21 February 2011

1. EMI 1 Technical Objectives
   All EMI 1 Technical Objectives have been implemented implemented with few exceptions due to technical constraints (to be discussed if and how to include them in EMI 1). Code freeze will take place generally on 28 February as per plan
   
2. EMI 1 Release Schedule
   The EMI 1 "Kebnekaise" release preparation schedule together with the component certification checklist is now ready, all details can be found on the dedicated EMI 1 wiki page (https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/EMI/EMI-1)
   
3. QA Policies
   After several discussion, the EMI QA Guidelines have been redefined POLICIES to underline the fact that they have to be followed (MUST not SHOULD). PTs will have to follow a Release checklist to declare they component ready for the final certification
   
4. QA and Certification Training
   The first of a series of internal training events took place last week. It was dedicated to the SA2 build and test tools and procedures. More information on the upcoming sessions can be found in the agenda page
   
5. Resources in the ETICS pool
   The build and test nodes in the ETICS pool have increased in the past two weeks to satisfy increasing demand for the final EMI certification phase. New nodes configured to build EMI 1 RC1 are beig installed this week
   
6. Support for Debian
   The PTB officially selected the 2nd EMI mandatory platform for the Debian family to be addressed after the release of EMI 1. The Debian 6/64 bit platform is proposed as the "debian platform" for EMI-2 with the possibility of changing to the next long term support Ubuntu version expected in April 2012 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS).
   
7. EMI User Survey
   The first EMI User Survey was closed on February 18th. We got almost 280 replies and the data is now being processed, The results will be soon published on the EMI web site. For the moment, an article the survey has been published on the latest issue of iSTGW (http://www.isgtw.org/feature/emi-user-survey-surprising-start)
   
8. Deliverables and milestones: The following deliverables and milestones have been completed since the last management report:
   
   DSA1.1 - Software Maintenance and Support Plan
   DSA1.2 - Software Release Plan
   DJRA1.2.1 - Data Area Work Plan and Status Report update v1.1
   DJRA1.6.1 - Integration Work Plan and Status Report
   DNA2.3.1 - Dissemination and Use of Knowledge Plan
   MSA1.1 - EMI Support Units integrated in GGUS (Update)
   MSA2.3 - Large-scale acceptance certification testbeds are in place
   MJRA1.2 - Agreement on common job submission and management methods
   MJRA1.5 - Agreement on common security methods for data systems
   MJRA1.13 - Agreement on common information exchange methods
   MNA2.3.1 - Training material and on-line courses