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Increasing Energy Savings from DICE Desktops | For some years the DICE desktops in the student labs have used energy-saving sleep software, the LCFG sleep component, which was developed in project 94. More recently the sleep component was also installed on staff and postgrad DICE desktops. We should now follow up on this work by finding out how successful it has been and what might be done to increase the energy savings. The project would start by collecting statistics from machines to see how much of the time they are asleep - in other words trying to understand how much of a contribution that sleep might be making to energy saving. Depending on what the statistics say, some changes to the LCFG sleep component could be made or users could be informed about how to get their machines to sleep. |
David Sterratt | This seems both worthwhile and straightforward to me. It's time we quantified how successful the sleep component has been and took steps to increase its effectiveness where necessary. - Chris Cooke |
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LCFG client code cleanup | Simple code clean-up of the existing LCFG client component. If simple to implement, some pressing deficiencies would be fixed. (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/225) | MPU unit | |||||
Package Repository web front end | Web search front end to package repository (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/214) | MPU unit | |||||
Allow users to choose software for DICE desktop | A web search front end to the package repository (as above), which also allows users to choose software to add to their DICE desktop (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/235) | MPU unit | |||||
Virtualised DICE image trial | Manually produce a virtualised DICE image for students to install on laptops. If there is sufficient takeup, a subsequent project can automate and produce a scalable distribution system (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/239) | MPU unit | |||||
Port LCFG to Fedora 17 | Port LCFG to Fedora 17. Principle motivation is to keep abreast of upcoming technologies, but perhaps make available to users. | MPUunit | |||||
Intrusion Detection System | We don't have any automated mechanism at the moment for spotting compromised machines. We could do with one somewhere (or perhaps one or more at each site) watching the network for the usual traffic signatures. https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/102 | inf-unit | |||||
Scanning for compromised machines | The central University scanning system didn't really ever go anywhere. Do one ourselves. https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/103 | inf-unit | |||||
Perimeter filter logging | Review the (minimal!) logging that's done by our perimeter filters, and consider what our options might be. https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/133 | inf-unit | |||||
Full-service jabber | Our current jabber not-a-service has a few rough edges. Bring it up to scratch. https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/221 | inf-unit | |||||
Review of Forum wireless installation | We have a large deployment of Cisco wireless access points (WAPs) in the Forum, but we have had at least one complaint of unsatisfactory wireless service. For an 'optimal' - or at least an improved - service, it might be that we should move some of our existing WAPs, or else add to (or subtract from!) their number. https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/233 | inf-unit | |||||
Monitoring system enhancements | The School's existing Nagios framework has now been in use for a couple of years. In the light of experience with the system, a number of enhancements are now desirable, https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/230 | inf-unit | |||||
Enhancement of wallet to support X.509 certificates | Our wallet system has the ability to store X.509 certificates, but there is a bit of work required first to specify our preferred format and naming conventions, and to create associated scripts. https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/240 | inf-unit | Cf https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/174 | ||||
Webmark Reform | (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/205) | RAT unit |
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AFS Automation | Develop tools to automate various AFS tasks (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/135) | Services Unit | |||||
TiBS component | Improvements to the existing TiBS component (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/150) | Services Unit | |||||
AFS Benchmarking | Develop tool for AFS performance benchmarking (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/159) | Services Unit | |||||
Bug Tracking Tool | Improved Bug Tracking Tool (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/183) | Services Unit | |||||
apacheconf port | Port websites using apache component to apacheconf (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/184) | Services Unit | |||||
Mail lists to Central Service | Migration of existing Mailing Lists to Central Service (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/193) | Services Unit | |||||
Data Archiving | How best to meet the School's requirements for archiving data (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/194) | Services Unit | |||||
Replace CVS with SVN on www.inf | Upgrade core inf web server to SVN from CVS (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/226) | Services Unit | |||||
Web space to AFS | Move user and group web space from NFS to AFS (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/243) | Services Unit | |||||
Streaming Media Server | Extend media server (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/227) | Services Unit | |||||
ERA/PR Enhancements | Investigate how best to make use of the contents of ERA within the School (https://devproj.inf.ed.ac.uk/project/show/189) | Services Unit |