Network Services Team (NST)

Meeting Minutes 7/19/95

• Meeting Goals for today
• What's Important to accomplish by next week?
• Status Reports
• Planning

Present:  Garnet Barrigar, Brenda Bennett, David Brouwer, Carmen Casolara, 
           Bob Jewett, Justin Sipher


Be sure to log changes/adds/moves on the network - call x4000!!

1. Next meeting:  Weds, 8/9/95 @ 9am


2. Meeting Goals for today:

   - Reviewed NST priorities:

       to be completed before start of school year (8/28)
       to be completed in September
      We reviewed the priorities for this team as outlined above and
						noted the following:

      * Financial Aid is expanding its office in Raymond (3rd floor) and
        which will require moving and installing network faceplates.  A
        work order was received from Jerry, but no account number was
        indicated for covering the costs.  Brenda did not forward this
        request to Carm because it was incomplete.  After considerable
        discussion, Brenda suggested that she send an email to keep other
        team members informed of upcoming work that she is aware of
        but which we do not have a completed service request form for.
        Carm will do the same.  This way everyone will be aware
        of pending work.

      * Carm wants to update the fiber bridges on the data network.


   - Reviewed minutes/assignments made last week (6/19)
     
       * Reviewed survey of student ownership of technology in 
        residence halls.  Several suggestions were made and a copy of the
         survey can be found in the link above.(Bob)


       * AppleTalk routing (recommendations from NJ workshop) 
          (Carm, Justin)  
             (tabled again until the 8/9 meeting)

       *  Reviewed Unix meeting (DNS, IMPAP email services and general Unix 
          support.)   (Meeting w/Dave, Justin and Bob)


       * SUNYNet outage on Sunday 7/16/95 from 8:00 AM until noon.
         We reviewed the following information and approved it:

           Our network ALERT email list
         
           SUNYNet weekend/evening/holiday priority calling list.

         There were no reported problems or complaints as a result of the
         SUNYNet outage on 7/16.


   - Other items:

      * NO other new items raised in the meeting.

       
3.  What's Important to accomplish by next week?

   - Accomplish the tasks to be completed before school starts (8/28)



4.  Status Reports:

   - Network Control Room (Wellfleet, servers, etc.)
 
     Carm said the room can be cleaned out in a couple of hours.  The
     lines for the Wellfleet are being moved to Kellas.  The new Wellfleet
     has been installed in Kellas and Justin is scheduling the date for
     its connection to SUNYNet.

     Discussed switching hubs which Justin is investigating.  No decisions
     or recommendations yet.  We must address Chipcom equipment that 
     we use fiber with that requires a FB fiber interface (everyone else
     uses an FL fiber interface).


   - Establishing a new seed router  (Justin)

     (tabled until we get recommendations from Carm/Justin on 8/9)

   - Shiva LANRover problems/update.  (Justin)

     At the time of this meeting we had not experienced any LanRover
     problems.  Unfortunately we are now experiencing serious outages.
     Justin is working with Shiva engineers on this.  Shiva found no
     problems with the LanRover unit we returned.

     There is nothing in our x4000 logs to explain why we are suddenly
     experiencing a rash of problems.


   - 2Gb drive for News server.  (Dave) 

     The drive is being returned for a $1000 credit.  Dave would like to
     purchase 2 consoles (VT terminals) for the Unix machines w/ the credit.

   - Flagg Classroom update.  (Dave)

     Room renovation should now be completed.


   - x4000 Data Entry Form  (Bob)

     Bob and Justin developed an entry form for Brenda to use when
     recording log entries made to x4000.  

   - Wiring the "dorms" project.  (Bob)

     No developments on this project at this time.  This will wait until
     after school starts.  Bob will be calling Res Life to set up a 
     committee to include Res Life in design and planning efforts.


5.  Planning

   - Important goals for 95-96:
       *  IMAP email server before 9/1/95 
       *  Moving VMS email users to our Unix mail server.
       *  28.8 modems for LanRovers.

   - Voice services plan.     (Bob/Brenda)

   - Our roles for network problems< and how/when
     to alert campus of problems with network services:

       * backup role for Justin's role and David's role.
       * Brenda's role as information clearinghouse and her backup.