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Subject: Re: VLBI telecon: Message from Mathew Bailes

From: <Chris.Phillips_at_email.protected>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:34:19 +1100

>

Bounced message from Matthew

>Subject: Re: VLBI telecon
>Cc: "Steven Tingay" <s.tingay_at_ivec.<!--nospam-->org>,
>"VLBI observers" <vlbiobs_at_atnf.<!--nospam-->csiro.au>,
>"Hayley Bignall" <h.bignall_at_curtin.<!--nospam-->edu.au>,
>"Cormac Reynolds" <C.Reynolds_at_curtin.<!--nospam-->edu.au>,
>"maria rioja" <mj.rioja_at_oan.<!--nospam-->es>,
>"Claire Hotan" <C.Hotan_at_curtin.<!--nospam-->edu.au>,
>"Jarrod Hurley" <jhurley_at_swin.<!--nospam-->edu.au>
>
>Dear all,
>
>In the short term, some of the Swinburne disks in the VLBI pool are
>required to
>populate two of the XRAID chassis vacated by the correlator for some
>urgent
>work here before Nov 15 so we can reliably stream data for P630. We
>need
>4 x 500GB sets in place by then. I hadn't appreciated that the use
>of the
>disks in the chassis was still required at the level that would stop
>them being
>populated in Nov.
>
>I also have some new staff who are wanting to simulate the Universe
>"millenium
>run style" and require lots of disk space in the future. At present
>the server
>room has 33% of our disk space dedicated to VLBI and the only way we
>can
>meet our future needs is to use this space. This either means
>repopulating the
>chassis or buying new RAID systems. The latter would be a major pain.
>
>Can I join your telecon at ~3.15pm to discuss how this is all going
>to work?
>I would like the agenda to focus on:
>
>1. A long-term plan for the ownership of the Swin disks and chassis
>now that
>we have no staff with VLBI interests left. - Our preferred option is
>to repopulate
>the chassis with at least 500 GB drives and sell off the remaining
>Swin disks.
>
>2. Some short term flexibility to ensure science is not compromised
>and the ATNF
>not embarrassed by a lack of disk space, but an attempt to ensure
>P630 and
>our major simulations can proceed too.
>
>Thanks - Matthew

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Chris Phillips
CSIRO ATNF eVLBI project scientist
Office: (+61) (0)2 93724608 Mobile: (+61) (0)439487601
Received on 2008-10-29 11:34:45