v7.12.0-rc.4

Changelog

• 8ba28bb0 Add cache to config components in docs
  
• d8d13455 Fix logic for handling deprecated configuration parameters
  
• 85d36fd5 Fix submodule initialization ordering for S3/HTTP plugins in dev/prod containers
  
• 23246693 Update frontend version to 7.12.0-rc.4
  
• 2bd558ff Use alma9 container for building prod pelican-server binaries
  

Pelican v7.12.0 Highlights For Users [Client] Fixed bug where object ls against namespaces that do not support listings caused nil pointer panics in #1710 [Client] Added additional client checks to prevent creation of empty objects with directory uploads in #1707 [All] Added a CLI tool pelican config for displaying and interacting with Pelican configuration in #1693 [Plugin] Allowed the plugin to detect when it is named pelican_plugin in addition to pelican_xfer_plugin in #1733 [Client] Cleaned up display of progress bars for object gets in the client in #1814

For Admins [All] Packaging standardization/improvements in #1666 [Director] Improved Prometheus metrics for tracking the number of currently-advertising servers in #1684 [Director] Fixed OSDF Director startup bug that caused erroneous warnings/errors mentioning the proj label in #1708 [Director] Gave the ability for the Director to persist origin/cache downtime labels between restarts in #1673 [Director] Fixed over-collection of server redirects in the Director's Prometheus database in #1743 [Director] Namespace capabilities are now displayed by the Director in #1737 [Cache] Corrected previously unsafe creation of namespace, meta and data directories in caches in #1709. This change may result in cache data invalidation, and will likely require manual intervention during upgrades. [Director] Gave Directors the ability to collect Prometheus metrics for GeoIP resolution failures in #1772 [Origin] Gave S3 origins the ability to specify sentinel files in #1791 [Director] Servers now advertise their version to the Director in #1753 [Registry/XRootD Servers]

New Contributors

• @alexandertuna made their first contribution in https://github.com/PelicanPlatform/pelican/pull/1730
  
• @mwestphall made their first contribution in https://github.com/PelicanPlatform/pelican/pull/1791
  
• @georgezzeng made their first contribution in https://github.com/PelicanPlatform/pelican/pull/1727
  

Full Changelog: https://github.com/PelicanPlatform/pelican/compare/v7.11.8...v7.12.0-rc.3