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Version 7.3.2

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The request expire time for HF scheduled request

We are expecting the instance request overwrite the RequestExpiry set in Template, and keep the request active until end time set by the scheduled request. There is high chance instance got terminated by AWS due to various reasons. Keeping the req...
over 1 year ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 2 Future consideration

Distinguish on-demand and spot instances in HostFactory under one application

In the current setup, all grid jobs run on spot instances. The risk with spot-instances is that they are not dedicated and can be reclaimed anytime due to various reasons. There have been times when a long-running parent task execution stopped at ...
over 1 year ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 3 Not under consideration

systemd unit file for starting symphony during boot

Currently, the symphony start up script is set under /etc/init.d. We expects to have systemd unit file for symphony start up. Esepcally we are upgrading to RHEL8
over 1 year ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 1 Functionality already exists

AWS spot eviction mechanism does not trigger onServiceInterrupt() event

CVA is using spot servers on AWS. The application is highly depending on the onServiceInterrupt() to properly shutdown the task when spot eviction happens. If the running task can not receive the onServiceInterrupt() and close its output files pro...
over 1 year ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 1 Future consideration

Running Symphony on EKS

Since Citi's use case is running whole symphony in container,, Citi to log a new RFE for entire symphony be deployed in AWS EKS and let Steve/Geoff know RFE#..
almost 2 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 4 Not under consideration

CVA on AWS: Hostfactory: Redirect workload of an application to a specific resource group by its resource tag

This request was raised by our client during a CVA on AWS implementation discussion. The 1st case: 1. At minimum, they want to have 2 resource groups created 2. The 1st resource group, is a resource group which contains servers with a fixed capa...
almost 2 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 1 Functionality already exists

7.2.1.client-13: does not have the SoamFactory.setSymEnv method

Regarding the use of the following: SoamFactory.initialize(); SoamFactory.setSymEnv("EGO_MASTER_LIST","hostname"); <-- the master VIP (on-premise or cloud master ip) SoamFactory.setSymEnv("EGO_KD_PORT","vemkd_port"); <-- 7870 SoamFactory.set...
almost 2 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Future consideration

Submitting workload from 7.3.2 on prem to 7.2.1 cloud cluster

Submitting workload from 7.3.2 on prem to 7.2.1 cloud cluster, just want to get an estimation of how long this could be tested... will compare with our project plan to see if it is worth the effort to do so...
almost 2 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 2 Not under consideration

Calculate deserved slots only based on active i.e. non-idle consumers in e.g. Symphony HostFactory symA requestor

This comes from discussion in TS009907566 "Hostfactory scale up while cluster had free slots". "egosh consumer view" provides, in addition to other outputs, "Planned Quota" and "Share Quota", for a particular resource group (RG): "Planned Quota" i...
over 2 years ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 3 Not under consideration

IBM certifying latest docker containers versions for use with Symphony products

It will be useful for IBM Symphony would certified new docker versions which address bugs and enhance the product. Currently a Morgan Stanley application running on AWS where the dockers are hanging. By certifying the latest docker version IBM can...
8 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 10 Under review

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