1. 1 Nov 9, 1989 Oct 3, 1990 By the way...

2. 2 DAQ Update We had a few very interesting weeks... We really learned how to recover from power outages and other glitches We got some spare “portable” -- well, semi-portable – rackmounted UPSes from the PHOBOS inventory Will use them (some creative cabling required) to secure the most critical machines now, and will use them later to drop the “big” UPS' load down to suggested levels Plan is to upgrade the existing UPS to the current max of 18KWh (now 12KWh) ‏

3. 3 The Big Cybersecurity Thing is over BNL passed with a “satisfactory” rating where it matters We can move on now... PHENIX & STAR were a big part of that audit, congratulations to us all. Tier-1 inspection is... right now, as this meeting takes place. We had our own walk-through yesterday, cleaned up trouble spots, should be ok

4. 4 (Still) Working on SL4 deployment Handful of machines, one reference machine “just so” Start cloning actual SEBs/ATPs High confidence about VA, ATP. SEB needs to be certified (jSEB) ‏ Opteron machines are next While this is going on,Carla runs production (while there's power) ‏ We had a lot of HPSS... not really trouble, but the net effect was that we didn't get to use HPSS much in 1008. New versions, ports, restarts, etc etc. Will use the remaining LVL2 filtered files -> CCF to shake things down. That slipped by a week, unfortunately

5. 5 VTX-DAQ integration meeting 9/26 We had a very productive meeting about the VTX-DAQ integration, Eric, Chuck, Chi, Steve, Ed,... https://www.phenix.bnl.gov/cdsagenda//fullAgenda.php?ida=a0754 4 https://www.phenix.bnl.gov/cdsagenda//fullAgenda.php?ida=a0754 4 Very nice overview, what's getting installed, what connects to what Helped clarify a number of numbers, how many fibers, data volumes, racks,... some counting homework remains Requirements, download strategies, readouts, FEMs... Who does what, timelines, a rough road map Several practical suggestions Guidance on selecting power supplies, integration in Slow Controls Revealed the need for more early-on meetings w/ the other upgrade projects

6. 6 Misc Items Some database items that I got from Irina, new version this and that Got that crappy old CAD terminal replaced yesterday with a shiny new Linux box Some CAD group account cyber business needs to be documented and implemented We got some 200 lbs of used but functioning SCSI disks from RCF that will allow us to keep some file servers afloat for a while... remember we are notoriously short of generic (non-bufferbox) disk space