Project Development Meeting (IF-4.31 10:00 - 12:00) - Minutes 2013-04-03

Present: Chris, Graham, Craig, Stephen, Alastair, Alison, George, Gordon, Neil, Tim (convener and minutes)

1. Minutes of last meeting

Accepted.

2. Matters arising

Update on actions from last meeting.

• Server hardware interaction phase 2, OpenLDAP 2.4 Upgrade, EUCLID Interoperability, Web Based Student Password Portal, inf-unit 'server' SL6 work, KDC upgrade to 1.9, inSpace, Documentation update - RAT unit
  • Take to CEG for ratification. [Action Tim]
• Take to CSG policy on not archiving and just deleting accounts after grace period. [Action Alastair]
• Schedule meta-discussion on SL6 upgrade. Pending all final reports. [Action Tim]
• Webmark Reform
  • Do a technical talk on the proposed re-design plan. [Action Graham]

New actions from this meeting.

• MPU SL6 Services Upgrade, Rationalisation of roles & entitlements, Documentation update - managed platform unit, Documentation update - HOC
  • Take to CEG for ratification. [Action Tim]
• Windows 7 Upgrade
  • Database uses existing AFS space to share documents with admin staff, add into report. [Action Alison]

3. Approved Projects

See Activity with annotated comments from meeting.

4. Project Status Changes

• MPU SL6 Services Upgrade - Signed off
  • Add original effort budget for SL6 upgrade to final report. [Action Alastair]
• Rationalisation of roles & entitlements - Signed off
  • Add effort taken to final report. [Action Roger]
• Documentation update - managed platform unit - Signed off
• Documentation update - HOC - Signed off
• Replace CVS with SVN on www.inf - to Implementation
  • Ensure this drops or does not use 'ssh' access as this is not needed for Subversion (can use WebDAV ).
  • Use the Subversion component, specifically this can do the ACL management.
  • Hook scripts will need to be well tested first.
• Increasing Energy Savings from DICE Desktops - Chris - to User Acceptance
• LCFG client refactor - code cleanup - Stephen - to Implementation (retrospectively by email)

5. System Blog Articles

• pkgsearch
• Git
• sleep beta testers - Done.

6. AOB

-- TimColles - 29 Apr 2013