1. WNAG Advisory Report Presented to UCIST June 23, 2006 Presented by Stephen Nickerson Stephen Nickerson

2. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities Annual Rotation of Chair and Secretary Annual Rotation of Chair and Secretary New ChairNew Chair Bernie Rutter (Environmental Studies) Bernie Rutter (Environmental Studies) New SecretaryNew Secretary Daniel Delattre (Engineering) Daniel Delattre (Engineering)

3. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities Ecfile1 outage report Ecfile1 outage report Report presented to WNAG by Ray WhiteReport presented to WNAG by Ray White Ecfile1 had a hardware array error caused by a pinched and shorted out cable Ecfile1 had a hardware array error caused by a pinched and shorted out cable Restore took hours to complete to the new media Restore took hours to complete to the new media New server is in production now New server is in production now

4. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities App filer upgrades App filer upgrades EngineeringEngineering ArtsArts Net App OS upgrade Net App OS upgrade ScienceScience

5. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities Server Changes Server Changes Moves to MFCF Machine room Moves to MFCF Machine room Grandis (Nexus Domain Controller) Grandis (Nexus Domain Controller) Asuka (Nexus DNS Server) Asuka (Nexus DNS Server) Grandis HW upgradesGrandis HW upgrades Nexus servers moved into new computing facilityNexus servers moved into new computing facility Science production servers moved to new facilityScience production servers moved to new facility

6. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities Nexus Cleanup Nexus Cleanup Initiated by Erick EngelkeInitiated by Erick Engelke Cleanup of machine and User accountsCleanup of machine and User accounts Nexus machines added to DNSNexus machines added to DNS Public Access OU for reporting on computers with multiple users ie. Lab MachinesPublic Access OU for reporting on computers with multiple users ie. Lab Machines

7. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities New/Upgraded Nexus Labs New/Upgraded Nexus Labs ES General Access Nexus Lab (26 seats)ES General Access Nexus Lab (26 seats) CS replacing three Nexus labs with Intel MAC’s for fall 2006 CS replacing three Nexus labs with Intel MAC’s for fall 2006

8. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities Information Sharing Information Sharing Nexus Documentation TWIKINexus Documentation TWIKI Growing repository of shared notesGrowing repository of shared notes Will include systemWill include system documentation and policies

9. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities

10. Online exams - blocking outside access Online exams - blocking outside access Arts is looking into online examsArts is looking into online exams Computer Science and Engineering use a hardware firewall to block all outside connectivity during examsComputer Science and Engineering use a hardware firewall to block all outside connectivity during exams Considering using NIPFW and PSExec to block outside access during examsConsidering using NIPFW and PSExec to block outside access during exams

11. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities Software Licensing Software Licensing Continuing discussions regarding software licensingContinuing discussions regarding software licensing SW packaging activity SW packaging activity Common Apps updatedCommon Apps updated Firefox 1.5 Firefox 1.5 Adobe Reader V7.07 Adobe Reader V7.07 SPSS updated to version 14SPSS updated to version 14 Group Policy Cleanup – all facultiesGroup Policy Cleanup – all faculties Cleanup of non-assigned GPO’s Cleanup of non-assigned GPO’s

12. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities Ongoing projects: Ongoing projects: SAMBA3 upgrades and authentication issuesSAMBA3 upgrades and authentication issues NIPFW - FirewallNIPFW - Firewall Currently in use in Eng, Sci, Arts. Currently in use in Eng, Sci, Arts. Will be testing in ES Will be testing in ES Printer Naming ConventionsPrinter Naming Conventions SAS LicensingSAS Licensing New Labs – ScienceNew Labs – Science Nexus Lab relocations in ESNexus Lab relocations in ES

13. Winter 2006 WNAG Activities Future Considerations Future Considerations VistaVista hardware and software requirements and costs hardware and software requirements and costs Office 2007Office 2007 64-bit OS64-bit OS MS will drop 32-bit OS support by end of decade MS will drop 32-bit OS support by end of decade 32 bit Application upgrades will be required 32 bit Application upgrades will be required