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---+ #360 - User Support Unit SL7 Project 

   * dice-invtools - Done (in dice_sl7_env_common.rpms)
   * server upgrades - see table below
   * podium machines - Done
   * webkiosk machines - Done

|*colour*             | *meaning*                    |
|<b class="g">hostname</b> | Already done|
|<b class="b">hostname</b> | Never being done |
|<b class="r">hostname</b> | No date set for upgrade|
|<b class="a">hostname</b> | Date set for upgrade|


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---++Servers to Scientific Linux 7 2016

%EDITTABLE{ class="wikitable sortable" | header="|  *Machine*  | *Group* | *Service* | *Who Scheduled* | *Scheduled Date* | *Date Completed* | *Who Upgraded* | *Comment* | *Local Data (Gb)* | *Is it backed up?* | *Location* |" format="| text, 20 | text, 30 | select, 1, Nobody, Alison, Carol, Jennifer, Lindsey, Richard, Ross | date, 16 | date, 16| select, 1, Nobody, Alison, Carol, Jennifer, Lindsey, Richard, Ross | text, 30 | text, 10 | select, 1, unknown/irrelevant, yes, no | select,1, AT,Forum,KB}%
| *Machine* | *Group* | *Service* | *Who Scheduled* | *Scheduled Date* | *Date Completed* | *Who Upgraded* | *Comment* | *Local Data (Gb)* | *Is it backed up?* | *Location* |
| <strike>aristo</strike> | CSTR server | Compute server | | | | | retired 5/9 | 168 | | |
| <b class="g">ashbury | student.compute | Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">bakersfield | | kvm- computing.help test  staging server | | | | |is now discuss.inf | | | |
| <strike>cameleopard</strike> | | student login server | | | | | to be retired | 6.3 | | |
| <strike>cannabich</strike> | touchscreen | Touchscreen | | | | | retired | | | |
| <b class="g">castor | rmirror server | Rmirror server | | | | | | 1.8T on sda | | |
| <b class="g">catzilla | | Compute server | | | | | | 328Gb data to be moved. Could go on 2nd disk ? | | |
| <strike>charlotte </strike> | | Ex-Student sl6 Compute server | | | | | retired | 6.3MB | | |
| <b class="g">closeburn | | level 3 touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <strike>colonsay</strike> | | Compute server | | | | | retiral agreed with steedman, see email 13/6 | 498 | | |
| <b class="g">cup01 | | Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">cup03 | | Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">cup04 | | Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">dalfaber | | Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">darkstar | | Compute server | | | | | | 668GB to be moved | | |
| <strike>drem</strike> | touchscreen | Touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">dumpling | | level 2 touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <strike>enceladus</strike> | ANC machine learning group | Compute server | | | | | Schedule retirement - emailed Amos 20/7 | data copied 337 | | |
| <b class="r">forteviotvb2 |  | kvm - drupal server | | | | |no longer required | | | |
| <b class="g">forteviotvb3 | 2nd test drupal form | kvm- drupal server | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">haight | staff compute server | Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <strike>hp1 </strike>| | Compute server | | | | | to return to diydice | | | |
| <strike>hp2 </strike>| | Compute server | | | | | to return to diydice | | | |
| <strike>hp3 </strike>| | Compute server | | | | | to return to diydice | | | |
| <b class="g">hubel | ANC compute server rmirror server | rmirror/Compute server | | | | | | 3.2T on sda | | |
| <b class="g">humbie | | level 1 touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">hyde | | rmirror/Compute server | | | | | | 2.6T on sda | | |
| <strike>inxs</strike> | touchscreen | Touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">jekyll | | rmirror/Compute server | | | | | | 2.8T on sda | | |
| <b class="g">joule | | Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <strike>jupiter1 </strike>| Jim Bednar DTC server | Compute server | | | | | negotiate retiral, emailed csutton 24/6, completed | 1.1T | | |
|<strike>jupiter2</strike> | Jim Bednar DTC server | Compute server | | | | | negotiate retiral, emailed csutton 24/6, completed | 1.4T | | |
| <strike>jupiter3 </strike>| Jim Bednar DTC server | Compute server | | | | | negotiate retiral, emailed csutton 24/6, completed | 1.1T | | |
| <strike>lindor</strike> | CSTR server | Compute server | | | | | retired 5/9 | 144 | | |
| <b class="g">lochmaben | | level 5 touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <strike>mercury</strike> | ANC compute server | Compute server | | | | | Schedule retirement to be retired 09/09/16 | 4.5 | | |
| <strike>mondonville</strike> | touchscreen | Touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">nelo | | level 4 touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <strike>nimrodkvm</strike> | Replacement ANC web server | kvm -web server | | | | |will move remaining website to groups.inf. Emailed Carl Rasmussen on 19th May. Completed. | | | |
| <strike>oduya</strike> | touchscreen | Touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">patty | rmirror server | rmirror/Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">pollux | rmirror server | rmirror/Compute server | | | | | | 1.8T on sda | | |
| <strike>ratte</strike> | CSTR Server | Compute server | | | | | Schedule retirement | | | |
| <strike>rockefeller</strike> | staff login server | Login Server | | | | | Retired| | | |
| <b class="g">salmon | ANC compute server | Compute server | | 08/12/16 | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">sanquar | | Ground floor touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <strike> scargill </strike> | TXM server | Server | | | | | Schedule retirement - message sent 26/07 | 149 | | |
| <b class="g">selma | rmirror server | rmirror/Compute server | | | | | | | | |
| <strike>stakhanov</strike> | TXM server | Server | | | | | Schedule retirement | | | |
| <strike>titan</strike> | ANC compute server | Compute server | | | | | Schedule retirement, emailed Amos 13/7 to be retired 09/09/16 | 8.5 | | |
| <strike>torridon </strike> | staff.compute64.inf.ed.ac.uk - 64bit large memory 16Gb machine | Compute server | | | | | Schedule retirement | 0 | | |
| <b class="g">trout | ANC compute server | Compute server | | 08/12/16 | | | | | | |
| <strike>venus</strike> | ANC compute server | Compute server | | | | | retired 22/03/17 | 143 | | |
| <b class="g">vetinari | Sharon Goldwater | Server | | | | | | | | |
| <strike>vivaldi</strike> | touchscreen | Touchscreen | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">vulcan | student.login | Login Server | | | | | | | | |
| <b class="g">wiesel | ANC compute server rmirror server | rmirror/Compute server | | | | | | 2.8T on sda | | |
| <strike> zondar</strike> | CSTR server | Compute server | | | | | retired 5/9 | 151 | | |

---++Touchscreens

All touchscreen machines were replaced with slightly newer models. Thanks to Ian for his help in upgrading these machines.

---++Institute Machines

We were able to negotiate the retiral of a number of machines - see the table above. 

Although upgrading our Institute machines was not necessarily technically challenging, preparing for the upgrade is what took the time and effort in most cases. The challenges included:

   * Negotiating retirals!
   * Encountering data on machines 'owned' by staff who have left Informatics
   * We had to find temporary alternative space for user data (with disk sizes generally increasing, this will be a continuing problem)
   * Negotiating suitable time slots for upgrades

The three ANC jupiter machines were re-purposed and taken off our list.

---++Observations

   * We still have a number of machines that are only used by a few users (and infrequently at that)
   * Despite best efforts at keeping inventory information up to date, we don't always have the correct details for the owner of the machines. 
   * We are not given sufficient notice (if any) when people leave. This needs to be addressed.

---++Discussion Forum

We have now removed EASE authentication. This was only required for the IJP course. There is only 1 course using the site now (inf2b) so we should consider whether to re-advertise the site or retire it and recommend that users use an alternative. Piazza seems to be used by a number of our courses.

---++ Effort

   * CO effort: - 17 days
   * CSO effort: - 30 days 


-- Main.AlisonDownie - 06 Apr 2016
Topic revision: r64 - 01 Jun 2020 - 08:55:22 - AlisonDownie
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