[1889] in Enterprise Print Delivery Team
Re: EP1 move coordination
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lynne E. Durland)
Wed Nov 7 11:11:31 2001
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Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 11:11:36 -0500
To: David F Lambert <LAMBERT@mitvma.mit.edu>, Bil Huxley <huxley@MIT.EDU>,
"Lynne E. Durland" <durland@MIT.EDU>, CAOTEch@MIT.EDU
From: "Lynne E. Durland" <durland@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Enterprise Printing Delivery Project Team <printdel@MIT.EDU>
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Bil and Dave,
Yes the Hesiod check is only once and one other detail is that the enable
authentication will need to be checked, since authentication is not
required on the EP1 and EP12 queues.
Lynne
At 07:18 PM 11/6/2001, David F Lambert wrote:
>Hi Bil,
>
>As I understand it, you are correct with Lynne's take that we'll need
>a little coordinating due to the one time hesiod check.
>
>I'm including a slightly old list of EP1 users below. It should be
>fairly complete since it covers a six month time frame. The Thanksgiving
>target date is just fine with us. Thanks for the response, Bil.
>
>-Dave
>
> From January, 2001 thru...
>
>Accounting for ep1, Mon Jul 23 02:55:04 2001
>Username Pages Printed
>--------------------------------
>administrator 3
>cmanoli 11264 Carol Manoli
>debbie 36 Debbie Sears
>donofrio 1437 Mary Ann Donofrio
>gemmons 3236 Gill Emmons
>gspina 6106 Guy Spina
>jnicker 91586 Jay Nickerson
>jroberge 166 Jean Roberge
>mjt1 15491 Maureen Taratino
>sgarfunk 164 Suzanna Garfunkel
>sharond 422 Sharon Demaranville
>
>On Tue, 06 Nov 2001 17:47:23 -0500 Bil said:
> >Hi Lynne,
> >
> >The "Institute & Enterprise Reporting Group" (Gill Emmon's group which is
> >more popularly know as CAO-Reporting here abouts) have not been set up with
> >KLP (nor KfW 2.1 upgrades) yet but we should be able to achieve that over
> >the next couple of weeks. Let's just say by Thanksgiving :)
> >
> >If we set up the EP1 queue with "Enable Hesiod lookup of server" won't that
> >facilitate a subsequent transition from APS to IPM to the point of making
> >it transparent to the desktop? Ah, I see that you don't believe it will
> >check Hesiod but once. In that case the queue would have to be 'edited'
> >after Hesiod is updated for IPM to force it to redo the lookup?
> >
> >You should write to caotech@mit.edu to coordinate or discuss alternatives.
> >
> >We'll plan to start these upgrades/installs soon, so let us know if more
> >consideration is needed before we commence.
> >
> >Are there any other CAO (or non-CAO) groups which will require EP1
> >attention prior to a transfer from APS to IPM?
> >
> >FYI,
> > Bil
> >
> >At 10/31/2001 12:11 PM -0500, Lynne E. Durland wrote:
> >>Greetings Bil and Chris,
> >>
> >>With apologies for the delays since our meeting over the summer. I think
> >>we are close to being ready to test and move EP1 from Athena to IPM.
> >>
> >>Bil the question you asked at the end of the meeting about the EP12 queue
> >>was a good one and took us a while to figure out. We think we now have
> >>the answer and are getting ready to test it this week.
> >>
> >>I am writing to ask how you folks would like to coordinate the efforts of
> >>the move?
> >>
> >>My recollection is that there are several steps that need to happen, and
> >>that some of them can happen independently and others need to be
> >>coordinated between our two groups.
> >>The steps are:
> >>
> >>Installation of KLPR/KLP on the end user machines
> >>Repoint the hesiod entries from APS to IPM
> >>Set up the EP1 queues on the end user machines.
> >>
> >>On Macintosh the set up can occur at time of installation as the mac
> >>version checks hesiod every time it prints, but the windows only checks
> >>hesiod at time of queue set up.
> >>
> >>There is the potential for interruption of service to the printer when the
> >>change is made, although it is not as long as it used to be.
> >>
> >>How would you like to proceed? Who should be the contact/coordination
> >>person on the CAO side of the house?
> >>
> >>Please let me know,
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>Lynne
> >>
> >>Lynne E. Durland
> >>Information Systems
> >>Database Services
> >>W91-109
> >>O: 617-258-5857
> >>C: 617-293-8091
> >>H: KB1FEM
> >>
> >>"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so
> >>long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened
> >>for us."
> >>
> >> --Helen Keller
> >
> >
Lynne E. Durland
Information Systems
Database Services
W91-109
O: 617-258-5857
C: 617-293-8091
H: KB1FEM
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so
long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened
for us."
--Helen Keller
