LBT Q Eng/SW Review SFWG – Software Group Norm Cushing

April 6th, 2009LBTO Q Quarterly Review Progress Software Development Software Development Lucifer commissioning support. ”This is the task that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends. Some people started doing it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue doing it forever just because...” Lucifer commissioning support. ”This is the task that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends. Some people started doing it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue doing it forever just because...” Observing efficiency and reliability improvements to TCS. Completed for now? Observing efficiency and reliability improvements to TCS. Completed for now? Direct Gregorian TCS modifications. Work continues, almost finished. Direct Gregorian TCS modifications. Work continues, almost finished. Direct Gregorian Rotator deployment. Mostly finished but some on-going work. Direct Gregorian Rotator deployment. Mostly finished but some on-going work. Rotator GUIs added to MCSPU and MCS subsystem. Completed. Rotator GUIs added to MCSPU and MCS subsystem. Completed. HBS Upgrade to mcspu and MCS. Mostly completed with some work remaining. HBS Upgrade to mcspu and MCS. Mostly completed with some work remaining. IIF (instrument interface) now provides ICE interface. Completed. IIF (instrument interface) now provides ICE interface. Completed. Environmental Subsystem (weather, telescope temps, Polaris monitor, DIMM, All-sky cam, vibration). Requirements gathering. Environmental Subsystem (weather, telescope temps, Polaris monitor, DIMM, All-sky cam, vibration). Requirements gathering. TCS Configuration Management TCS Configuration Management Branching has been utilized to our advantage. On going. Branching has been utilized to our advantage. On going. Development occurring using CentOS 5. Completed. Development occurring using CentOS 5. Completed. Compiling for CentOS 4 and CentOS 5. Completed. Compiling for CentOS 4 and CentOS 5. Completed.

April 6th, 2009LBTO Q Quarterly Review Progress cont. Software Development Cont. Software Development Cont. Decide on LGS/TCS/AOS architecture. Preliminary design has been decided. Decide on LGS/TCS/AOS architecture. Preliminary design has been decided. High level Dynamic Balance Control. Nearing completion but some work remaining. Has been on hold because for M3 work. High level Dynamic Balance Control. Nearing completion but some work remaining. Has been on hold because for M3 work. Network Network Documentation of network (copper and fiber). Some progress. More work remaining. Documentation of network (copper and fiber). Some progress. More work remaining. Architecture Re-design and Implementation. Will be presented on Management team on April 7 th. Architecture Re-design and Implementation. Will be presented on Management team on April 7 th. System Administration System Administration Deployed 4 TCS servers with CentOS 5. Still need to test with TCS and activate. Deployed 4 TCS servers with CentOS 5. Still need to test with TCS and activate. Other Activities Other Activities Non-sidereal tracking effort estimate provided to STC. Completed. Non-sidereal tracking effort estimate provided to STC. Completed. Nightly TCS status report published to wiki. Statistics needs tuning. Nightly TCS status report published to wiki. Statistics needs tuning.

April 6th, 2009LBTO Q Quarterly Review Open Issues Technical Technical Network delays are continuing to be investigated. Network delays are continuing to be investigated. Network new architecture design needs to be completed. Some progress. Network new architecture design needs to be completed. Some progress. TCS should migrate to Qt 4 before the end of the 2009 monsoon season. TCS should migrate to Qt 4 before the end of the 2009 monsoon season. Migrate LBC to CentOS 5 and IIF ICE interface. INAF is accepting of this idea. Migrate LBC to CentOS 5 and IIF ICE interface. INAF is accepting of this idea. Web server consolidation, development, upgrade, and maintenance of existing tools. Needs a champion. Web server consolidation, development, upgrade, and maintenance of existing tools. Needs a champion. Schedule Schedule Bent Gregorian commissioning is still taxing the group’s future work efforts. Some relief in sight with TCS functionality needed for Lucifer nearing completion and TCS reliability and efficiency improvements. But still some work remaining. Bent Gregorian commissioning is still taxing the group’s future work efforts. Some relief in sight with TCS functionality needed for Lucifer nearing completion and TCS reliability and efficiency improvements. But still some work remaining.

April 6th, 2009LBTO Q Quarterly Review Open Issues cont. Budget Budget Mountain network upgrade will cost $300K to $500K (preliminary) to meet requirements for reliability, and QoS for Linc-Nirvana and Argos. Mountain network upgrade will cost $300K to $500K (preliminary) to meet requirements for reliability, and QoS for Linc-Nirvana and Argos. UPS for mountain 2 nd floor computer room. Need 70K to 105K Watts (preliminary). UPS for mountain 2 nd floor computer room. Need 70K to 105K Watts (preliminary). AC for mountain 2 nd floor computer room. Needs to handle 70K to 105K Watts (preliminary). AC for mountain 2 nd floor computer room. Needs to handle 70K to 105K Watts (preliminary). Resource Resource Network Engineer/Administrator to carry out Network redesign implementation is not staffed. Will be utilizing consultant and IT staff. Network Engineer/Administrator to carry out Network redesign implementation is not staffed. Will be utilizing consultant and IT staff. Web services administration and development is not staffed. Web services administration and development is not staffed. GUI GURU GUI GURU System Administration (Linux) System Administration (Linux) Test/Development Engineer (s) Test/Development Engineer (s)

April 6th, 2009LBTO Q Quarterly Review Planning TCS Configuration Management TCS Configuration Management Easy switching between operational and test builds by operations staff – 2009 Easy switching between operational and test builds by operations staff – 2009 Switch to UTC timestamps and logging on all operational computers – Q Switch to UTC timestamps and logging on all operational computers – Q Software Development Software Development Activate TCS under CentOS 5 – Q Activate TCS under CentOS 5 – Q Provide TCS with a private subnet – Q Provide TCS with a private subnet – Q Prepare GCS for new AzCam control SW and MODS - Q2 & Q Prepare GCS for new AzCam control SW and MODS - Q2 & Q Enhance and finish GCS GUI – Q Enhance and finish GCS GUI – Q Work with INAF to have them migrate LBC CentOS 5 and IC and ICE version of IIF - Q Work with INAF to have them migrate LBC CentOS 5 and IC and ICE version of IIF - Q Newest Pointing Kernel – Q Newest Pointing Kernel – Q Binocular Pointing - Q2 through Q Binocular Pointing - Q2 through Q Environmental Subsystem design review - Q Environmental Subsystem design review - Q Dynamic Balance high level software control – Q Dynamic Balance high level software control – Q Mirror cell control upgrade – Q2 & Q Mirror cell control upgrade – Q2 & Q Vibration Telemetry – Q2 & Q Vibration Telemetry – Q2 & Q3 2009

LBTO Q Quarterly Review Planning Cont. Organization Infrastructure Organization Infrastructure Move to G-mail - Q Move to G-mail - Q Move to Google calendars - Q Move to Google calendars - Q Documentation of network (copper and fiber) – 2009 Documentation of network (copper and fiber) – 2009 Privatizing the TCS subnet – Q Privatizing the TCS subnet – Q Providing private instrument subnets – on-going during 2009 Providing private instrument subnets – on-going during 2009 UPS upgrade (mtn. computer room) – Q UPS upgrade (mtn. computer room) – Q Moving Cisco fiber board, 48-ports to mtn. computer room - Q Moving Cisco fiber board, 48-ports to mtn. computer room - Q Tucson computer room Tucson computer room Electrical upgrade - Q Electrical upgrade - Q Install Hardware Infrastructure enhancements/upgrades Install Hardware Infrastructure enhancements/upgrades Activate TCS on new CentOS 5 servers – Q Activate TCS on new CentOS 5 servers – Q Order 4 new Mtn. workstations (01, 03, 04, 05) with CentOS 5 – Q Order 4 new Mtn. workstations (01, 03, 04, 05) with CentOS 5 – Q April 6th, 2009