Network Services Team (NST)

Meeting Minutes 12/20/95

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Last meeting:  12/6/95    Next meeting: 
   

1. 
Status Reports:

   - Any Network Services projects pending/waiting?

         * wiring the President's house for data

              > NO change in status yet; still not ready for install.


         * Duplicating move to Merritt 131

              > This move will take place in January '96


         * Sen. Sears  - moving to ISD offices

              > Carm thinks that the wall between the ISD/C&GE may have
              > lots of network cabling in them.


   - Shiva LANRover status

         * How have the dial-in servers been doing?

              > Still getting occassional freezes.  Garnet will place a
              > clipboard near the servers so that we can record resets
              > whenever we do them in order to ascertain whether things
              > are improving, degrading, or remaining the same.


   - Wiring the "dorms" project.  (Bob)

         * Loan application status

         * State contract


   - NYSERNet Gateway Pilot project cutover on 12/13/95

         > The library reported performance problems just after the cut-
         > over, but have not responded to our calls about this.  That may
         > have been a fluke.  No other problems noted.

         > Justin believes that this cutover means we can now offer
         > "downstream" access to the Internet to schools, etc.  He will
         > need to confirm this w/ Ted Phelps.


   - Kellas Hall Server (SE/30) (Justin) Being moved?


   - Switching hub   (Carm/Justin)
		
        * Skyline status (see 11/8 minutes)

             > No progress on this.  Bob will assume the lead on this.
 
        * Have we established a baseline of traffic/errors on our net?
       
             > Carm has been collecting data on our Chipcom hubs


   - Network Control Room

        * Tables
    
             > no rush right now.

        * 2Gb drive for Unix servers.  (Dave)

             > No progress on this yet.


   - Network bridge "programming" Done? (Carm)

             > No progress on this yet.
          

2. New items:

    - Holiday vacations (check on coverage/projects/priorities)

         * Erik working over the holidays?  (Why isn't he requesting pay?)

             > Dave has repeatedly reminded Erik to submit a pay request.
     
         * CHAT

             > Not a priority item, but it is a service that we will need
             > to support in the not-too-distant future.

    
    - After-hours/weekends/holiday-coverage/responsiveness for the 
      following network services:

          * Dial-in (Shiva)
          * Web server (www.potsdam.edu)
          * Web server (www2.potsdam.edu)
          * Web server (www3.potsdam.edu)
          * Email server (mail.potsdam.edu)
          * Bootp server
          * News server
          * Wellfleet router
          * Telephone switch
          * Voice-Mail server (student)
          * Voice-Mail server (admin)

             > We reviewed our backup plan and felt we were okay for the
             > upcoming holidays.


    - Around the table:

       > Joe Sarnoff has requested us to put WAIH (the local campus radio 
       > station) as the background for our InfoChannel.  Carm will look 
       > into providing a direct audio feed to our InfoChannel from the 
       > radio station.



3. Planning/Development

   - Voice services plan.     (Bob/Brenda)

   - To be investigated/developed over 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.