This Week

• Alastair
  • Inventory project
    • continue working through TartarusWorkFlow
    • Document clientreport (eg how to add modules)
    • Document order sync code
    • Document hpreport processing script
    • Continue work on RESTful API - InvProjectRESTapi
    • Document REST API
    • Write more of the ii commands and document as writing.
    • Start work on final report!
    • Continue with REST API testing framework
    • Consider what else needs done other than docs and tidying and backups
    • Blog something....take dev meeting talks
    • and give details on how Tartarus tables are accessed to Ian D for inclusion in his privileged access discussion paper
    • Look at postgresql replication
  • Deploy encrypted /tmp and swap conversion script
    • Need to warn users that Gnome3 may pop up a window about /tmp being full (when script is run)
    • Now down to 3 user desktops
  • Schedule MPU meeting to discuss systemd ordering
  • Check sysmans (et al) have 'nograce'.
  • Take a look at RT #78875
  • Look at /etc/hosts - dns issue (IPV6?)
    • work out what we need to fix current problem
  • Circulate info on RH7.3 systemd changes we may wish to consider
  • RT actions (as agreed)
  • Implement change to kvmtool to allow KVMs to be marked as disabled
  • Look at Stephen's 'Thoughts on shell components'
  • Look at MPUActivitiesList
  • Start looking at https and computing.help (remove assumption that https means want cosign login)
    • wait on Neil's efforts with EdWeb
  • Chase Alison about LCFG check monitoring ( start doing again )
  • Investigate systemd reboot bug on gaivota and add some more debugging (store tree diff somewhere)
  • Try latest vdice.ova (sensa) and steno and record problems in detail
  • If in Forum server room, review MPU rack usage
  • Review 'ssh on a mac'
  • Start upgrading MPU servers to 7.4
    • upgrade computing.help servers (all bar 'lagun' done)
    • upgrade bandama (tartarus)
    • upgrade salamanca after CCPAG on the 10th January - remember to update firmware
  • Get costings for increasing storage space for Forum KVM servers (and get assertive in new year about tidying up old VMs)
    • azul - has 2 spare slots (need to check is 2.5"). 2.5" 15K 0.9TB = 406 + VAT (Would need 15K as only 2 drives in a set)
    • gaivota/girassol - have 6 spare slots each (2.5"). 2.5" 10K 1.2TB = 274+VAT, 1.8TB = 388+VAT (Would need 4 drives if want 10K)
  • Add tartarus info to SwitchToSelfManaged

• Chris
  • Inventory project
    • Continue work on clientreport modules for replacing firmwarereport
  • Look at MPUActivitiesList
  • Look at RT
  • Continue work on SL7 coordination final project report (currently pending other units completing)
  • Ship latest Virtual DICE (once Alastair double checked at home on Windoze)
  • If in Forum server room, review MPU rack usage
  • Start upgrading MPU servers to 7.4
    • deneb, hare and wildcat
  • Make latest libvirt available and test for memory leaks (wrt console servers) Ian will test it for memory leaks after the 17 January stable release
  • Some KVM housekeeping re old VMs (migrated?) - migrated VM storage now all deleted. girassol still has some storage for superseded or deleted VMs. They may have been preserved deliberately - we can clear this up in 2018.
  • Start project #403 - Consider User Security Training Materials
  • Produce 7.4 version of DIYDICE

• Stephen
  • LCFG client refactor stage 2
    • Continue work on final report- MPU274FinalReport
  • RT actions (as agreed)
  • submit polkit bug to redhat - with Alastair (still exists under 7.3)
  • Produce some text for systemd mount bug (to submit to RH)
  • Take issue of disable per user journald logs on certain servers to OPS
  • Schedule jubilee downtime to move to SOL
  • Consider PD work for after LCFG client ...
    • looking at Ceph
  • Look at MPUActivitiesList
  • On metropolitan, find fast baud rate we can drive the real physical consoles. (This so we can decide whether to use physical consoles for KVM servers).
  • Look at where we're using ALL in access.conf
  • If in Forum server room, review MPU rack usage
  • Agree with RAT how software package requests are handled - waiting on Graham documenting
  • Start off NX replacement project (#389)
  • Upgrading MPU servers to 7.4
    • NX servers and ssh servers

-- AlastairScobie - 20 Dec 2017