From: <ibains_at_email.protected>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:47:07 +1100 (EST)

Hi all

Further to this, below is an inventory of the disk sets we have here:

500s

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ATNF V016A (500s) - free 
ATNF V002A (500s) - free 
ATNF V001B (500s) - free 
ATNF V007A (500s) - free 
ATNF V006A (500s) - free 
SWIN V010A (500s) - free 
ATNF V009A (500s) - free 
ATNF V012B (500s) - free 
UTAS V002A (500s) - free 
ATNF V008B (500s) - free 
SWIN V020A (500s) - This contains Aug Tid data - keep & transfer to 
Curtin!
SWIN V002B (500s) - empty case; disk whereabouts unknown for some time
SWIN V001A (500s) - V278A; to be kept longer at PI's request
ATNF V001A (500s) - V278A; to be kept longer at PI's request
ATNF V013A (500s) - V278A; to be kept longer at PI's request
the 3 below are all Swin-owned but all contain someone's data I believe?
LUNAR A1-7 (500s) 
LC 8-14    (500s) 
LC 1-7     (500s) 
< 500s
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the below are all Swin-owned 
SWIN V015A (???s) - free 
SWIN V012A (400s) - free 
SWIN V012B (400s) - free 
SWIN V014B (180s) - free 
BOB 2-7    (180s) - 1 disk missing
O 1-7      (180s) - free 
PAT 1-7    (180s) - free 
P 1-7      (180s) - free 
W 8-14     (180s) - free 
P 8-14     (180s) - free 
SWIN V017B (180s) - listed as `do not erase - GMRT data' on wiki disk 
summary table
loaded in chassis:
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The below are all 500s and contain currently-correlating V209c & V234C 
(and also remaining V278A to be kept a bit longer at PI's request)
ATNF V009B - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
ATNF V005B - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
ATNF V011A - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
ATNF V012A - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
SWIN V007B - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
SWIN V003B - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
UTAS V001A - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
ATNF V008A - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
ATNF V010A - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
SWIN V021A - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
SWIN V005A - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
SWIN V021B - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
ATNF V011B - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
SWIN V006A - need to be kept for 1 month post-correlation
Notes: There has been some delay in completing V209c & V234c due to a 
combination of chassis problems, followed by ITS updating a filesystem 
required by the DIFX GUI and then some fiddly compensation required by the 
correlator operator (ie me!) due to the non-standard set-ups used by the 
observers. These should be completed soon and if the PI's check their data 
promptly and are satisfied, this will return these to the pool. The PI for 
V278A requested I keep their data longer than the month allowance as they 
haven't checked it yet.
Cheers, Indra
On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Matthew Bailes wrote:
> 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
> 

Received on 2008-10-29 12:47:35