Pending Projects |
Project |
Why |
Devproj entry |
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Merge fstab and lvm components |
internal - lvm use increasing |
407 |
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Consider alternative configuration management technologies |
internal - postpone until a distro with inbuilt config technology appears |
|
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LCFG documentation technology |
internal and other Ed schools |
55 |
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LCFG component test framework |
primarily internal (after client refactor) |
105 |
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Latest Fedora port to inf layer |
Keep up-to-date with technology updates (eg systemd) + possibly end-user |
143 |
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Add a "beginners guide" to the LCFG website |
external to School |
141 |
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Allow users to config software for desktops |
users |
236 |
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Remote hardware management for desktops |
internal |
156 |
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PkgForge enhancements (incl package signing) |
internal |
245 |
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Updaterpms validate signed packages |
security |
237 |
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Rewrite LCFG file component |
internal |
238 |
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Improve KVM guest migration using centralised storage (eg ceph) |
internal |
275 |
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Evaluate move of LCFG configuration from svn to git |
internal + other schools |
289 |
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Investigate options for replacing Nagios |
Nagios is becoming ever more closed-source - we need a replacement |
315 |
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LCFG monitoring translator |
Once we have completed #315 we will need to able to translate LCFG profiles into the necessary monitoring configuration |
316 |
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Log Cabin enhancements |
alternate web views, ability to hide unimportant entries, ability to flag trusted hosts, user notifications by email/sms |
317 |
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Minimal LCFG support for Python |
add ability to query LCFG resources from python scripts |
318 |
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Try other sleep states |
|
326 |
|
Sleeping servers |
Extend sleeping to servers |
327 |
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KVM service enhancements |
mainly related to making migration easier |
XXXXXX |
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Allow users to choose software for desktops |
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Completed projects |
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Release management for configurations |
|
10 |
02/07 - 06/07 |
Inf FC6 platform |
|
62 |
08/06 - 03/07 |
64-bit DICE |
|
5 |
11/06 - 10/07 |
Improved LCFG web site |
|
7 |
09/06 - 11/07 |
Enhancing the Solaris LCFG platform |
|
9 |
07/07 - 10/07 |
LCFG SL5 port |
|
74 |
11/07 - 04/08 |
Investigate power management options for DICE desktops/servers |
|
34 |
01/08 - 12/08 |
LCFG buildtools rewrite |
|
54 |
10/08 - 04/09 |
DICE under emulators |
|
50 Final Report |
11/08 - 03/09 |
Simple server virtualisation |
possible financial savings (power, capital, space) |
61 Final report |
04/08 - 11/09 |
Power Management for DICE Desktops |
|
94 Final report |
01/07 - 10/09 |
Improved package submission system |
|
13 Final report |
06/09 - 01/09 |
TiBS component |
on behalf of Services unit |
122 Final report |
05/09 - 02/09 |
AFS component |
on behalf of Services unit |
2 |
02/10 - 04/10 |
Fedora 12 @ inf level LCFG port |
end user |
132 history milestones final report |
01/10 - 04/10 |
Improve server/hardware interaction - firmware upgrades, RAID firmware upgrades, RAID controller monitoring, OMSA, etc. |
internal (reliability) |
134 history milestones final report |
01/10 - 09/10 |
LCFG Linux install redevelopment |
internal, causing increasing problems |
68 history milestones final report |
05/10 - 10/10 |
Fedora 13 LCFG port |
end user |
160 Final report |
10/10 - 12/10 |
Replacement for VMware Server (evaluation) |
internal (urgent as VMware server moribund) |
154 Home Proposal |
08/10 - 04/11 |
Software Build Farm |
internal (manageability) |
115 history milestones final report |
04/11 - 07/11 |
LCFG port to SL6 |
external |
131 history milestones final report |
2011 |
Install scripts for self-managed machines |
|
161 history milestones final report |
2011 |
Wake On LAN |
|
213 history milestones final report |
2011 |
AFS automation |
Services Unit |
135 history milestones final report |
09/09 - 04/12 |
LCFG Server Refactoring |
Internal |
78 history milestones final report |
2011/2012 |
Simple KVM based virtualisation service |
Internal |
202 history milestones final report |
2012 |
Improve server/hardware interaction (phase 2) |
Internal |
171 final report |
? |
Upgrade MPU servers to SL6 |
Internal |
203, finalreport |
2013 |
Increasing Energy Savings from DICE Desktops |
implement |
234 |
2012/2013 |
System Security Enhancements |
internal |
224 final report |
2012/2013 |
User accessible reports of where they have logged in from (ideally including logins via weblogin) |
end-users, security |
254 final report |
2013 |
LCFG client code cleanup |
child of 139 |
225 final report |
2013/2014 |
Virtualised DICE image - trial |
students |
239 final report, blog capture |
2013-2018 |
Remove obsolete deps for LCFG client |
LCFG |
274 final report |
2014/2015 |
LCFG systemd component |
LCFG |
297 final report, blog capture |
2014/2015 |
LCFG SL7 port (inf level) |
LCFG |
296, final report, blog capture |
2015/2016 |
LCFG SL7 server base port |
LCFG |
356 final report blog capture |
2015/2016 |
LCFG apacheconf improvement |
LCFG |
371 final report blog capture |
2015-2017 |
SL7 server upgrade project - Managed Platform Unit |
|
357 final report |
2017 |
Return to AT - MPU |
|
427 final report |
2018 |
UEFI Support in LCFG |
LCFG |
410 final report |
2018 |
Update LCFG platform to SL7.5 |
LCFG |
458 final report |
2015-2018 |
DTI building design |
|
334 final report |
2019 |
UEFI support in LCFG |
|
410 final report |
2019 |
Upgrade to SL7.6 |
|
471 final report |
2019 |
Review Security of LCFG Profile Access |
|
402 final report |
2020 |
Investigate alternative DICE desktop platform |
|
474 final report |
2020 |
Redevelop school equipment inventory |
|
269 final report |
2020 |
Upgrade to SL7.8 |
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554 final report |