[29] in iswork
Fwd: Re: Request for server metrics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim McGovern)
Fri Mar 24 09:15:15 2000
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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:15:12 -0500
To: miki@MIT.EDU
From: Tim McGovern <tjm@MIT.EDU>
Cc: iswork@MIT.EDU
Miki --
Do you have any metrics on current Project DB disk resources (actual as
well as allocated), and approximate hits per day/week/month?
I think we can do some rough back-of-the-envelope estimates for the new
information to be added from the OP.
Thanks,
Tim
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>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 22:47:24 -0500
>To: Tim McGovern <tjm@mit.edu>
>From: "Peter B. Kelley" <kelley@MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Request for server for IS Operational Plan Alive!
>Cc: rar@mit.edu, iswork@mit.edu
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>Tim,
>
>We anticipated your needing a server and have added it to our list of
>purchases to be acquired. Unfortunately, the last review of equipment
>purchases has this particular server targeted for the FY2001 budget cycle,
>not because of scheduling, simply because of budgetary constraints. The
>best I can say right now is that we'll review the current equipment
>allocations and targeted applications and try to make some adjustments to
>accommodate your request. I will get back to you on this.
>
>In the meantime, perhaps you can help us out on the configuration side,
>with an estimate of disk resources, and anticipated hits per day. Also,
>would it be possible to bring this application up initially on a small
>server with later migration to something like an E250 as hardware becomes
>available?
>
>Thanks,
>
>--Pete
>
>
>At 03:50 PM 3/23/00 -0500, Tim McGovern wrote:
>>Peter,
>>
>>This is a request for server hardware for the project named above.
>>
>>You probably saw my mail of Feb 17 to infosys (included below), summarizing
>>the fact that ITLT approved the Delivery work recommendations for making
>>the IS Operational Plan Alive.
>>
>>As part of that effort, we will be needing a server that will support the
>>web server, java servlets, and Oracle backend database to achieve our
>>goals. From conversations with Miki, we think that the overall power and
>>capacity requirements are consistent with what we're using for the Project
>>Database today -- SPARC Enterprise 250, I think.
>>
>>This project is sponsored by Jim Bruce, who has asked us to be in
>>production by the end of June of this year, as we head into the new fiscal
>>year. Therefore, we need to get hardware up and running pretty quickly.
>>Can you please let us know when your group could provide us with the
>>hardware. Miki will be glad to install the web server and database
>>components, if your folks can get the hardware, os and kerberos support
>>installed.
>>
>>I look forward to hearing from you...
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>-----
>>
>>>Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:56:24 -0500
>>>To: infosys@MIT.EDU
>>>From: Tim McGovern <tjm@MIT.EDU>
>>>Subject: Project Update: IS Operational Plan Alive! Moves from Discovery
>>>to Delivery
>>>Cc:
>>>Bcc: tjm@MIT.EDU
>>>X-Attachments:
>>>
>>>To: All Information Systems Staff
>>>
>>>Good afternoon, everyone,
>>>
>>>On behalf of Greg Anderson and Bob Ferrara, I am very pleased to announce
>>>the transition of the IS Operational Plan Alive! work from I/T Discovery
>>>to I/T Delivery. This project has been underway since November, 1999, and
>>>its recommendations were accepted by ITLT last week.
>>>
>>> Notebook: http://mit.edu/is/discovery/iswork/
>>> Final report: (http://mit.edu/is/discovery/iswork/report.html)
>>>
>>>This project was asked to explore what would be required to keep the IS
>>>Operational Plan Alive. The results of that inquiry are that there are
>>>two different, but connected, parts to the answer: 1) evolve existing
>>>behavior at many levels of the organization vis-a-vis the communication of
>>>information about the work we're doing, and 2) develop a tool, a simple
>>>but extensible design, that can manage information about IS work, and
>>>provide staff with an easy way to review, comment, extend and apply that
>>>information.
>>>
>>>As this work moves into I/T Delivery, we want to create a team that will
>>>accomplish both aspects of the work outlined above. We are looking for
>>>folks from around IS who have a strong interest in participating in this
>>>exciting effort, and who have one or more of these skills:
>>>
>>> Organizational behavior, diagnosis, evolution and development
>>> Web-based application user interface design
>>> Web service, Oracle rdbms and UNIX system setup & administration
>>> Java servlet application design and development
>>> Web-based help and documentation design and development
>>> Data migration
>>>
>>>The time commitments needed are relatively small, but to be of maximal
>>>effect, we'd like to identify the whole team before we begin planning the
>>>work. Our working target for completion of the work is June of this year.
>>>If you have an interest in this work, and would be available during the
>>>timeframe above, please drop a message to <tjm@mit.edu>.
>>>
>>>The Executive Sponsor for this work is Jim Bruce, with tactical direction
>>>provided by Bob Ferrara and Bill Hogue. ITLT will be the final gate on
>>>the transition of the work into Service and Support.
>>>
>>>The team's success criterion will be to dovetail the adjustments to the
>>>organizational issues identified and the development of a tool to support
>>>those adjustments. As the team's work unfolds, we ask for your
>>>cooperation, input, and assistance.
>>>
>>
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