developmentunknown Marco Cattaneook2009-11-04
LHCb Visualisationunknown Marco Cattaneo(none)2004-10-18
NA48unknown Andrew Maierok2009-11-04
NA49unknown Andres Sandoval(none)2004-07-05
NA60unknown Andre Davidok2009-11-30
Network serversok David Gutierrezok2009-11-11
Non-LHC experimentsunknown Sergei Gerassimovtestblocking2009-12-17
OPALok Matthias Schroderokhad to drop dependency on GPHIGS :(2009-10-09
OPERAunknown chaussad(none)2006-03-27
ORACLE serversunknown Nilo Segura Chinchilla(none)ORACLE needs the official RH version for support2005-10-03
PLUS/BATCHok Ulrich Schwickerathtestblockinghttps://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/FIOgroup/BatchServices#SLC5; work will not start before end of August 082009-11-03
Print serverswont Ignacio Reguero(none)Print Servers are obsolete2008-12-17
RLS servicewont Jamie Shiers(none)dead as a dodo2009-09-25
SVN Serversunknown Juan Manuel Guijarro(none)2009-11-05
Tape Serversok Tim Bellok2009-09-29
VRVS servicewont Joao Fernandes(none)superseeded by EVO2009-09-23
WACDR Serverswont Olof Barringokyet another dodo2009-09-29
Web serversok Andreas Wagnerok2009-10-05
commercial development toolsunknown Pierre Baehlerok2009-11-05

Packages

nameversionstatusresponsiblesupportdependency statuscommenttimestamptestdistrib
3DM2 (3ware tool)wont Tim Bell(none)Buggy and insecure, was not even provided on SLC4. Replaced by command line utitlity. 2009-10-02
ANSYS11ok Nils Hoimyr(none)requires openmotif22 RPM2009-10-02AFS
Axalant EDMS clienttest Nils Hoimyr(none)Fails with a library error. Soon obsolete, to be replaced by newer version.2008-04-30
CASTEMwont Pierre Baehler(none)Unsupported2009-04-17
CASTOR client sw2.1.8-0ok Sebastien Ponceok2009-09-29RPM
CASTOR server swtest Sebastien Ponceok2009-01-09RPM
CEHSMwont Nils Hoimyrokobsolete, unsupported2009-09-29
CERN TeX stylesok Jan Iven(none)2009-09-23RPM
CERNLIB2006-3.slc5ok Stefan RoiserHeplib.support@cern.chok2009-09-30RPM
CMTok Grigori Rybkin(none)2009-11-05/afs/cern.ch/sw/contrib/CMT
COBRAwont Vincenzo Innocenteoknot used anymore2009-10-09
CVS clientokvendorLinux.support@cern.ch(none)2008-07-31GSSAPI with load-balanced isscvs needs to workRPM
Cadence IUSok John Evans(none)2009-09-25
Cadence SPB16ok John Evans(none)2009-09-22
CodeWizardwont Peter L Jones(none)see http://it-support-servicestatus.web.cern.ch/it-support-servicestatus/ServiceChangeArchive/080307-Engineering.htm2009-10-09
DATEunknown Fons Rademakers(none)2006-03-30
EDH web clientok Derek Mathiesonok2009-09-25connect to http://edh.cern.ch
ELFmstest Veronique Lefebureproject-elfms@cern.chokhttps://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ELFms/ScientificLinux5Port2009-09-23
ELFms-CC toolsunknown Veronique Lefebure(none)https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ELFms/ScientificLinux5Port2008-04-30
EVOunknown Joao Fernandes(none)2008-12-18
FATMENworksforme Matthias Schroder(none)(only archival access required)2009-09-29
GAUDIunknown Marco Cattaneook2009-11-05
GEANT3ok Stefan RoiserHeplib.support@cern.ch(none)2009-09-25(in CERNLIB RPM)
GEANT4ok Gabriele Cosmookhttp://lcgapp.cern.ch/project/spi/extsoft/packages.php?pkg=geant4 2009-09-23
GPHIGSwont Matthias Schroder(none)CERN dropped licence, old lib incompatible2009-10-09
HEPDBwont Ian McLaren(none)2008-12-17(in CERNLIB RPM)
HEPiX shells scriptsok Peter Kelemen(none)2008-12-18RPM/AFS
Hfss11.1ok John Evans(none)2009-09-22
Hpglview5.41ok Timo Hakulinen(none)2013-02-19
Hummingbird eXceedok Sebastien Dellabella(none)2009-10-05(connect to Linux machines, both through XDMCP and directly. Check "pine" and terminal colors)(n.a.)
Installationok Jarek Polok(none)2008-07-31
Insure++wont Peter L Jones(none)see http://it-support-servicestatus.web.cern.ch/it-support-servicestatus/ServiceChangeArchive/080307-Engineering.htm2009-10-09
Java (JDK)ok Jarek Polok(none)2009-09-23RPM, in "onlycern" repository
Java (JRE)ok Jarek Polok(none)(for browser plugins only)2009-09-23RPM
LEAFunknown Veronique Lefebure(none)https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ELFms/ScientificLinux5Port2008-04-30
LEMONok Miroslav Siketokhttps://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ELFms/ScientificLinux5Port#Lemon_Client2009-09-23
LEMON sensorsok Miroslav Siket(none)https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ELFms/ScientificLinux5Port#Lemon_sensors2009-09-23
LIBSHIFTok Sebastien Ponceok(from the CASTOR RPM)2009-09-29RPM
LSFok Ulrich Schwickerathok2009-09-29RPM (CC-addons)
Labview8.6ok Alessandro Raimondolabview.support@cern.ch(none)2009-11-03/afs/cern.ch/sw/natinst/labview8/linux/labview-8-pds/
Lahey Fortranok Eric McIntosh(none)2009-10-02AFS, /afs/cern.ch/sw/fortran/lahey
MADX ?ok Frank Schmidtok2009-10-05AFS
MATLABok John Evans(none)2008-04-30/afs/cern.ch/project/parc/matlab704/
MathLinkunknown Philippe Defert(none)2005-10-11/afs/cern.ch/project/parc/math50
Mathematica7.0ok Philippe Defert(none)2009-04-17/afs/cern.ch/project/parc/
NAG Fortranok Eric McIntosh(none)2009-10-02AFS, /afs/cern.ch/sw/fortran/nag
NAG-Cok Stefan Roiserok2009-10-07
NCM componentsok Veronique Lefebure(none)status at https://uimon.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ELFms/ScientificLinux5Port2009-09-23
ORACLE Full Client Software10gR2,11gR1ok Nilo Segura Chinchilla(none)2009-01-05Installed in AFS, access via config scripts, CERN access only
ORACLE Instant Client10gR2,11gR1ok Nilo Segura Chinchilla(none)known issue with occi-lib2009-01-05RPM, "onlycern" repository
ORACLE PRO*C preprocessorwont Nilo Segura Chinchilla(none)now included in ORACLE Full Client Software2009-10-09
ORACLE developer suitewont Nilo Segura Chinchilla(none)2009-01-05
OpenAFS1.4.8-8ok Rainer Tobbickeok2009-09-29/afs/cern.ch/project/linux/dev/benchmarks/config/stress/afs-fs-stress.shRPM
OpenMotifokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
PARMELAwont Pierre Baehler(none)Unsupported2009-04-17
PGI compilersok Eric McIntosh(none)2009-10-02AFS, /afs/cern.ch/sw/fortran/pgi
PVSS3.8test Piotr Golonkaok3.6 also ok, jcop framework tested2009-12-17
PrepareInstallok Veronique Lefebureok2009-09-25RPM
REMEDY web clientok Veronique Lefebureok2009-09-23
ROOTok Fons Rademakersok2008-12-17
ROXIEunknown Stephan Russenschuck(none)second contact: Bernhard Auchmann2009-06-02not yet tested with SLC5
RUPwont Peter L Jonesoksee http://it-support-servicestatus.web.cern.ch/it-support-servicestatus/ServiceChangeArchive/080307-Engineering.htm2009-09-23
Rational Rosewont Peter L Jones(none)see http://it-support-servicestatus.web.cern.ch/it-support-servicestatus/ServiceChangeArchive/080307-Engineering.htm2009-01-05
SIXTRACKok Frank Schmidtok2009-10-05http://cern.ch/frs/Source/
SNiFF++wont Peter L Jones(none)see http://it-support-servicestatus.web.cern.ch/it-support-servicestatus/ServiceChangeArchive/080307-Engineering.htm2009-01-05
STK-SSIok Vladimir Bahyl(none)tape library interface2009-01-09RPM
Seamonkeyokvendor(none)2008-12-18
Shibbolethok Jarek Polok(none)2009-09-23
StarCCM+ok Nils Hoimyr(none)2009-09-22
StarCD4.0.6ok Nils Hoimyr(none)2009-04-17/afs/cern.ch/project/parc/starcd315c
TSM clientok Alex Iribarren(none)2009-09-24RPM, /afs/cern.ch/project/tsm/installations/linux/current/
TeX/LaTeXokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
Togetherwont Peter L Jonesoksee http://it-support-servicestatus.web.cern.ch/it-support-servicestatus/ServiceChangeArchive/080307-Engineering.htm2009-10-09
TotalViewunknown Eric McIntoshsdt.support@cern.ch(none)2004-07-29AFS, /afs/cern.ch/sw/totalview
VRVS clientwont Joao Fernandes(none)superseeded by EVO2009-09-23
Xtokvendor(none)2005-10-19RPM
ZUULok Jan Ivenproject-elfms@cern.ch(none)user management for FIO clusters, replaces REGIS. Some intermittent lookup failures being debugged.2008-07-31RPM
acrobatok Jarek Polok(none)2009-09-23RPM
acrontabok Jan van Eldik(none)2009-06-03RPM
alpineokvendor(none)Several problems with Exchange 2007 (bugs on server side, client side fine)2009-09-23rpm
arcok Rainer Tobbicke(none)2009-09-29RPM
cdb serverok Veronique Lefebure(none)2009-01-05
dddokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
emacsokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
emacs-elokvendorok2004-02-26RPM
expectokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
f2cok Jan van Eldik(none)(available from atrpms-stable repository)2009-10-05RPM
fsplit5.5-2ok Jan van Eldik(none)2009-10-05RPM
g77okvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
gccokvendor(none)2005-09-30RPM
gdbokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
gdmokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
ghostview/gvokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
html2psokvendor(none)EPEL2009-09-22RPM
ipmitoolok Tim Bell(none)2009-09-23RPM
kernelok Jarek Polokok2009-09-29RPM
kernel-sourceok Jarek Polokokmeans: ability to compile modules against CERN kernel, and create customized kernel versions2009-09-29RPM
mail clientsok Jan van Eldikok(alpine, mozilla, thunderbird, evolution) vs CERN IMAP server.2009-09-29RPM
mod-perlokvendor(none)2009-09-22
mozillawontvendor(none)obsolete, replaced by seamonkey2009-10-09
mxconnswont Lionel Cons(none)will only be done on command2009-09-23RPM
mysqlokvendor(none)2004-02-26
npatchyok Stefan Roiser(none)2009-09-30(in CERNLIB RPM)
openofficeokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
oprofileokvendorok2009-09-29RPM
passwd commandwont Jarek Polok(none)obsoleted by http://www.cern.ch/cernaccount 2009-09-23RPM
pawok Stefan Roiser(none)(from CERNLIB)2009-09-30RPM
perlokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
perl-BSD-Resourceokvendor(none)2009-01-05RPM
perl-DBD-CSVokvendor(none)Old version shipped by SL, newer version in EPEL2009-10-05RPM
perl-DBD-Oracleok Jan van Eldikok2009-09-25RPM
perl-Proc-ProcessTableok Jan van Eldik(none)from cpan, packaged2009-09-29RPM
perl-SQL-Statementokvendor(none)Old version shipped by SL, newer version in EPEL2009-10-05RPM
perl-Text-CSV_XSokvendor(none)Old version shipped by SL, newer version in EPEL2009-10-05RPM
perl-Tkokvendor(none)from SL2009-09-23RPM
phonewont Bernd Pollermann(none)see http://it-support-servicestatus.web.cern.ch/it-support-servicestatus/ServiceChangeArchive/PhonecommandinSLC5-beta.htm2009-10-09
phonebookok Jarek Polok(none)replaces phone command2009-10-09
picookvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
pinewont Jarek Polokokto be replaced by alpine2009-10-09
printingok Jarek Polok(none)2009-09-23
pythonokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
qtokvendor(none)2004-03-15RPM
quattorok Veronique Lefebureok2009-09-23
quattor client softwareok Veronique Lefebure(none)2009-01-05
rdesktopokvendor(none)2004-03-16RPM
sendmailokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
sshokvendor(none)2009-09-23RPM
swrep serverok Veronique Lefebure(none)problem with swrep-soap-client2009-01-05
tcl/tkokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
tcshokvendor(none)2009-09-24RPM
tkdiff4.1.4ok Matthias Schroder(none)tarball from http://sourceforge.net/projects/tkdiff/ , specfile homemade2009-01-19
valgrindokvendor(none)2005-10-19RPM
viokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
xemacswontvendor(none)Dropped by the upstream vendor2009-10-09
xemacs-elwontvendorwontdropped by the upstream vendor2009-10-09
xerces-jokvendor(none)2004-08-13RPM
xprintwont Jarek Polok(none)obsolete, use cups and lpr2009-10-09
xscreensaverokvendor(none)2004-02-26RPM
zephyrwont Jarek Polok(none)Obsolete, not supported any more.2009-10-09

Configurations

namestatusresponsibledependency statuslast polltimestampcommentdistrib
3ware driverok Jarek Polok(none)2009-09-29
areca driverwontvendor(none)2009-09-23now in kernel, no separate pkg needed
bcm5700 driverwont Jarek Polok(none)2009-10-09obsolete
bigphysmemory kernel patchwont Jarek Polok(none)2009-10-09ugly patches, not needed with newer kernels
e1000 driverok Andras Horvath(none)2009-09-23(want >= 5.2.30, have 5.6.10.1-k2-NAPI)(inside kernel RPM)
kernel-schedulingok Matthias Schroder(none)2009-09-25round-robin scheduling for yielding pthreads works for 2.6 on single core machines, but as bad as with older kernels on multicore machines(included in kernel)
tape server patcheswont Peter Kelemen(none)2009-10-09not needed anymore, castor modified to work without these.


Explanation

OKtested and worked ok, no serious problems found
TESTTest in progress
FAILTested and failed
WONTWill not be tested (e.g. not part of the certification or will be running a custom version of Linux)
WORKSFORMETested (but not neccessarily by maintainer or exhaustive), seems to work.Also used for commercial applications without formal support for this platform, but which seem to work.
UNKNOWNnot tested or no feedback from maintainer, no other reports of success or failure
MISSINGrequired (perhaps only in previous versions) but not provided