SDSC's 400-node Intel Paragon

Paragon-related activities for the next couple of months...

1) Create and maintain an Operator Procedures handbook:
   a) Summarize procedures such as:
       - Who to contact for various problems
       - How to boot the PARAGON and XRAY systems
       - How operators are to handle filled filesystems
       - How operators are to handle hung system
       - How operators are to disable/enable UniTree
       - How to determine if the HiPPI interface is up
       - Description of detecting "common" node or disk failures
   b) Locate/update/distribute network diagrams 
 
2) Hardware maintenance:
   a) Provide a written escalation procedure for XRAY hardware support (done)
   b) Provide a written escalation procedure for PARAGON hardware support
   c) Consider putting together a written set of instructions for diags
 
3) Security:
   a) Move XRAY out from behind the firewall (done)
   b) Move PARAGON out from behind the firewall
   c) Submit and track known security PTS
   d) Maintain records and/or scripts of local security modifications
   e) Get info required to run tripwire 
   f) Consider porting Kerberos to Paragon OS 1.3.
 
4) Upgrades and new installations:
   a) Upgrade OS to release 1.3 (done)
   b) Coordinate upgrade plans with User Services (done)
   c) Install the Intel source product
 
5) De-Installations:
   a) De-install BMP at the end of July
   b) Coordinate de-installation plans with User Services
   c) De-install beta release of HPF compiler (done)
 
6) SC'95 Demos:
   a) Support Paragon-related demos at SC'95

7) SUNMOS Testing
   a) Install the most current version of SUNMOS.
   b) Work with Caltech to complete distributed benchmark

8) Install a C compiler on the DIAG workstations.
   a) Install a C compiler on the DIAG workstations
   b) Install S-key software

9) Write the utilities and install into /usr/local/sdscbin:
   a) An operator's interface to clearing the disk error logs
   b) A wrapper for maclist which allows consult to view reports