RAL Particle Physics Dept.

Site Report

Gareth Smith

RAL PPD

• About 2 staff mainly on windows and general infrastructure• About 1.5 staff on departmental Linux and Tier 2.• Part of one manager• ‘Year in Industry’ (gap year) student summer 03-04 and again summer 05-06.

Who are we….

Gareth Smith

RAL PPD

• Central infrastructure upgraded to Windows 2003 / Active Directory

• Keeping existing Windows domain structure. I.e. many separate forests.

• Exchange upgraded to Exchange 2003 (from 5.5)

Developments in CCLRC / RAL

Gareth Smith

RAL PPD

• Approx 130 desktop systems running Windows XP (Sp1) with Office XP

• Use UpdateExpert to rollout patches• Site-wide Sophos anti-virus license

• Approx 10 desktops running Linux• A few MACs• Significant numbers of Laptops (around 40).

• Mostly Windows XP.• In PPD domain for central Sophos updates.• Use central SUS server for updates

• Some Linux, some dual-boot

PPD Desktops / Laptops

Gareth Smith

RAL PPD

• Windows• 2 file servers. Approx. 500GByte available• Backup to tape auto-loader (Scalar24) with SDLT.• Three web servers – plan to consolidate• Citrix terminal server for ‘special’ applications.

•Linux• Departmental servers RH7.3. (Update to SL over summer)• Web server RH Enterprise 3 & Apache• CVS Server (SL)• Approx 10 desktops running Linux

Use of samba to access Linux file servers from Windows.

PPD Servers

Gareth Smith

RAL PPD

• Currently• 42 dual nodes

• mix of 2.4 and 2.8GHz Xeons.• 0.8TByte disk.• LCG SL 2.4.0• In two racks

• Future:• Additional 6TB to bring into use (DCache)• Additional rack with disk / tape.• SL4 …..

Tier 2

Gareth Smith

RAL PPD

• Networked B&W and Colour printers• Includes HP plotter (DesignJet 800PS)

Printing etc.

Gareth Smith

RAL PPD

• Increase in user filespace for Windows and Linux•Network appliance ?

• Power (and cooling) available in computer room is limited.• Ongoing patching etc.• Growing numbers of Laptops – not so easy to manage

•Also visitors arriving with laptops.

Future & Issues