Summer 2015 OSTEP Team Training

May 4

CDOT Orientation

• 10 AM - 2 PM including Lunch

DevOps

• Relocate to new location
  • NE cubicle in T1034 cubicle cluster + Table
    • Coin toss for table!
    • Edwin: ?? - Existing PC
    • Justin: ?? - Import PC
• Discussion of Summer 2015 Project
  • Overview
  • Initial projects: Infrastructure setup, server selection
• Schedule for the Week

LEAP

• Workspace setup
  • LEAP: 4 cubicles in T1036 cubicle cluster + Table
    • Andrew: SW - Existing PC
    • Glaser: NE - Existing PC
    • Artem: Table - Import PC
    • Reinaldo: (SE Import/NW Existing)
    • Michael: (SE Import/NW Existing)
• Computer setup
  • Individual workstations
  • Clean-up of storage and security on existing workstations
  • SSH key generation for EHL
• Schedule for the Week

Tuesday, May 5

LEAP Intensive Training

• 9-12 - T1042
  • RPM Overview
  • Creating an RPM Package
• 2-5 - T1030
  • Working with Mock
  • Working with Koji
  • Package Set Dependencies

DevOps Training

• 12:30-2:00 - T1030
  • Project Overview
  • Preparation
    • Initial research directions
    • VM setup and configuration
  • On-site training/requirements gathering

Wednesday, May 6

LEAP Intensive Training

• Building, Releasing, and Maintaing a Distribution
  • Signing
  • Repos
  • Repoclosure
  • Composing
  • Release Notes
• Boot process
  • Anaconda
  • Kickstart
  • PXE
  • uEFI
  • Installation configuration
• Using the EHL
  • Architecture
  • VPN
  • Gateway system
  • System control - power, monitoring

Initial Tasks

• X-Gene PCIe tests
  • Test new firmware for X-Gene
  • ACPI tests
  • PCIe SATA (AHA 71605H)
• Test LEAP installation process
  • Package set defaults
  • Comps (groups)
• Test LEAP operation in a variety of contexts
• Investigate 10G performance on X-Gene
• Set up S1
  • Test w/ LEAP
• Set up Red as the gateway for the EHL
• Rewire and label EHL
  • Plan
  • Implement w/ minimal impact on operations
• Build BB1 (LEAP 7.1)
  • Current status
  • Build forward
• Sigul setup

Next Tasks

• Do complete bb1 buildthrough to el7
• Get GUI working
• Get interactive installer working
• Set up Sigul

To Discuss

• Pidora
• Flock 2015

Equipment Needs

• Workstations
  • Have 4 RA PCs
  • Need 7 RA PCs (+3)
    • Take 1 from BRAKERS
    • Use machine confiscated by CSO
    • +1?
• Space and furniture
  • Need 2 furnished cubicles (DevOps)
  • Need 1 task chair for (Artem)