Operating System
- Can we use Red Hat with our current license?
- Must support CASA
- Will need a patching/updating mechanism
- Try to have one OS that supports both our use and local use?
- Or they could dual boot?
- Or kubernetes?
- Can we use Red Hat with our current license? Do we even want to use Red Hat? Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux
Third party software for VLASS
- CASA
- HTCondor
- Will need a way to maintain the software
Third party software for Local
- Will need a way to maintain software for the local site
Services
- DNS
- DHCP
- SMTP
- NTP
- NFS?
- LDAP? How do we handle accounts?
- ssh
- rsync (nraorsync_plugin.py)
Management Access
- PDU
- UPS
- BMC/IPMI
- switch
Maintenance
- replace disk (local admin)
- replace/reseat DIMM (local admin)
- replace power supply (local admin)
- NRAO may handle replacement hardware. Drop ship. Spare ourselves?
- Patching OS images (NRAO)
- Patching third party software like CASA and HTCondor (NRAO)
Hardware
- Cabinet Rack: Doors front and rear locking with mesh. Width: 19". Height: 42U is most common. Depth: 42" or 48"? Rack must support at least 2,000 lbs static load
- https://greatcabinets.com/product/es-ms/
- https://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-NetShelter-SX-Server-Rack-Enclosure-42U-Black-1991H-x-600W-x-1070D-mm/P-AR3100
- https://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-NetShelter-SX-Server-Rack-Enclosure-42U-Shock-Packaging-2000-lbs-Black-1991H-x-600W-x-1070D-mm/P-AR3100SP
- PDU: one PDU or two PDUs? What plug? What voltage? This may very across sites. What if the site has two power sources?
- https://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-Rack-PDU-2G-switched-0U-30A-100V-to-120V-24-NEMA-5-20R-sockets/P-AP8932 24 NEMA 5-20R, 120V, 2.8kW, NEMA L5-30P 1Phase
- https://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-Rack-PDU-9000-switched-0U-8-6kW-208V-21-C13-and-C15-3-C19-and-C21-sockets/P-APDU9965 21 C13/C15 and 3 C19/C21, 208V, 8.6kW, NEMA L21-30P 3Phase
- https://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/APC-Rack-PDU-9000-switched-0U-17-3kW-208V-42-C13-and-C15-6-C19-and-C21-sockets/P-APDU9967 42 C13/C15 and 6 C19/C21, 208V, 17kW, IEC60309 60A 3P+PE 3Phase
- Stagger startups on PDU
- UPS: for just the head node and switch? This may depend on the voltage of the PDUs.
- Switch: 10Gb/s. Test Switch at NRAO?
- Environmental Monitoring: Could the PDU do this?
- KVM: rackmount, not remote, and patch cables
- Ethernet cables:
- Power cables: single or Y calbes depending on number of PDUs and two power sources.
- Head Node: lots of disk. Test head node at NRAO (either CV or NM). Do the locals have access to this disk space? Maybe not.
- 30 1U nodes or 15 2U nodes or mix? NVMe drives for nodes. Swap drive?
- GPUs: Do we get GPUs? Do we get 1U nodes with room for 1 or 2 Tesla T4 GPUs or 2U nodes with room for 1 or 2 regular GPU?
Documentation
Other
Keep each rack as similar to the other racks as possible.
Since we are making our own little OSG, should we try to leverage OSG for this or not? Or do we want to make each POD a pool and flock?
How do we handle the 50% workload?
- Could have 15 nodes for us and 15 nodes for them
Should we try to buy as much as we can from one vendor like Dell to simplify things?
APC sells a packaged rack on a pallet ready for shipping. We could fill this with gear and ship it. Not sure if that is a good idea or not.
Site Questions
- Door width and height and path to server room
- Voltage in server room (110V or 208V or 240V)
- Receptacles in server room (L5-30R or L21-30R or ...)
- Single or dual power feeds