To Dos & Old Business:

Numbers in parenthesis match the numbers on the To-Do Table
we reviewed at this meeting. 
 

(1) Plans for unix cluster
    TAS:  Add Poe?  Create new accounts by cluster or by school?  How
          to share files?
          Start immediately - do new users go on cluster?
    TMS:  Move Poe and Hobbes users to home dir before cluster.
    TAS:  Only 25 GB of 80 GB that is user accessible.
          George is contacting heavy POP users on Poe to get them to stop. 
    ECI:  Start WATT planning Thursday.
          Additional funds in 98-99 for more RS6000's and Sun's to
          replace Curry edschool, Poe, and Hobbes.
          One undergrad - the "pop email" message - her reply to root
          was "stop sending this message.  I don't need it."  Had to call her. 

(2) Archive (hardware and software)
    TAS:  Did mtg recap for new focus on maggie users.  Waiting on Dave to
          some degree.  Migration to start within weeks.
    TMS:  Big filesystems being setup.  Lots of discussion at mtg on
          how to get off.  About 141 users; 16 not at UVA.  Group will
          meet biweekly through end of June when Dave leaves.
    ECI:  Could /net/public3 also be /public3 and
          /archive/public be also be /public to make it easier?
TODO> TFT to send email on this. 
    
(3) "Research News"
    - Dialin added from TMS's email.

(4) Software Installations and Updates (including GIS/ESRI and GCG)
    TAS:  Dawn, Lea, and Shirley Payne held mtg on ESRI.  See if she'd 
          coordinate statewide purchase license.
    RLW:  GCG - Will map out migration timetable on Thursday.  No
          complaints from people migrated from Faraday to Avery.  So GCG
          cost will decrease dramatically - only need two nodes.  Will
          get pro-rata five node license cost rebate. 

(5) NPACI (National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure)
    and SUR Grant
    - Web page notice sent out.
    - Got accounts on San Diego computers.
    - Legion limping along
    - Documenting in HTML now instead of postscript.
    TAS:  Have lots of bottom up docs.
    TMS:  SUR - All done.  Ready to start next round.  All equipment
          installed and running, even biochemical engineering stuff.     

(6) SP
    -Haven't had chance to get to discussion about making control node
     sp2.login the only interactive node and drop other nodes to do
     compiles.
    TAS:  Can we put wrapper message on nodes we're dropping?  Check
          with Bill.
    TMS:  Do targeted email to the f1n3 users.
    TAS:  Need to pick a date.
TODO> TMS: IBM wants a write-up on our SP users. CPR will send them
           something.
TODO> TMS: Put both numbers and notable projects on SP.  Will put this
           on SP web page.  Will include Legion in the list.    
    TMS:  This is to help IBM justify more equipment.
    TAS:  Can we include non-SP SUR grant projects like ADSM?
    TMS:  Yes, when they are functioning.
    CPR:  Doesn't know who SUR folks are.  TAS will do SUR folks.

(7) ITS Research Advisory Committee
    TAS:  Consensus is that there is nothing to meet about.
    ECI:  Could we send Research strategic project/plan to email?
TODO> TMS:  Yes, can do.

(8) GRA Training 
    No discussion

(9) Departmental Outreach
    

(10) Y2K Issues
     TFT:  Reviewed mtg with Jeff and discussed Y2K handout.
           Phase II
           - Decentralized systems
           - Special focus on researchers (Sponaugle)
           - Special focus on non-traditional computing devices
             (Belew)
           - Theme of awareness and distributed accountability
           Beginning May 1st will have special raining session for
           researchers.  Y2K progress report -- progress will get
           rated green, yellow, or red on each report.  
           
(11) Process Simplification
     TAS:  Reviewed topic.

(12) Non-IBM Research Computing Engines (both SUN and SGI)
     No discussion