Hi Max, Hmmm, sounds like your config file was changed somehow. Could you give me the config file before he update (tryto get it from a backup) and he one being used now. Andy On Wed, 9 Oct 2019, Fischer, Max (SCC) wrote: > Hi all, > > we recently upgraded our XRootD (plus DFS) and it seems that recalling files from tape does not work as expected anymore. I?m now trying to figure out where we messed up. > > In specific, I am trying to understand how a redirector + 2 staging-server reacts when a client asks for an unstaged file. > - I would assumes that if a client requests to open a file, 1) the redirector selects a staging-server which brings the file online, 2) the client gets stalled until the file is online, and 3) the client opens the file when it is online. > - Instead, it seems [1] that 1) the redirector stalls the client and asks the staging-servers whether they have the file, 2) the staging-server check their *local* file system and do not find the file, 3) the redirector tells the client that the file does not exist. > > Do I have to add something to the configuration to go from the second to the first behaviour? > > Cheers, > Max > > [1] grep ea32d722-0f0f-11e2-9717-5a23a10abeef /var/log/xrootd/manager/* > /var/log/xrootd/manager/cmsd.log:191009 11:39:55 15331 SelDFS seeking /12/23095/ea32d722-0f0f-11e2-9717-5a23a10abeef > /var/log/xrootd/manager/xrootd.log:191009 11:39:55 19484 jalien.41420:[log in to unmask] ofs_open: 0-600 fn=/12/23095/ea32d722-0f0f-11e2-9717-5a23a10abeef > /var/log/xrootd/manager/xrootd.log:191009 11:39:55 15369 Decode f01-124-183-e delays jalien.41420:[log in to unmask] 1 /12/23095/ea32d722-0f0f-11e2-9717-5a23a10abeef > /var/log/xrootd/manager/xrootd.log:191009 11:39:56 19484 jalien.41420:[log in to unmask] ofs_open: 0-600 fn=/12/23095/ea32d722-0f0f-11e2-9717-5a23a10abeef > /var/log/xrootd/manager/xrootd.log:191009 11:39:56 15369 Decode f01-124-183-e gave jalien.41420:[log in to unmask] err -2 'Unable to access file; file does not exist.' /12/23095/ea32d722-0f0f-11e2-9717-5a23a10abeef > ######################################################################## > Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list > > To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1 > ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1