ReleaseNotes.txt #21

                            Release Notes for
                 SDP - Helix Server Deployment Package
                        Helix Server Components

Introduction

   This document notes changes to the SDP.  There are two flavors of the
   SDP, Unix and Windows.

   At a high level, the core function of the SDP is similar on
   Unix and Windows:  To maintain an offline copy of the Helix
   databases, and perform routine offline checkpoints in preparation
   for backups.  At a detailed level, there are differences in both
   implementation and behavior on the various platforms.

   Enhancements are needs-driven, and not necessarily applied across
   Unix and Windows platforms.

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Upgrading the SDP on Unix

   To incorporate a new version of the SDP into an existing
   SDP installation, first stage the deployment as in this
   example, assuming you have put the SDP distribution tar file
   in /depotdata.  Working as user root on a Perforce server:

   cd /depotdata

   # If an sdp folder exists here, move it aside, e.g. to
   # sdp.MOVED_2014-09-11

   tar -xzpf sdp.Unix.2014.2.10649.tgz
   chown -R perforce:perforce sdp.Unix.2014.2.10649.tgz /depotdata/sdp

   cd /depotdata/sdp/Server/Unix/p4/common/bin

   # Copy 'p4', 'p4d', 'p4broker', 'p4web', 'p4p', etc. (only
   # those currently used) into this 'bin' folder.

   cd /depotdata/sdp/Server/Unix/setup
   vi mkdirs.sh
   # Review and adjustments to mkdirs.sh suit your environment.

   ./mkdirs.sh 1 -test

   Using 'mkdirs.sh' script with the '-test' flag as illustrated
   above will deploy to the SDP to /tmp/p4 rather than /p4 area.

   If working on the Production server directly, DO NOT forget
   to use the '-test' flag.

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Upgrading the SDP on Windows:

   Install the SDP onto a different machine
    - configure sdp_master_config.ini 
    - run create_env.py

   Manually copy resulting files to the appropriate places in your existing
   installation.

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Versioning the SDP:

   We strongly recommend that files in the following locations are 
   versioned in your local Helix server:

   On Unix:
      /p4/1/bin
      /p4/common

   On Windows:
      C:\p4\1\bin
      C:\p4\common
      C:\p4\config

   COMING SOON: Helix DVCS and Streams features enable a new method
   for updating the SDP long-term, greatly simplifying the process
   of bringing in updates from The Workshop into your environment,
   and then merging into your local as-deployed SDP (as configured
   and possibly customized).  A simple 'p4 fetch' and 'p4 merge'
   process.  The setup and mechancis will be documented in Q1 2016.

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CHANGE HISTORY:

Released: Rev. SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/20395 (2016/09/04)

Jobs Fixed since change 20395 up to 20460 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000584 (B): Fixed a typo inserted in mkdirs.sh.
job000588 (B): chmod +x fix on some scripts.

Released: Rev. SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/20395 (2016/09/04)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 20387 and 20395 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000584 (B): Fixed a typo inserted in mkdirs.sh.

Released: Rev. SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/20387 (2016/09/04)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 20348 and 20387 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000579 (B): Fixed several issues in email.sh maint script.
job000582 (B): Fixed using with runRemoteCmd getting error if USER not defined in non-core SDP script.
job000583 (B): Removed references to legacy names for checkpoint scripts (non-functional change).

Jobs Fixed between changelists 20028 and 20348 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000545 (F): Add option to install_sdp_python.sh to build P4Python with SSL.
job000564 (F): Add p4sanity_check.sh script from Battle School.
job000565 (B): Fix missing echo of command into log file in p4verify.sh.
job000567 (F): Change adminspass to use hidden, and now instance-specific, password files
job000568 (F): Add mkrep script to simplify replica creation.
job000569 (F): Update p4verify.sh to verify shelves on master/replicas.
job000570 (F): Add script to convert labels to autoreload.
job000571 (F): Add Evil Twin Detector maintenance script.
job000575 (F): Add script to simplify adoption of OS-level best practices recommended by Support.
job000577 (B): Eliminate syntax error if user forgets start/stop/status arg; just display status.
job000578 (F): Use pid to shutdown p4d rather than 'p4 admin stop' to enhance reliability.

Released: Rev. SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/20028 (2016/08/03)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 19888 and 20028 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000548 (F): Defend against environment hijacking of P4ENVIRO.
job000557 (F): Revive external auth LDAP group mirror scripts.
job000550 (B): sdp_sync.sh v2.1.7: Fixed environment bug (missing defs), HMS support.
job000553 (F): Simplify login ticket handling for sophisticated topologies.
job000556 (F): Prevent cross-instance contamination if p4_vars is loaded multiple times.

Released: Rev. SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/19888 (2016/07/07)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 19838 and 19888 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000274 (B): SDP trigger breaks with Streams workspaces in P4V.
job000547 (B): Daily/weekly_backup can fail leaving lock file present requiring manual intervention
job000548 (F): Defend against environment hijacking of P4ENVIRO.

Released: Rev. SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/19838 (2016/06/26)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 19768 and 19838 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000274 (B): SDP triggers break with Streams workspaces in P4V.
job000546 (F): Add defense against known-misbehaving client versions.

Released: Rev. SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/19768 (2016/06/24)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 19661 and 19768 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000541 (F): Change to best-practice configurables; auth.autologinprompt=0.
job000543 (B): p4master_run operates incorrectly as root.

Released: Rev. SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/19661 (2016/06/08)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 19410 and 19661 (F=Feature, B=Bug):

job000538 (F): Add KEEPJNLS to allow keeping more jnls than ckps.
job000539 (F): Rename replica scripts to be consistent with earlier rename of checkpoint scripts.
job000540 (F): Enhance error checkong and logging replica handling scripts.
job000541 (F): Change to best-practice configurables; auth.autologinprompt=0.

Released: SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/19410 (2016/05/17)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 18958 and 19410:

job000510: Work with license check in P4D 2016.1.
job000512: Change p4verify.sh to use -S to verify shelves on a replica instead
job000513: Removed the HOST_IP settings from mkdirs and instance_vars since it
job000514: Dockerify SDP test suite.
job000515: Add replica cleanup script on Windows.
job000516: Get p4verify.sh to check SHAREDDATA on replicas.
job000517: Avoid chmod on a replica if it shares data with the master.
job000518: Use 'p4 admin journal' on master to rotate journal.

Released: SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/18958 (2016/04/08)

Jobs Fixed between changelists 18619 and 18958:

job000484: Proxy status init script can show proxy is up when it is not.
job000489: Moved ckp_running.txt to LOGS dir.
job000490: Fix missing LOGFILE= in replica_cleanup.sh.
job000491: De-emphasized changeType=restricted.
job000492: Update Perl/P4Perl Python/P4Python
job000493: Support multiple broker configs.
job000494: Enhanced p4_vars.template to support non-p4d hosts.
job000495: SDP-ify P4DTG init script.
job000496: Enhanced p4deleteuser.py to check for shelves, double-deletes.

Released: SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/18619 (2016/03/10):

Jobs Fixed between changelists 17297 and 18619 

job000427 on 2015/12/15 by ttyler *closed* 'Enhanced offline_db 'stale data'

Jobs Fixed between changelists 16784 and 17297:

job000436: Support $MAILTO values with'#' char in gen_default_broker_cfg.sh.
job000446: sdp_sync.sh: Fix 'null crontab' bug.
job000447: p4d_base: When stopping p4d, send stderr to /dev/null.
job000448: global_replica_status.sh: Support instance-specifc host config.
job000449: Support email addresses starting with '#'.

Released: SDP/MultiArch/2016.1/16784 (2016/01/12)
job000434: Add documentation for sdp_sync.sh to SDP Guide.
job000436: Support $MAILTO values with'#' char in gen_default_broker_cfg.sh.

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For more information on jobs, change history details, etc, see:
https://swarm.workshop.perforce.com/projects/perforce-software-sdp