Admin Tasks

From Van Essen Lab

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Revision as of 19:29, 10 February 2012

1. Upgrade Brainvis to latest LTS release (10.04)
   1. Upgrade mail server to support encrypted files for extra security
   2. Upgrade mail server to support mail dir (which should help improve performance)
   3. Set up a single sign on system (LDAP) for all machines to make it easier to keep accounts and passwords in sync across all machines
   4. Migrate wiki pages to new wiki on brain vis
2. Upgrade brainvis hardware, either by purchasing a machine from a well-known vendor or building a machine
3. Upgrade NFS shares to version 3 at minimum, and make sure permissions are set up so that all users can access files with appropriate permissions
4. Continue to update and maintain build systems, as needed
5. Migrate build servers to myelin1 (our solaris file server), running under virtual box
6. Migrate sumsdev to latest LTS release of ubuntu
7. Create and/or support development environment releases for 3rd party developers
8. Create and maintain git servers, actively support granting access to outside developers where appropriate
9. Maintain, and possibly upgrade the linux machines that are used by our rotating graduate students
10. Perform an inventory of all back up procedures and come up with a sensible back up policy that will ensure that all important files and data are backed up regularly
11. Perform an inventory of all equipment and machines. Attempt to standardize on certain versions linux/OSX/Windows where appropriate to make our systems easier to maintain