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dCache 6.1 is a Feature Release, focusing on stability and Here are the highlights for this release:
Bulk cache file cleanup on space pressure FIFO/LIFO capability for the flush queue TLS used on pool-to-pool (dCache-internal) copying Better support for distributed setups Experimental internal message serialization format for better HPC support A complete list of all new features and improvements is Download Rel. Date md5 hash Release Notes dCache 6.1.36 (rpm) 19.
dCache 6.0 is a Feature Release, focusing on stability and A complete list of all new features and improvements is
Download Rel. Date md5 hash Release Notes dCache 6.0.46 (rpm) 19.10.2021 23e1320631c1de40b07f5954c02545af 6.0.46 dCache 6.0.46 (tgz) 19.10.2021 86a535ac656d0dcca3a695f8cebd95a2 dCache 6.0.46 (Debian package) 19.10.2021 63969dc80b2920147480acfcdae19c96 dCache 6.0.45 (rpm) 22.9.2021 462e69d6c5a0b63ffaafa169abdb0323 6.0.45 dCache 6.0.45 (tgz) 22.9.2021 f97085dd7f511adc3d9d09dbada5ded2 dCache 6.0.45 (Debian package) 22.9.2021 1ae1a8b826d167c576a438da00d1c695 dCache 6.0.44 (rpm) 10.9.2021 15352727faad5ac4f42b5c9a1cfc9fa1 6.0.44 dCache 6.0.44 (tgz) 10.
dCache 5.2 is a Golden Release, focusing on stability and dCache v5.2 requires OpenJDK 8 or 11.
Download Rel. Date md5 hash Release Notes dCache 5.2.52 (rpm) 19.10.2021 01d6f34e9ac25c1e9c846bb69a65a358 5.2.52 dCache 5.2.52 (tgz) 19.10.2021 bac76407b40df54ebd801939616185f8 dCache 5.2.52 (Debian package) 19.10.2021 b8c54b410de70955b4e59736661ec0c5 dCache 5.2.51 (rpm) 22.9.2021 b040e5c61ba9ea7d4007f8d93299f8d1 5.2.51 dCache 5.2.51 (tgz) 22.9.2021 2b921b278b09eb4d11267f70d7bf2815 dCache 5.2.51 (Debian package) 22.9.2021 3ad0b6e2dd9b7bc19428ccb96af2e772 dCache 5.2.50 (rpm) 10.9.2021 9af6e18d53f090b1f795b208726f7b32 5.2.50 dCache 5.2.50 (tgz) 10.9.2021 1728f7ed97c7f10754c5cf5379ebd81e dCache 5.
dCache 5.1 is a Feature Release with the following new features:
The Resilience Manager has become more robust Improved error and status reporting in many places SciToken support in gPlazma inotify support for open/read/write/close events FTP: anonymous access as well as TLS (FTPS) support 3rd-party copy capabilities for xrootd support for security level and signed hashes in xrootd dynamic pool groups based on pool tags updated external dependencies dCache v5.1 requires a JVM supporting Java 8 or Java 11.
dCache 5.0 is a Feature Release, featuring the following highlights and architectural improvements:
Major documentation revision: The dCache Book is up to date again dCache now supports Java 11 as its platform JVM HTTP 3rd-party-copying has matured to a feature-rich, well tested state Pinboard includes timestamps Frontend SSE events now supports a subset of inotify events dCache v5.0 requires a JVM supporting Java 8 or Java 11. Download Rel. Date md5 hash Release Notes dCache 5.
dCache 4.2 is a Golden Release, featuring the following highlights and architectural improvements:
The web admin pages have been reworked completely. They are now handled by dCache-View. Frontend gained support for Server-Sent Events (SSE) through a pluggable events framework. dCache v4.2 requires a JVM supporting Java 8. Older dCache releases, which are Download Rel. Date md5 hash Release Notes dCache 4.2.51 (Debian package) 14.2.2020 613bd446a4bf812f118305470aada2ec 4.2.51 dCache 4.2.51 (rpm) 14.2.2020 c8f20741abfdafe82841834944ddf887 dCache 4.
dCache 12.1 is a Feature Release introducing following highlights:
Beta support for S3 interface. Incompatibilities Files’ last access time is enabled by default. The systemd services are now started with even more restrictions. Java 21 is now required. Starting with dCache 12.1, the minimum supported Java version is 21. Before upgrading, install a Java 21 (or newer, up to 25) runtime. Download Rel. Date md5 hash Release Notes dCache 12.1.0 (Debian package) 30.
dCache 12.0 is a Feature Release introducing following highlights:
SciTag support Retry stage request on pool up Incompatibilities Removed SRM and SRM server functionality. Removed NIS support Starting with dcache 10.1.0 Java 17 is required for runtime
Download Rel. Date md5 hash Release Notes dCache 12.0.7 (Debian package) 30.10.2026 23d217156bcbb8a149aaef17b82b55bb 12.0.7 dCache 12.0.7 (rpm) 30.10.2026 662236a0e5d6e5c9bd54f72a365dbd92 dCache 12.0.7 (tgz) 30.10.2026 7e7d49d72974773efb33ac706bc4a75f dCache 12.0.6 (Debian package) 23.10.2026 e25bb1d15bd901a35ca0915e6fa21a73 12.0.6 dCache 12.0.6 (rpm) 23.
dCache 12.0 is a Feature Release introducing following highlights:
Zone-aware pool selection (PoC) – dCache now supports directing clients to pools closest to them geographically or topologically, useful in multi-site deployments. OIDC Authorization Code Flow support in dCache View (PoC). Incompatibilities Removed SRM and SRM server functionality. Removed NIS support Removed the gridmap-file gPlazma plugin. Sites must migrate to the multimap plugin. Starting with dcache 10.1.0 Java 17 is required for runtime
dCache 11.2 is a Golden Release introducing following highlights:
NFS read performance improvement Kafka logging for billing Introduce hot file replication mechanism on pools, where the pool itself triggers replication of hot (popular) files Incompatibilities Xrootd PrepareRequest will return Unsupported Starting with dcache 10.1.0 Java 17 is required for runtime
Download Rel. Date md5 hash Release Notes dCache 11.2.11 (Debian package) 30.10.2026 a502076dd1dddef115a1fd0af75ee3f9 11.2.11 dCache 11.2.11 (rpm) 30.10.2026 d94a75881799508cf1351b78d6d661d1 dCache 11.