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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A Page Devoted to the Systems Staff Responsiblities<br /> <br /> [[[TableOfContents]]]<br /> <br /> = Recurring Tasks =<br /> == Infrastructure ==<br /> <br /> *Updating/Maintaining Server OS/Licensed products/monitoring<br /> <br /> *Operating Systems<br /> *Redhat<br /> *Suse<br /> *Advanced Linux Environment with SGI Propack<br /> *AIX<br /> *Rockscluster.org<br /> <br /> *Systems Services<br /> *DNS<br /> *Updating<br /> *Patching<br /> *New Entries<br /> *DHCP<br /> *Firewalls<br /> *Postfix (mail)<br /> *mailman (lists)<br /> *Apache<br /> *SNORT<br /> *Samhain<br /> *Cacti<br /> *Tivoli<br /> *Ldap User Database<br /> <br /> == Research ==<br /> *Compilers<br /> *Intel<br /> *PGI<br /> *GNU<br /> *Absoft<br /> *Xlc/Xlf<br /> *PathScale<br /> <br /> *Misc Research Software<br /> *MPICH2<br /> *lam-MPI<br /> *Ruby<br /> *Opendx<br /> *Blast<br /> *ESSL<br /> *BLAS<br /> *LAPACK<br /> *Apache-ant<br /> *MrBayes<br /> *PAML<br /> *R<br /> *VNG<br /> *PAPI<br /> *Others (chemistry packages, ktau)<br /> <br /> = Long Term Projects =<br /> <br /> == Infrastructure ==<br /> *Environmental Monitoring/Control<br /> *.nic domain email accounts<br /> *CDS Website/Server File Transfer<br /> *Build out of fiber private ethernet<br /> *Power Backup (UPS for infrastructure)<br /> <br /> == Research ==<br /> *File Server implementation (Netapp)<br /> *Contract Negotiation<br /> *Contract Execution<br /> *Delivery Coordination<br /> *Setup<br /> *Acceptance Testing<br /> *Re-configuration<br /> *File Transfer<br /> *Migration<br /> *Monitoring<br /> *Upgrade optix to SGI ProPack 4<br /> *Re-install neuronic with Rocks 4.1<br /> *Batch Queing system (Torque Maui)<br /> *StarP<br /> *Globus Configuration (coordinated with NIC)<br /> *Where do we begin?<br /> *Visualization Room (display wall)<br /> *Specifications<br /> *Bid Acquisition (3 bids)<br /> *Environmental Impact (power/cooling/mounting)<br /> *Installation<br /> *Hardware Configuration<br /> *Software Configuration<br /> *Ongoing: Teaching users how to use VizRoom<br /> *Hardware purchases for CDS<br /> *HiPerSat and GEMINI Systems Intergration<br /> <br /> = Systems Monitoring =<br /> *Ganglia<br /> *Shows resource allocation and useage<br /> *Snort<br /> *Shows attack vectors from the internet<br /> *Logs attacks<br /> *Cacti<br /> *Shows anomalous network useage<br /> *Requires time to look over logs<br /> *Log Watch<br /> *Shows resource problems<br /> *Samhain<br /> *Checksumming for files<br /> *Following up on Attacks<br /> *Following up on all of these tasks takes a lot of time and is one of the most important fuctions that we perform.<br /> <br /> = User Support =<br /> *Creating New Accounts<br /> *Expiring/Deleting Accounts<br /> *Hand Holding (programming environment)<br /> *Installing new software<br /> *Testing new software<br /> *Supporting kernel development<br /> *Generating new licenses.<br /> *Grad Student Requests<br /> <br /> = Support =<br /> *User hardware troubleshooting<br /> *Server hardware/software troubleshooting<br /> *Logging Support Calls (when necessary)<br /> *Creating and Executing RMA's<br /> *Heavy Lifting<br /> *Storage<br /> *Coordinating ordering of non-technical equipment<br /> *Debugging of software (user and corporate)<br /> *Network Troubleshooting<br /> <br /> = Inventory Tracking =<br /> *Keeping support up to date<br /> *Locating and re-allocating hardware<br /> *Projecting future hardware needs<br /> *Maintain hardware list<br /> <br /> = Purchasing =<br /> *Buying Equipment for Users<br /> *Workstations<br /> *Servers for development<br /> *Servers for infrastructure<br /> *Software (workstation and server)<br /> *Multiple Vendors<br /> *Getting Quotes<br /> *Following up with poor/slow vendors<br /> *RFP Coordination<br /> *Contract Negotiations<br /> *Acceptance Testing<br /> *Maintainence Agreements<br /> *Compilers<br /> *Matlab<br /> *Operating Systems<br /> *Comsol (Femlab)<br /> *Hardware</div>

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