Network Services Team (NST)

Meeting Minutes 11/8/95

1. Last meeting:  10/25/95    Next meeting: 11/22/95  


2. Status Reports:


   - Network Control Room

        * Ultrix boxes on the switching hub?  (Dave)
        * 2Gb drive for Unix servers.  (Dave)         

           > Dave will do this w/ Erik along w/ the 2Gb drive on
             an upcoming weekend


        * UPS for network segments during power outages (Carm)

           > Carm reports that the UPS's are here for the LanRovers, etc.
             Will need to schedule installation when all power can be
             turned off.  Carm and Justin will schedule the outage/install
             and let Brenda know date/time so our users can be informed.


   - Switching hub   (Carm/Justin)
		
        * Are we seeing any performance/load improvements?

           > Skyline is still crashing alot and it may take 2 days to 
             straighten that out.  Bob and Justin will work out how to
             allocate time for this.
 
        * Have we established a baseline of traffic/errors on our net?

           > Carm will identify where all network/bridged segments are 
             so we can uniquely identify performance levels/error rates.
       

   - Any Network Services projects pending/waiting?

           > Ram Chugh is moving from 6th to 3rd

           > CEASE is moving to Draime

           > President's house needs ethernet service; need fiber to
             thin transceiver.  Justin will complete Network Service
             Request Form and Carm will cost out the job.


   - Shiva LANRover status.  (Justin)

         * Accounts updated?

           > Bob will generage the list and draft a message to be sent
             to those students identified as no longer actively enrolled.

         * New LanRover status

           > Ordered, but has not arrived yet.  Still getting crashes
             on the "older" 2, especially the oldest LanRover.

  
         *  28.8 modems for LanRovers?

           > Bob suggested getting pricing for rack modems; Carm will
             get pricing on the 28.8 modems he found (Black Box).


   - Network bridge "programming" Done? (Carm)

           > Not yet, according to Carm.  There are 5 bridges
             that must be updated (3 in Raymond; 2 in Stowell).  Carm
             will ask Claude Adair about the functionality that this
             programming update will give us.


   - Wiring the "dorms" project.  (Bob)

         * COPS loan application status 

           > applied for, but no word yet; Mike Lewis is seeking 
             other funding possibilities.

         > Bob will be calling a meeting of the wiring group to look at
           alternative strategies to wiring everything at once.


   - NYSERNet Gateway Pilot project status (Justin)

         > Justin will check into this more at the Fall COA meeting.



3. New items:

         * wiring the President's house for data  

           > see notes above under projects pending)

         
         * Backup equipment:

           > Carm described items we need for backup equipment:
         
             FL card for ONLine HUB - $1200 (using borrowed one from 3Com)
             Fiber to 10BaseT transceiver - $250
             Bluelight phone - $539
             
         * DEC 90L Hubs (problems with them hanging):

           > Carm pointed out that our DEC 90L Hubs are hanging up routinely
             He suggest that we update them to 90L+ ($2-300 each).  He will
             determine how many need updating and how much the update is.


         * CHAT:

           > Bob said he is getting frequent requests for a CHAT service.
             We lost our most popular service when we dropped our CREN
             (BITNET) membership.  Justin recommended we use a separate
             CHAT client rather than use WebCHAT.  Bob will work with 
             Dave and Justin to determine how we can provide this service.
 

4. Planning


   - Voice services plan.     (Bob/Brenda)

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