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This is the hub for the CS sysadmins on the wiki.
  
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= Machines and Brief Descriptions of Services =
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= Overview =
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== CS Machines ==
 
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[[File:Server_layout_summer2017.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Server layout as of May 2017]]
 
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[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1XaULz5IxXV_BZQjrko3QJ8wV5aXsSTYcSWxxT49OyZk/edit If you're visually inclined, we have a colorful and easy-to-edit map of our servers here!]
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| style="height:210px; width:150px; background-color:#54C571; border-left:solid 5px #54C571; border-bottom:solid 5px #54C571; border-right:solid 5px #54C571;" | LDAP server <br> [[Sysadmin:DNS & DHCP | DNS]] <br> [[Sysadmin:DNS & DHCP | DHCP]] <br><br> Backup to Dali: etc, var
 
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== Server room ==
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| style="height:210px; width:150px; background-color:#E77471; border-left:solid 5px #E77471; border-bottom:solid 5px #E77471; border-right:solid 5px #E77471;" | Mailman <br> [[Sysadmin:Mail Stack | Mail Stack]]<br> Apache2 <br> PostgresQL <br> MySQL <br> Wiki <br><br> Backup to Dali: etc, var
 
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Our servers are in Noyes, the science building that predates the CST. For general information about the server room and how to use it, check out [[Sysadmin:Server Room|this page]].
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Columns: machine name, IPs, type (virtual, metal), purpose, dies, cores, RAM
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== Compute Resources ==
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[https://wiki.cs.earlham.edu/index.php/Sysadmin:Computer_Resources Machines and VMs related information here!]
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== Network ==
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| style="height:210px; width:150px; background-color:#54C571; border-left:solid 5px #54C571; border-bottom:solid 5px #54C571; border-right:solid 5px #54C571;" | [[Sysadmin:XenDocs]] <br> NET <br> WEB
 
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We have two network fabrics linking the machines together. There are three subdomains.
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=== 10 Gb ===
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We have 10Gb fabric to mount files over NFS. Machines with 10Gb support have an IP address in the class C range 10.10.10.0/24 and we want to add DNS to these addresses.
  
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=== 1 Gb (cluster, cs) ===
  
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We have two class C subnets on the 1Gb fabric: 159.28.22.0/24 (CS) and 159.28.23.0/24 (cluster). This means we have double the IP addresses on the 1Gb fabric that we have on the 10Gb fabric.
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Any user accessing *.cluster.earlham.edu and *.cs.earlham.edu is making calls on a 1Gb network.
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=== Intra-cluster fabrics ===
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The layout cluster has an Infiniband infrastructure. Wachowski has only a 1Gb infrastructure.
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We have a backup power supply, with batteries last upgraded in 2019 (?). We’ve had a few outages since then and power has held up well.
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HVAC systems are static and are largely managed by Facilities.
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[[Topology|See full topology diagrams here.]]
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[[Sysadmin:Layers of abstraction for filesystems|A word about what's happening between files and the drives they live on.]]
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These pages will be helpful for you if you're just starting in the group:
  
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* [[Sysadmin:New Sysadmins | Welcoming a new sysadmin ]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Troubleshooting|General troubleshooting tips for admins]]
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* [[Sandbox Notes|Sandbox Notes]]
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* [[Password managers]]
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* [[Server safety]]
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* [https://code.cs.earlham.edu/sysadmin/ticket-tracker Ticket tracking for current projects]
  
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Note: you'll need to log in with wiki credentials to see most Sysadmin pages.
  
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These pages contain a lot of the most important information about our systems and how we operate.
  
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===Handy Tools===
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* [http://monitor.cluster.earlham.edu:8088/packages Porter's Package Explorer]
  
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*Model: HP Procurve 3400cl
 
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**64 million pps
 
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**16 MB dual flash
 
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**367 million pps
 
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*Model: HP 5500 JG542A
 
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**166.6 million pps
 
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* [[Sysadmin:Jupyterhub Notebook Server|Jupyterhub]] and [[Nbgrader notes|NBGrader]]
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* [[X Applications]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Services:ClusterOverview|Cluster Overview]] and [[Sysadmin:Ccg-admin|additional details]]
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* [[Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:PhoneNumbers| Phone Numbers]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Launch at startup|Launch a process at startup]]
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* Bringing the new people on-board - Aleks (Vitalii to add them to the listserv)
 
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* Hadoop on Whedon - Vitalii and Adam (stuck on ?)
 
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* Gaussian & WebMO on Whedon - Ahsan and Eli (stuck on firewall)
 
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* Backup - Ch'''â'''u (moving along, setup backup.cs.e.e next)
 
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* Setup graceful shutdown when we detect to be running solely off UPS
 
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* Fix reverse lookup error for mail.cs.earlham.edu
 
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** It's possible that this isn't actually broken.
 
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* Layout infiniband subnet manager
 
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** <s>Redo /scratch for mglerner group on /media/r10_vol</s> ?
 
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* Migrate Elwood, BigFe, t-voc to repurposed Lovelace Machines (Eli)
 
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* <s>HP Al-Salam switch enable jumboframes</s> ?
 
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* Strike unused lovelace machine addresses from CS DNS file
 
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** Perhaps there's a python file in root's home somewhere that checks for unused DNS/DHCP addresses?
 
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* EMAILING ALL THE USERS https://wiki.cs.earlham.edu/index.php/Sysadmin:Old:Contacting_All_Users
 
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* SHUTDOWN SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY (APRIL 16)
 
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** Check/update instructions - one version is at https://wiki.cs.earlham.edu/index.php/Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:PowerFailure, there are others too
 
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** Notify users
 
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* Fix certs for gitlab, etc.
 
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* Secure 1-2 admins for the summer
 
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* Prep layout for May-June usage
 
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* Practice shutdown-startup procedure (with Michael)
 
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* Nsswitch consistency across all machines
 
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* Document tools: startup / shutdown - Charlie
 
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* Use Sysadmin namespace for all our pages - All
 
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** Testing usefulness of documentation - Dave
 
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* Al Salam: configure switch, re-rack. - Vitalii
 
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** HP switch should be reset and tested.
 
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* LDAP cleanup of system users / old groups - James
 
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* Layout - Nirdesh
 
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** Lo0 RAID (mdadm)
 
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** 10GB from Dali to lo0 (adding rules on compute node routing tables as a possible fix)
 
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** BIOS reset
 
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* 10Gb, perfsonar, ...
 
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* Monitoring: (Ganglia, Shinken)
 
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** Getting consistency among all the machines(check_nrpe regularly stops working).
 
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* Whedon: configured and available
 
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* Change passwords (on everything). Postgres, shenken, ...
 
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* Webcam on office whiteboard (new office location?)
 
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* Learn virtual machine architecture and modules - Dave
 
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** Document in a format for future admin training?
 
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** Find existing introduction material
 
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* Mirror ''control'' for testing, swapping, etc.
 
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=== DONE (19 Jan 2017) ===
 
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* Examine extra "layout" node. - Adam
 
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** Differences are: Single PSU, Single GPGPU, No VGA.
 
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** It has Infiniband and 10GB cards installed.
 
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* Networking - Adam, Charlie
 
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** IP over Infiniband working on layout
 
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*** Resolved by resetting IB switch configuration: <code>ibwarn: [3349] mad_rpc_rmpp: _do_madrpc failed; dport (Lid 1)</code>
 
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== Current Projects (updated 13 Oct 16) ==  
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===Group and institution information===
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* '''Groups and LDAP and sudo - James'''
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* [[Sysadmin:CS-ITS Interoperability|Working with ITS]]
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* <s>Amber - James</s>
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* [[Sysadmin:Recurring spending | Recurring spending ]]
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* <s>Edward's setup - Vitalli</s>
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* [[Sysadmin:SlackAndGitLab | Slack and GitLab integration]]
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* <s>WebDev access - Nirdesh<s>
 
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* Puppet - James and Vitalii
 
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* '''Bacula - Nirdesh'''
 
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* SSL certificate upgrade and documentation - Kristin
 
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* <s>Listserv merging with archives preserved - Nirdesh </s>
 
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* '''Ganglia - Bret'''
 
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* '''Shenken - Vitalii'''
 
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** latency, UPS
 
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* New Layout node - ? and ?
 
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* Provision Sappho (compute) - after Puppet
 
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* Provision Kahlo (storage) -
 
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** replace broken drive
 
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* I2 setup
 
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** DTN, storage nodes, head nodes, ports in CST
 
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* [[Sysadmin:WhedonProvisioning|Provision Whedon]] (compute) - after Puppet
 
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* '''Shutdown and startup test - scheduled for Sunday 27 November'''
 
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* Disk cleaning - Charlie
 
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* <s>Password changing in the CS and cluster domains - Vitalii and James</s>
 
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* Proto setup and maintenance with HIP/Green Science
 

Latest revision as of 08:32, 20 March 2024

This is the hub for the CS sysadmins on the wiki.

Overview

If you're visually inclined, we have a colorful and easy-to-edit map of our servers here!

Server room

Our servers are in Noyes, the science building that predates the CST. For general information about the server room and how to use it, check out this page.

Columns: machine name, IPs, type (virtual, metal), purpose, dies, cores, RAM

Compute Resources

Machines and VMs related information here!

Network

We have two network fabrics linking the machines together. There are three subdomains.

10 Gb

We have 10Gb fabric to mount files over NFS. Machines with 10Gb support have an IP address in the class C range 10.10.10.0/24 and we want to add DNS to these addresses.

1 Gb (cluster, cs)

We have two class C subnets on the 1Gb fabric: 159.28.22.0/24 (CS) and 159.28.23.0/24 (cluster). This means we have double the IP addresses on the 1Gb fabric that we have on the 10Gb fabric.

Any user accessing *.cluster.earlham.edu and *.cs.earlham.edu is making calls on a 1Gb network.

Intra-cluster fabrics

The layout cluster has an Infiniband infrastructure. Wachowski has only a 1Gb infrastructure.

Power

We have a backup power supply, with batteries last upgraded in 2019 (?). We’ve had a few outages since then and power has held up well.

HVAC

HVAC systems are static and are largely managed by Facilities.

See full topology diagrams here.

A word about what's happening between files and the drives they live on.

New sysadmins

These pages will be helpful for you if you're just starting in the group:

Note: you'll need to log in with wiki credentials to see most Sysadmin pages.

Additional information

These pages contain a lot of the most important information about our systems and how we operate.

Handy Tools

Technical docs

Common tasks

Group and institution information

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