[Cnqo] Wildebeest replacement

[Timothy Briggs]

Morning,

The new Wildebeest server should be ready and working now.

If you find any quirks or gotchas, please let me know.

Thanks,

Timothy

From: Timothy Briggs
Sent: 15 November 2024 13:06
To: cnqo at phys.strath.ac.uk; Oliver Henrich <oliver.henrich at strath.ac.uk>
Subject: Wildebeest replacement

Hello,

I'd like to book a time to replace the current Wildebeest with a newer machine. My suggestion is Monday 25th November.

Benefits:


  *   Less demanding GUI for Thinlinc sessions
  *   Up-to-date OS
  *   More system resources

This is the beginning of the CNQO stack update from CentOS 7 to AlmalLinux 8, so more to come.

While the transfer happens, the following will be offline:


  *   Thinlinc and SSH sessions to wildebeest, whether on or off campus
  *   MathLM license server for Mathematica
  *   IDL license server

I hope that the work will take less than a day. And that the most used parts of the system will be available fairly quickly.

Thanks,

Timothy

Timothy Briggs
Research and Teaching Support
Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, John Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG
Tel: 0141 548 3376   Email: timothy.briggs at strath.ac.uk<mailto:timothy.briggs at strath.ac.uk>

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