[repack] Implemented repack add --no-recall feature

ReleaseNotes.md

+# v3.1-3
+
+## Summary
+
+### Features
+
+- The --no-recall flag can be passed to cta-admin repack add command:
+  - The repack request will NOT trigger any retrieve mount.  Only the files that are in the repack buffer will be considered for archival.
+
+### Modification
+
+### Bug fixes
+
 # v3.1-2
 
 ## Summary
 
-### Moficiation
+### Modification
 
 - Added database upgrade/changelog script oracle/3.0to3.1.sql
 

cmdline/CtaAdminCmdParse.hpp

@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ const std::map<std::string, OptionBoolean::Key> boolOptions = {
    { "--justretrieve",          OptionBoolean::JUSTRETRIEVE },
    { "--log",                   OptionBoolean::SHOW_LOG_ENTRIES },
    { "--lookupnamespace",       OptionBoolean::LOOKUP_NAMESPACE },
-   { "--summary",               OptionBoolean::SUMMARY }
+   { "--summary",               OptionBoolean::SUMMARY },
+   { "--no-recall", OptionBoolean::NO_RECALL}
 };
 
 
@@ -378,7 +379,8 @@ const std::map<AdminCmd::Cmd, CmdHelp> cmdHelp = {
 			   "     By default, CTA will migrate AND add new (or missing) copies (as defined by the storage class) of the files located on the tape to repack.\n"
                            "   * The --mountpolicy option allows to give a specific mount policy that will be applied to the repack subrequests (retrieve and archive requests).\n"
 			   "     By default, a hardcoded mount policy is applied (every request priorities and minimum request ages = 1).\n"
-			   "   * If the --disabledtape flag is set, the tape to repack will be mounted for retrieval even if it is disabled."
+			   "   * If the --disabledtape flag is set, the tape to repack will be mounted for retrieval even if it is disabled.\n"
+         "   * If the --no-recall flag is set, no retrieve mount will be triggered and only the files that are located in the buffer will be considered for archival."
 					"\n\n" 
 					 }},
    { AdminCmd::CMD_REQUESTERMOUNTRULE,   { "requestermountrule",   "rmr", { "add", "ch", "rm", "ls" } }},
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ const Option opt_refresh_interval     { Option::OPT_UINT,  "--refreshinterval",
 const Option opt_targeted_free_space  { Option::OPT_UINT,  "--targetedfreespace",    "-f", " <targeted_free_space>" };
 const Option opt_sleep_time           { Option::OPT_UINT,  "--sleeptime",            "-s", " <sleep time in s>" };
 const Option opt_reason               { Option::OPT_STR,   "--reason",               "-r", " <reason_status_change>" };
+const Option opt_no_recall            { Option::OPT_FLAG, "--no-recall", "-nr", "" };
 
 /*!
  * Map valid options to commands
@@ -575,7 +578,7 @@ const std::map<cmd_key_t, cmd_val_t> cmdOptions = {
    {{ AdminCmd::CMD_MOUNTPOLICY,          AdminCmd::SUBCMD_LS    }, { }},
    /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    {{ AdminCmd::CMD_REPACK,               AdminCmd::SUBCMD_ADD   },
-      { opt_vid.optional(), opt_vidfile.optional(), opt_bufferurl.optional(), opt_justmove.optional(), opt_justaddcopies.optional(), opt_mountpolicy, opt_disabled_tape.optional() }},
+      { opt_vid.optional(), opt_vidfile.optional(), opt_bufferurl.optional(), opt_justmove.optional(), opt_justaddcopies.optional(), opt_mountpolicy, opt_disabled_tape.optional(), opt_no_recall.optional() }},
    {{ AdminCmd::CMD_REPACK,               AdminCmd::SUBCMD_RM    }, { opt_vid }},
    {{ AdminCmd::CMD_REPACK,               AdminCmd::SUBCMD_LS    }, { opt_vid.optional() }},
    {{ AdminCmd::CMD_REPACK,               AdminCmd::SUBCMD_ERR   }, { opt_vid }},

common/dataStructures/RepackInfo.hpp

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct RepackInfo {
   uint64_t archivedFiles;
   bool isExpandFinished;
   bool forceDisabledTape;
+  bool noRecall;
   RepackDestinationInfo::List destinationInfos;
 //  std::string tag;
 //  uint64_t totalFiles;

common/utils/utils.cpp

@@ -975,5 +975,14 @@ void appendParameterXRootFileURL(std::string &fileURL, const std::string &parame
   }
 }
 
+std::string removePrefix(const std::string& input, char prefixChar){
+  size_t position = input.find_first_not_of(prefixChar);
+  if(position == std::string::npos){
+    return input;
+  } else {
+    return input.substr(position,input.size());
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace cta

common/utils/utils.hpp

@@ -462,6 +462,15 @@ namespace utils {
     return ret;
   }
   
+   /**
+   * Allows to remove the first c chars from the beginning of a string
+   * Example : removePrefix(aaaaaabcdef,'a') -> bcdef
+   * @param input the string from which we will remove the chars c from it
+   * @param prefixChar the character that we want to remove from the beginning
+   * @return a new string with the prefix.
+   */
+  std::string removePrefix(const std::string & input, char prefixChar);
+  
 } // namespace utils
 
 } // namespace cta

continuousintegration/orchestration/tests/repack_systemtest.sh

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ reportDirectory : the directory to generate the report of the repack test (defau
 -m : Launch a repack just move workflow
 -d : Force a repack on a disabled tape (adds --disabled to the repack add command)
 -p : enable backpressure test
+-u : recall only option flag
 EOF
 exit 1
 }
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ then
 fi;
 
 DISABLED_TAPE_FLAG=""
-while getopts "v:e:b:t:r:n:amdp" o; do
+while getopts "v:e:b:t:r:n:amdpu" o; do
   case "${o}" in
     v)
       VID_TO_REPACK=${OPTARG}
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ while getopts "v:e:b:t:r:n:amdp" o; do
     n)
       MOUNT_POLICY_NAME=${OPTARG}
       ;;
+    u)
+      NO_RECALL=1
+      ;;
     *)
       usage
       ;;
@@ -139,7 +143,12 @@ fi
 
 echo "Launching repack request for VID ${VID_TO_REPACK}, bufferURL = ${FULL_REPACK_BUFFER_URL}"
 
-admin_cta repack add --mountpolicy ${MOUNT_POLICY_NAME} --vid ${VID_TO_REPACK} ${REPACK_OPTION} --bufferurl ${FULL_REPACK_BUFFER_URL} ${DISABLED_TAPE_FLAG}
+NO_RECALL_FLAG=""
+if [ ! -z $NO_RECALL ]; then
+  NO_RECALL_FLAG="-nr"
+fi
+
+admin_cta repack add --mountpolicy ${MOUNT_POLICY_NAME} --vid ${VID_TO_REPACK} ${REPACK_OPTION} --bufferurl ${FULL_REPACK_BUFFER_URL} ${DISABLED_TAPE_FLAG} ${NO_RECALL_FLAG}
 
 if [ ! -z $BACKPRESSURE_TEST ]; then
   echo "Backpressure test: waiting to see a report of sleeping retrieve queue."

continuousintegration/orchestration/tests/repack_systemtest_wrapper.sh

@@ -467,6 +467,107 @@ repackTapeRepair() {
   echo "*******************************************************"
 }
 
+repackTapeRepairNoRecall() {
+  echo
+  echo "*******************************************************"
+  echo "STEP $1. Testing Repack \"Tape Repair\" NO RECALL workflow with the --no-recall"
+  echo "*******************************************************"  
+
+  VID_TO_REPACK=$(getFirstVidContainingFiles)
+  if [ "$VID_TO_REPACK" == "null" ] 
+  then
+    echo "No vid found to repack"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  
+  echo "Getting files to inject into the repack buffer directory"
+  
+  tfls=`kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec ctacli -- cta-admin --json tapefile ls --vid ${VID_TO_REPACK}`
+  nbFilesOnTape=`echo $tfls | jq length`
+  nbFileToInject=10
+  
+  if [[ $nbFileToInject != 0 ]]
+  then
+    echo "Will inject $nbFileToInject files into the repack buffer directory"
+    bufferDirectory=${REPACK_BUFFER_URL}/${VID_TO_REPACK}
+    echo "Creating buffer directory in \"$bufferDirectory\""
+    kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec ctaeos -- eos mkdir $bufferDirectory
+    kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec ctaeos -- eos chmod 1777 $bufferDirectory
+
+    echo "Retrieving files from the tape"
+    allPid=()
+    pathOfFilesToInject=()
+    diskIds=()
+    filesIndices=()
+    # Prepare array of indices to pick from the tfls output
+    for i in $(seq 0 $(( nbFileToInject - 1 )) )
+    do
+      filesIndices[$i]=$(( i + 1 )) 
+    done
+
+    for i in $(seq 0 $(( nbFileToInject - 1 )) )
+    do
+      diskId=`echo $tfls | jq -r ". [${filesIndices[$i]}] | .df.diskId"` || break
+      diskIds[$i]=$diskId
+      pathFileToInject=`kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec ctaeos -- eos fileinfo fid:$diskId --path | cut -d":" -f2 | tr -d " "`
+      pathOfFilesToInject[$i]=$pathFileToInject
+    done
+    
+    kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec client -- bash /root/client_prepare_file.sh `for file in ${pathOfFilesToInject[@]}; do echo -n "-f $file "; done`
+
+    echo "Copying the retrieved files into the repack buffer $bufferDirectory"
+    
+    for i in $(seq 0 $(( nbFileToInject - 1)) )
+    do
+      fseqFile=`echo $tfls | jq -r ". [] | select(.df.diskId == \"${diskIds[$i]}\") | .tf.fSeq"` || break
+      kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec ctaeos -- eos cp ${pathOfFilesToInject[$i]} $bufferDirectory/`printf "%9d\n" $fseqFile | tr ' ' 0`
+    done
+   
+    echo "Launching a repack request on the vid ${VID_TO_REPACK}"
+    kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec client -- bash /root/repack_systemtest.sh -v ${VID_TO_REPACK} -b ${REPACK_BUFFER_URL} -m -r ${BASE_REPORT_DIRECTORY}/Step$1-RepackTapeRepairNoRecall -n ctasystest -u ||      exit 1
+
+    repackLsResult=`kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec ctacli -- cta-admin --json repack ls --vid ${VID_TO_REPACK} | jq -r ". [0]"`
+    userProvidedFiles=`echo $repackLsResult | jq -r ".userProvidedFiles"`
+    archivedFiles=`echo $repackLsResult | jq -r ".archivedFiles"`
+    retrievedFiles=`echo $repackLsResult | jq -r ".retrievedFiles"`
+    totalFilesToRetrieve=`echo $repackLsResult | jq -r ".totalFilesToRetrieve"`
+    totalFilesToArchive=`echo $repackLsResult | jq -r ".totalFilesToArchive"`
+
+    if [[ $totalFilesToRetrieve != $(( $totalFilesToArchive - $userProvidedFiles )) ]]
+    then
+      echo "totalFilesToRetrieve ($totalFilesToRetrieve) != totalFilesToArchive ($totalFilesToArchive) - userProvidedFiles ($userProvidedFiles), test FAILED"
+      exit 1
+    else
+      echo "totalFilesToRetrieve ($totalFilesToRetrieve) == totalFilesToArchive ($totalFilesToArchive) - userProvidedFiles ($userProvidedFiles), OK"
+    fi  
+
+    if [[ $retrievedFiles != $totalFilesToRetrieve ]]
+    then
+      echo "retrievedFiles ($retrievedFiles) != totalFilesToRetrieve ($totalFilesToRetrieve) test FAILED"
+      exit 1
+    else
+      echo "retrievedFiles ($retrievedFiles) == totalFilesToRetrieve ($totalFilesToRetrieve), OK"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $archivedFiles != $totalFilesToArchive ]]
+    then
+      echo "archivedFiles ($archivedFiles) != totalFilesToArchive ($totalFilesToArchive), test FAILED"
+      exit 1
+    else
+       echo "archivedFiles ($archivedFiles) == totalFilesToArchive ($totalFilesToArchive), OK"
+    fi
+
+  else 
+    echo "No file to inject, test not OK"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  echo
+  echo "*******************************************************"
+  echo "STEP $1. Testing Repack \"Tape Repair\" workflow NO RECALL TEST OK"
+  echo "*******************************************************"
+}
+
 #Execution of each tests
 roundTripRepack 1
 repackDisableTape 2
@@ -475,4 +576,5 @@ repackJustMove 3
 repackTapeRepair 4
 repackJustAddCopies 5
 repackCancellation 6
-# repackMoveAndAddCopies 7
\ No newline at end of file
+# repackMoveAndAddCopies 7
+repackTapeRepairNoRecall 7
\ No newline at end of file

disk/DiskFile.hpp

@@ -208,37 +208,37 @@ namespace cta {
       };
       
       
-      class Directory {
-      public:
-	/**
-	 * Creates a directory
-	 * @throws an exception if the directory could not have been created
-	 */
-	virtual void mkdir() = 0;
-	/**
-	 * Check if the directory exist
-	 * @return true if the directory exists, false otherwise
-	 */
-	virtual bool exist() = 0;
-	/**
-	 * Return all the names of the files present in the directory
-	 * @return 
-	 */
-	virtual std::set<std::string> getFilesName() = 0;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Remove the directory located at this->m_URL 
-	 */
-	virtual void rmdir() = 0;
-	
-	virtual ~Directory() throw() {}
-      protected:
-	/**
-         * Storage for the URL
-         */
-	std::string m_URL;
-      };
-      
-    } //end of namespace disk  
+  class Directory {
+  public:
+    /**
+     * Creates a directory
+     * @throws an exception if the directory could not have been created
+     */
+    virtual void mkdir() = 0;
+    /**
+     * Check if the directory exist
+     * @return true if the directory exists, false otherwise
+     */
+    virtual bool exist() = 0;
+    /**
+     * Return all the names of the files present in the directory
+     * @return 
+     */
+    virtual std::set<std::string> getFilesName() = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the directory located at this->m_URL 
+     */
+    virtual void rmdir() = 0;
+
+    virtual ~Directory() throw() {}
+  protected:
+    /**
+    * Storage for the URL
+    */
+    std::string m_URL;
+  };
+
+} //end of namespace disk  
 } //end of namespace cta
 

objectstore/RepackRequest.cpp

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void RepackRequest::initialize() {
   m_payload.set_is_expand_finished(false);
   m_payload.set_is_expand_started(false);
   m_payload.set_force_disabled_tape(false);
+  m_payload.set_no_recall(false);
   m_payload.set_is_complete(false);
   // This object is good to go (to storage)
   m_payloadInterpreted = true;
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ common::dataStructures::RepackInfo RepackRequest::getInfo() {
   ret.userProvidedFiles = m_payload.userprovidedfiles();
   ret.isExpandFinished = m_payload.is_expand_finished();
   ret.forceDisabledTape = m_payload.force_disabled_tape();
+  ret.noRecall = m_payload.no_recall();
   for(auto & rdi: m_payload.destination_infos()){
     RepackInfo::RepackDestinationInfo rdiToInsert;
     rdiToInsert.vid = rdi.vid();
@@ -272,6 +274,17 @@ bool RepackRequest::getForceDisabledTape() {
   checkPayloadReadable();
   return m_payload.force_disabled_tape();
 }
+
+void RepackRequest::setNoRecall(const bool noRecall) {
+  checkPayloadWritable();
+  m_payload.set_no_recall(noRecall);
+}
+
+bool RepackRequest::getNoRecall(){
+  checkPayloadReadable();
+  return m_payload.no_recall();
+}
+
 void RepackRequest::setStatus(){
   checkPayloadWritable();
   checkPayloadReadable();
@@ -730,6 +743,7 @@ RepackRequest::AsyncOwnerAndStatusUpdater* RepackRequest::asyncUpdateOwnerAndSta
       retRef.m_repackInfo.vid = payload.vid();
       retRef.m_repackInfo.repackBufferBaseURL = payload.buffer_url();
       retRef.m_repackInfo.forceDisabledTape = payload.force_disabled_tape();
+      retRef.m_repackInfo.noRecall = payload.no_recall();
       if (payload.move_mode()) {
         if (payload.add_copies_mode()) {
           retRef.m_repackInfo.type = RepackInfo::Type::MoveAndAddCopies;

objectstore/RepackRequest.hpp

@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ public:
   void setForceDisabledTape(const bool disabledTape);
   bool getForceDisabledTape();
   
+  /**
+   * Set the flag noRecall to only inject files that are in the buffer. This will prevent
+   * to retrieve the files from the repacked tape.
+   * @param noRecall if true, the repack expansion will only look at what is on the buffer
+   * if false, the expansion will create Retrieve subrequests for files that are not in the buffer
+   */
+  void setNoRecall(const bool noRecall);
+  bool getNoRecall();
+  
   /**
    * Automatically set the new status of the Repack Request
    * regarding multiple parameters

objectstore/cta.proto

@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ message RepackRequest {
   required MountPolicy mount_policy = 11563;
   required bool force_disabled_tape = 11564;
   required bool is_complete = 11565;
+  required bool no_recall = 11566;
   repeated RepackSubRequestPointer subrequests = 11570;
   repeated RepackDestinationInfo destination_infos = 11571;
 }

scheduler/OStoreDB/OStoreDB.cpp

@@ -1576,8 +1576,12 @@ OStoreDB::RetrieveQueueItor_t* OStoreDB::getRetrieveJobItorPtr(const std::string
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // OStoreDB::queueRepack()
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void OStoreDB::queueRepack(const std::string& vid, const std::string& bufferURL,
-    common::dataStructures::RepackInfo::Type repackType, const common::dataStructures::MountPolicy& mountPolicy, const bool forceDisabledTape,log::LogContext & lc) {
+void OStoreDB::queueRepack(const SchedulerDatabase::QueueRepackRequest & repackRequest,log::LogContext & lc) {
+  std::string vid = repackRequest.m_vid;
+  common::dataStructures::RepackInfo::Type repackType = repackRequest.m_repackType;
+  std::string bufferURL = repackRequest.m_repackBufferURL;
+  common::dataStructures::MountPolicy mountPolicy = repackRequest.m_mountPolicy;
+  bool forceDisabledTape = repackRequest.m_forceDisabledTape;
   // Prepare the repack request object in memory.
   assertAgentAddressSet();
   cta::utils::Timer t;
@@ -1590,6 +1594,7 @@ void OStoreDB::queueRepack(const std::string& vid, const std::string& bufferURL,
   rr->setBufferURL(bufferURL);
   rr->setMountPolicy(mountPolicy);
   rr->setForceDisabledTape(forceDisabledTape);
+  rr->setNoRecall(repackRequest.m_noRecall);
   // Try to reference the object in the index (will fail if there is already a request with this VID.
   try {
     Helpers::registerRepackRequestToIndex(vid, rr->getAddressIfSet(), *m_agentReference, m_objectStore, lc);
@@ -1813,6 +1818,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<SchedulerDatabase::RepackRequest> OStoreDB::getNextRepackJobToEx
     ret->repackInfo.status = repackInfo.status;
     ret->repackInfo.repackBufferBaseURL = repackInfo.repackBufferBaseURL;
     ret->repackInfo.forceDisabledTape = repackInfo.forceDisabledTape;
+    ret->repackInfo.noRecall = repackInfo.noRecall;
     return std::move(ret);
   }
 }

scheduler/OStoreDB/OStoreDB.hpp

@@ -384,8 +384,7 @@ public:
   JobsFailedSummary getRetrieveJobsFailedSummary(log::LogContext &logContext) override;
   
   /* === Repack requests handling =========================================== */
-  void queueRepack(const std::string& vid, const std::string& bufferURL, 
-    common::dataStructures::RepackInfo::Type repackType, const common::dataStructures::MountPolicy &mountPolicy, const bool forceDisabledTape, log::LogContext &logContext) override;
+  void queueRepack(const SchedulerDatabase::QueueRepackRequest & repackRequest, log::LogContext &logContext) override;
   
   std::list<common::dataStructures::RepackInfo> getRepackInfo() override;
   common::dataStructures::RepackInfo getRepackInfo(const std::string& vid) override;

scheduler/OStoreDB/OStoreDBFactory.hpp

@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ public:
     m_OStoreDB.cancelRetrieve(instanceName, rqst, lc);
   }
 
-  void queueRepack(const std::string& vid, const std::string& bufferURL, common::dataStructures::RepackInfo::Type repackType, const common::dataStructures::MountPolicy &mountPolicy, const bool forceDisabledTape, log::LogContext& lc) override {
-    m_OStoreDB.queueRepack(vid, bufferURL, repackType, mountPolicy, forceDisabledTape, lc);
+  void queueRepack(const SchedulerDatabase::QueueRepackRequest & repackRequest, log::LogContext& lc) override {
+    m_OStoreDB.queueRepack(repackRequest, lc);
   }
   
   std::list<common::dataStructures::RepackInfo> getRepackInfo() override {

scheduler/Scheduler.cpp

@@ -321,21 +321,24 @@ void Scheduler::checkTapeFullBeforeRepack(std::string vid){
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // repack
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void Scheduler::queueRepack(const common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const std::string &vid, 
-    const std::string & bufferURL, const common::dataStructures::RepackInfo::Type repackType, const common::dataStructures::MountPolicy &mountPolicy, const bool forceDisabledTape, log::LogContext & lc) {
+void Scheduler::queueRepack(const common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const SchedulerDatabase::QueueRepackRequest & repackRequest, log::LogContext & lc) {
   // Check request sanity
+  std::string vid = repackRequest.m_vid;
+  std::string repackBufferURL = repackRequest.m_repackBufferURL;
   if (vid.empty()) throw exception::UserError("Empty VID name.");
-  if (bufferURL.empty()) throw exception::UserError("Empty buffer URL.");
+  if (repackBufferURL.empty()) throw exception::UserError("Empty buffer URL.");
   utils::Timer t;
   checkTapeFullBeforeRepack(vid);
-  m_db.queueRepack(vid, bufferURL, repackType, mountPolicy, forceDisabledTape, lc);
+  m_db.queueRepack(repackRequest, lc);
   log::TimingList tl;
   tl.insertAndReset("schedulerDbTime", t);
   log::ScopedParamContainer params(lc);
   params.add("tapeVid", vid)
-        .add("repackType", toString(repackType))
-        .add("disabledTape", forceDisabledTape)
-        .add("bufferURL", bufferURL);
+        .add("repackType", toString(repackRequest.m_repackType))
+        .add("forceDisabledTape", repackRequest.m_forceDisabledTape)
+        .add("mountPolicy", repackRequest.m_mountPolicy.name)
+        .add("noRecall", repackRequest.m_noRecall)
+        .add("bufferURL", repackRequest.m_repackBufferURL);
   tl.addToLog(params);
   lc.log(log::INFO, "In Scheduler::queueRepack(): success.");
 }
@@ -473,6 +476,11 @@ void Scheduler::expandRepackRequest(std::unique_ptr<RepackRequest>& repackReques
         lc.log(log::WARNING,"In Scheduler::expandRepackRequest(), received XRootdException while listing files in the buffer");
       }
     } else {
+      if(repackInfo.noRecall){
+        //The buffer directory should be created if the --no-recall flag has been passed
+        //So we throw an exception 
+        throw ExpandRepackRequestException("In Scheduler::expandRepackRequest(): the flag --use-buffer-do-not-recall is set but no buffer directory has been created.");
+      }
       dir->mkdir();
     }
   }
@@ -486,15 +494,37 @@ void Scheduler::expandRepackRequest(std::unique_ptr<RepackRequest>& repackReques
   repackRequest->m_dbReq->setExpandStartedAndChangeStatus();
   uint64_t nbRetrieveSubrequestsQueued = 0;
   
-  while(archiveFilesForCatalogue.hasMore() && !expansionTimeReached) {
+  std::list<cta::common::dataStructures::ArchiveFile> archiveFilesFromCatalogue;
+  
+  while(archiveFilesForCatalogue.hasMore()){
+    archiveFilesFromCatalogue.push_back(archiveFilesForCatalogue.next());
+  }
+  
+  if(repackInfo.noRecall){
+    archiveFilesFromCatalogue.remove_if([&repackInfo, &filesInDirectory](const common::dataStructures::ArchiveFile & archiveFile){
+      //We remove all the elements that are not in the repack buffer so that we don't recall them
+      return std::find_if(filesInDirectory.begin(), filesInDirectory.end(),[&archiveFile, &repackInfo](const std::string & fseq){
+        //If we find a tape file that has the current fseq and belongs to the VID to repack, then we DON'T remove it from
+        //the archiveFilesFromCatalogue list
+        return std::find_if(archiveFile.tapeFiles.begin(), archiveFile.tapeFiles.end(),[&repackInfo, &fseq](const common::dataStructures::TapeFile & tapeFile){
+          //Can we find, in the archiveFilesFromCatalogue list an archiveFile that contains a tapefile that belongs to the VID to repack and that has the 
+          //fseq of the current file read from the filesInDirectory list ?
+          return tapeFile.vid == repackInfo.vid && tapeFile.fSeq == cta::utils::toUint64(cta::utils::removePrefix(fseq,'0'));
+        }) != archiveFile.tapeFiles.end();
+      }) == filesInDirectory.end();
+    });
+  }
+  
+  while(!archiveFilesFromCatalogue.empty() && !expansionTimeReached) {
     size_t filesCount = 0;
     uint64_t maxAddedFSeq = 0;
     std::list<SchedulerDatabase::RepackRequest::Subrequest> retrieveSubrequests;
-    while(filesCount < c_defaultMaxNbFilesForRepack && !expansionTimeReached && archiveFilesForCatalogue.hasMore()){
+    while(filesCount < c_defaultMaxNbFilesForRepack && !expansionTimeReached && !archiveFilesFromCatalogue.empty()){
       filesCount++;
       fSeq++;
       retrieveSubrequests.push_back(cta::SchedulerDatabase::RepackRequest::Subrequest());
-      auto archiveFile = archiveFilesForCatalogue.next();
+      auto archiveFile = archiveFilesFromCatalogue.front();
+      archiveFilesFromCatalogue.pop_front();
       auto & retrieveSubRequest  = retrieveSubrequests.back();
       
       retrieveSubRequest.archiveFile = archiveFile;
@@ -642,7 +672,7 @@ void Scheduler::expandRepackRequest(std::unique_ptr<RepackRequest>& repackReques
     }
     timingList.insertAndReset("addSubrequestsAndUpdateStatsTime",t);
     {
-      if(!expansionTimeReached && archiveFilesForCatalogue.hasMore()){
+      if(!expansionTimeReached && !archiveFilesFromCatalogue.empty()){
         log::ScopedParamContainer params(lc);
         params.add("tapeVid",repackInfo.vid);
         timingList.addToLog(params);
@@ -653,7 +683,7 @@ void Scheduler::expandRepackRequest(std::unique_ptr<RepackRequest>& repackReques
   log::ScopedParamContainer params(lc);
   params.add("tapeVid",repackInfo.vid);
   timingList.addToLog(params);
-  if(archiveFilesForCatalogue.hasMore()){
+  if(!archiveFilesFromCatalogue.empty()){
     repackRequest->m_dbReq->requeueInToExpandQueue(lc);
     lc.log(log::INFO,"Repack Request requeued in ToExpand queue.");
   } else {

scheduler/Scheduler.hpp

@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ public:
   void queueLabel(const cta::common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const std::string &vid,
     const bool force);
 
-  void queueRepack(const common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const std::string &vid, 
-    const std::string & bufferURL, const common::dataStructures::RepackInfo::Type repackType, const common::dataStructures::MountPolicy &mountPolicy,const bool disabledTape, log::LogContext & lc);
+  void queueRepack(const common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const SchedulerDatabase::QueueRepackRequest & repackRequest, log::LogContext & lc);
   void cancelRepack(const cta::common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const std::string &vid, log::LogContext & lc);
   std::list<cta::common::dataStructures::RepackInfo> getRepacks();
   cta::common::dataStructures::RepackInfo getRepack(const std::string &vid);

scheduler/SchedulerDatabase.hpp

@@ -143,6 +143,28 @@ public:
   virtual std::list<cta::common::dataStructures::ArchiveJob> getArchiveJobs(
     const std::string &tapePoolName) const = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * Class holding necessary repack request elements for queueing
+   * @param vid
+   * @param repackBufferURL
+   * @param repackType
+   * @param mountPolicy
+   * @param forceDisabledTape
+   * @param noRecall
+   */
+  class QueueRepackRequest {
+  public:
+    QueueRepackRequest(const std::string & vid, const std::string repackBufferURL, const common::dataStructures::RepackInfo::Type repackType, const common::dataStructures::MountPolicy & mountPolicy, const bool forceDisabledTape, const bool noRecall):
+    m_vid(vid), m_repackBufferURL(repackBufferURL), m_repackType(repackType), m_mountPolicy(mountPolicy), m_forceDisabledTape(forceDisabledTape),m_noRecall(noRecall){}
+    
+    std::string m_vid;
+    std::string m_repackBufferURL;
+    common::dataStructures::RepackInfo::Type m_repackType;
+    common::dataStructures::MountPolicy m_mountPolicy;
+    bool m_forceDisabledTape;
+    bool m_noRecall;
+  };
+  
   /*============ Archive management: tape server side =======================*/
   /**
    * The class used by the scheduler database to track the archive mounts
@@ -416,8 +438,7 @@ public: