Agenda for the ITC-Research Computing
Standing Committee Meeting
November 29, 2004 at 10:30 AM in ITC-2015 Ivy Road, Room 102

Members: Alice, Bill, Dawn, Ed, Hamp, Kathy G., Katherine H., Jim, Mark S.., Martha, Robin, Sue Ellen, Steve, Terry, Tim S., Joe S., Tom S.
Chair: Tim T.
Recorder: Alice Howard

I. Corrections to minutes from last meeting on September 27, 2004?

II. Old Business:

• Cluster projects:
  • Teal Cluster:
  • Is frontend "teal-login" machine setup and interactive login blocked on all but "teal-login".
  • Install MPT on SGIs for parallel programming use.
  • Existing SUN netras in orange cluster.
    • Is front-end setup and all interactive login blocked on orange1-6?
    • PBSPro now submitting jobs to orange nodes correctly?
  • Have SUN netras and racking equipment been ordered for bigger, new orange cluster?
  • Aspen & Birch cluster upgrade to 2.6 kernel. Timeline dependent on ROCKS upgrade.
• /longtmp (1) additional disk space-available in November? (2) script to automate checking usage and reminding users.
• Schedule for adding additional disk space to /common on jeeves for pending software installs (e.g,. SAS, Maple).
• Update on SEAS SUR grant clusters. Both operational now?
• Proposal for Linux cluster support as 'for-fee' service.
  • Need guidelines for how to handle support for researchers who don't purchase cluster support but expect assistance and guidance from ITC for their cluster.
• Condo Cluster proposal - see http://www.itc.virginia.edu/research/itc-clusters/cluster-purchase.html Order submission deadline is December 17, 2004. Assuming no shipping delays, have in production for users by March 30, 2005.

III. New Business:

• Three terabyte disk storage arrays for Aspen and Birch cluster. Ordered? Arrived? Timeline?
• Linux license server, "linux.license.virginia.edu", for FlexLM license managers. Several packages no longer supporting 32-bit AIX and therefore dropping FlexLM license managers on AIX.
• Computer Sciences "grid clustering" proposal/interest. Headed by Andrew Grimshaw.
  

V. Adjourn by Noon and next meeting

• Next Scheduled Meeting: Monday, December 20th, 10:30 AM in ITC-2015 Ivy Road, Room #102
  
  Suggestions, additions, corrections to: Tim Tolson or Alice Howard
  

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