Conference 44.370::system_management

    As of 16:00 today, the first couple of steps have been completed.
    
    The "production" MAIDEN and SEPTIC systems have been "merged"
    onto the MAIDEN disks, providing BOPS support and OAS development
    and support.
    
    SEPTIC is now running RSTS/E V9.6, on a single RA60.
    
    Field Service are expected "in the next day or so", to ECO the
    Floating Point Accelerator on MAIDEN and RDGE39, and install the
    DELUA ethernet interface on MAIDEN.
    
    When this is done, the disks now on MAIDEN will switch to SEPTIC,
    and MAIDEN wil become the RSTS/E V9.6 system, acting as a decnet
    router for SEPTIC.
    
    Peter.
    

    RSTS/E V9.6 has now made it's way onto CASOAS (the micro PDP-11),
    which is now available on a "direct" LAT connection via the
    ethernet interface.
    
    If anyone wants to "look" at it, please call me on x 4417 and
    I'll be happy to give you an account.
    
    Peter.
    

    Latest update :
    
    Steps 1 to 5 are now complete. This means that MAIDEN is running
    RSTS/E V9.6, with a DELUA, and is available on a direct LAT
    service called VIRGIN, until the "reverse LAT" lines have been
    unplugged, and connected onto SEPTIC.
    
    SEPTIC is now connected via a DMR in MAIDEN. (A minor problem
    preventing RSTS/E V9.6 "talking" to SEPTIC has been corrected via
    a patch on SEPTIC, which will take effect on a re-boot. In the
    meantime, you can SET HOST or COPY via YARD, INCH, etc.)
    [Thanks to the guys in I.S. for sussing this one out for me!]
    
    Providing the DMR link to SEPTIC is reliable, we will progress
    with linking RDGE39 via MAIDEN about 31-Oct or so, when I'm back
    from a short holiday.
    
    If you have any problems in this area, pleas contact Jerry Thompson
    in the first instance.

    Peter.    

    hardware config follows.
    
    
    
    SEPTIC - PDP 11/44, 2 x RA81, 1 x RA60, 1 x TS11, 1 x DMR-11, 
    2 x DZ11
    
    MAIDEN - PDP 11/84, 1 x RA60, 1  TU80, 1 x DELUA, 1 x DMR-11,
    2 x DZ11 (but the DZ's will probably be removed, soon.)
    
    The status of RDGE03 and RDGE30 will be examined early in November,
    prior to the 11/84 upgrade arriving.
    

    
    Re: 186.3
    
    >	The status of RDGE03 and RDGE30 will be examined early in November,
                                 ^^^^^^
    
    Sorry to be pedantic Pete, but don't you mean RDGE03 an RDGE39 ???
                                                            ^^^^^^
    
    Keith.	:^)

    The "old" MAIDEN reverse-LAT service has been removed, so the
    VIRGIN LAT service will be renamed to MAIDEN tomorrow morning.
    
    The additional 8 lines for SEPTIC will hopefully be available towards
    the end of this week; we need FS to move the DZ from MAIDEN to 
    SEPTIC.
    
    Two DMR interfaces will be de-installed from ADGV01, and installed
    in MAIDEN on Thursday this week, ready for moving their routing
    off YARD.
    
    Peter.
    

    The DZ11 has ben removed from MAIDEN, and installed in
    SEPTIC - the LAT service needs to be enabled, and we will have 16
    lines into SEPTIC available.
    
    RDGE03 and RDGE39 are now routed via MAIDEN. RDGE03 is working
    well, but RDGE39 is still as bad as ever. The problem is caused
    by time-outs on the DMC link - I am progressing this one to try
    to sort out if it is hardware or software or whatever.
    
    Peter.
    

    SEPTIC now has 16 reverse LAT line available.
    
    RDGE39 is now working fine on the network. The problem was traced
    to an incorrectly set-up DMR module, which worked fine under all
    diagnostics, and fine at low levels of network access.
    
    Peter.
    

Here is the final(!) plan for the PDP's...

At the beginning of December, SEPTIC will be re-built on a Saturday
by our friendly F.S. as the new 11/84, which is due in in the next couple
of weeks. 

RDGE03 will be scrapped at this time, and the disks "shuffled"
to make life easier in the machine room.

This is how the PDP "cluster" will look after that...


	SEPTIC             RDGE39             MAIDEN
    +-----+-----+-----++-----+-----+-----++-----+-----+-----++
    :     :     :RA60 ::     :     :RA60 ::     :     :RA60 ::
    :11/84:TU80 : du2 ::11/84:TU80 : du2 ::11/84:TU80 : du0 ::
    :     :     :-----::     :     :-----::     :     :-----::
    :     :     :RA81 ::     :     :RA81 ::     :     :RA81 ::
    :     :     : du0 ::     :     : du0 ::     :     : du3 :+---+
    :     :     :-----::     :     :-----::     :     :-----::   :
    :     :     :RA81 ::     :     :RA81 ::     :     :RA81 ::   :
    :     :     : du1 ::     :     : du1 ::     :     : du3 ::   :
    +-----+-----+--+--++-----+-----+-+---++-----+-----+-+---++   :
                   :                 :                  :        :
                   :                 +------------------+        :
                   +---------------------------------------------+


This set up will allow flexibility in connecting drives to systems
as necessary in the event of system problems, etc.
None of the drives will be dual ported; re-cabling will be 
necessary in this event.

The backup regime will be;
SEPTIC and RDGE39 - Full backups of DU0 and DU1 onto RA60 packs on
a weekly basis, with daily incrementals to tape. DU2 (the RA60) will
be used solely for backup and data transfer purposes. DU3 (RA81) will
be an on-line "scratch" pack, that will not normally be backed up
at all.

MAIDEN - the RA60 will be the only disk drive on this system. A full
backup to tape will be taken from time to time, at specific request.

In late December or early January, the node name RDGE39 will be
"retired", and either will be renamed MAIDEN, and the PDP router named 
as UCGPDP, or another name selected for RDGE39.

Peter.

    

    RDGE03 is "dying" at the end of today.
    
    But it isn't being scrapped yet; it will rise, Pheonix-like,
    and become a (temporary) BETA test PDP, to assist in the user
    testing taking place in Project Room 5 at the moment.
    
    Theplan (subject to change..) is that the systems currently being
    used for this user test (GOOGLY and RDGFSC), will have their
    data transferred down here at the weekend, and the users will use
    hardware here for there testing for the next three weeks.
    
    This will ease the congestion on the READING service from here,
    and hopefully make the users' who are doing the tests life a little
    easier and quicker.
    
    When U3 is finally scrapped, an appropriate celebration will be
    held.
    
    And the 11/84 updgrade for SEPTIC still hasn't arrived.....
    
    Peter.
    

    SEPTIC has "lost" its extra RA81 (DU3) for a couple of weeks,
    but don't worry - it will return...
    
    Peter.
    

    the 11/84 upgrade for SEPTIC is now on-site; I'll let you know when
    the installation is scheduled...
    
    Peter.
    

    SEPTIC's LP27 printer has now been moved to the "new" print room,
    which is between the I.S. Ops area and the IS Callhandling room,
    on the ground floor of block C.
    
    Peter.
    

    I guess the note I posted last week regarding the "PDP Shuffle"
    got lost when the system disk went out to lunch, but anyway..
    
    The shuffle has been delayed; it will now start tomorrow evening,
    Tuesday, 14th February.....
    
    Peter.
    

I am afraid I am the bearer of sad tidings.

Our much beloved 11/70 system (formerly known and loved as RDGE03) is now
no more.

It has been finally unplugged, and is now sitting in the corner of the machine
room looking very sad.

The disks that were on the 11/70 have now been reconfigured onto the old
"SEPTIC" 11/44, which is now up and running as RDGE03.

I understand this system will be primarily used by EALUS as a training
and test system; ADG will not be the "owner" of it.

If you wish to use it for anything, I guess a call to x4040 to book it is
in order.

A wake will be arranged in the near future to mourn the passing of our
long term friend.

RDGE03 is now configured as an 11/44, 2MB, 1 x UDA50, 3 x RA60, 2 x DZ11,
1 x DMC11. (note:no tapes now)

Peter.

P.S. does anyone want to buy a couple of tape drives, going cheap...

>
>P.S. does anyone want to buy a couple of tape drives, going cheap...
>

Could be, what type are they, are controllers included, if so for UNIBUS
or MASSBUS?

Terry