NDGF All Hands 2

Session

NT1 staff internal meeting

6 Nov 2018, 09:00

room KBJ302 (HPC2N)

2. dCache preprod monitoring

06/11/2018, 09:00

Do we need more probes for the pre-production dCache setup on mordor?

5. New Ubuntu release readiness and upgrade plan

06/11/2018, 09:20

7. ood/ooc scheduling

06/11/2018, 09:50

Please prep the common calendar the week before. Chrulle will then come up with a suggested schedule ahead of time. If you are not OoD or OoC you have an early break :)

11. Publishing our scripts

06/11/2018, 10:05

Discussion on publishing our ansible scripts etc on github.

6. Kafka for everything?

06/11/2018, 10:45

1. What can we put into kafka in addition to dcache billing.
2. What is our strategy towards logstash if we put everything into kafka:
   a. Ditch it and install es-consumer that feeds data directly to the ES.
   b. A separate instance on dedicated machine that queries kafka on different topics and submits them to the ES.
   c. Other.

1. Clom & Zanak replacement

06/11/2018, 11:15

Service for C&Z will run out on 30 September 2019. It is time to start deciding on and procuring the replacement. Discussion on sizing our production Ganeti and Postgresql cluster.

8. Postgresql topics

06/11/2018, 11:35

OS / FS tuning: overcommit, dirty pages etc.

How are we handling DB backup today. Should we look into alternatives?

15. Lunch venue decision

06/11/2018, 11:55