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> | Installation of SuSE Packages
Date Opened: Feb 14, 2012
Impact: 2 = inconvenience
Contact Person: Robert, Brad
Issue: If a user would like to install a package that is on the list of SuSE supported packages but not included in the default install, could the user send an email to help desk to get the package installed?
Updates:
- Feb 14: Tech staff may have declined installation of some SuSE packages to make it easier to track what is installed on each machine. But, if the user can request their desired packages after each re-install, then we don't need to worry about tracking what's on each machine.
cs/local vs. usr/bin
Date Opened: Feb 14, 2012
Impact: 1 = workaround identified
Contact Person: Tech staff
Issue: Originally, cs/local was used to override what came with the default distribution, but that's not really an issue anymore. Many of the programs in cs/local are old and no longer work. User paths list cs/local before usr/bin, so sometimes users are directed to programs that don't work. What dir should be listed first in users' paths? Can cs/local be cleaned up?
Updates:
- Feb 14: Example: cs/local/readlink does not work but the usr/bin version does.
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| | Linux 12.1 Upgrade
Date Opened: Jan 31, 2012
Impact: 3 = research affected
Contact Person: Imager Tech
Issue: When will the imager upgrade to 12.1 happen? Support ends in Sept.
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- Feb 07: Brad has volunteered his machine for early adoption of 12.1.
- Feb 07: Tech staff is looking into the possibility of using dropbox. Glen will get an update. Note that SuSE 12.1 includes "ownCloud" which might solve the "sharing large files" issue.
- Feb 07: Glen will email Dave regarding the cluster.
- Jan 31: When will the cluster be moved to 12.1?
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- Feb 14: Brad volunteered his machine for early adoption of 12.1. Brad is in contact with Hazita regarding problems with 12.1.
- Feb 14: SuSE 12.1 includes "ownCloud", but it is not a soln to the "sharing large files" issue.
- Feb 07: Tech staff is looking into the possibility of using dropbox. Glen will get an update.
- Jan 31: When will the cluster be moved to 12.1? Cluster (currently 11.4) can support 12.1. Dave is contacting other users.
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- Jan 31: When will the upgrade happen for imager? It should be in June or early July but no later to allow for Siggraph prep.
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- Jan 31: Can submit software requests for 12.1 now. Brad will submit request for clang.
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Issue: What is the best way to share large files with other universities?
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- Feb 07: It is possible to have a symlink to NetApps space (imager). Glen will ask Mike if symlinks would work for other non-home dir space (var/tmp, /scratch).
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- Feb 14: What if the dept got a 3TB FTP server? Files would be automatically deleted in 3 days. Anyone can access files. Files can be encrypted.
- Feb 14: It is not possible to symlink to machine dependent space like /var/tmp and /scratch. We can access this space through scp, but then the user needs a login.
- Feb 07: It is possible to create a symlink in your webpage space to files on NetApps space (imager) or raid space.
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- Feb 07: There is 230MB on FTP server (47MB free today, (help desk uses it for SuSE installs)). Too small to use for transferring files.
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- Jan 31: Is it possible to create a symlink in your webpage space to files on the raid space?
- Jan 31: How much space is on the FTP server?
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| | Contact Person: Hagit, Anika
Issue: If you have processes that read/write a lot that you want to run on the cluster, what's the best way to run these processes?
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- Feb 07: Brad has requested quotes for PiCloud and Matlab Distributed Computing Server (which uses Torque scheduler)
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- Feb 14: PiCloud too expensive.
- Feb 07: Brad has requested quotes for PiCloud and Matlab Distributed Computing Server (which uses Torque scheduler).
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- Feb 07: Glen will ask if help desk will allow use of PiCloud to create cluster with PSM's machines. How will updates and patches work?
- Feb 07: What is the future of the cluster? What OS is it using? Can it support 12.1? Glen will ask Sean or Mike.
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| | Meeting notes
- Check Conference Freeze Dates page monthly and notify tech staff of any new freezes.
- Check imager disk space list monthly for users over 25GB.
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- No replacement yet identified for Windows rep.
- Will need replacement meeting coordinator when Cheryl leaves (~June).
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- James is looking for replacement meeting coordinator when Cheryl leaves (~June) and Windows rep.
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