February 2010 - Hpc-admins - mailman3.cels.anl.gov

[CELS Sysadmins] Power consumption in the 240 datacenter
by Craig Stacey 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Hi, folks. I need to get the mean power consumption of the various computers in the 240 datacenter. Since this is going to be used for cost recovery purposes, what would be best is average, not peak, and not minimum. For each cluster or group of computers you maintain, can you please send me the average power (watts or kilowatts) for the group? What would probably work best is if someone called responsibility for a system so work wasn't duplicated. The systems in question are: Fusion: MCS Core servers: TeraGrid: Radix/Breadboard: kbT: Cosmea: MCS Bio: PADS: FutureGrid: Tape Libraries & servers: Magellan: CIS is in the noise level at this point, and I'll ping EVS separately. Thanks! == Craig _______________________________________________ This is the CELS Sysadmins mailing list. It is sent to memebers of: core-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, hpc-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, systems(a)alcf.anl.gov, aig(a)alcf.anl.gov. Do not subscribe directly to this list. Thanks.

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[CELS Sysadmins] useful command for ubuntu (update-pciids)
by Kenneth Raffenetti 19 Feb '10

19 Feb '10

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I came across this yesterday when trying to identify a graphics card that showed as "unknown" in Hardy. If you run "sudo update-pciids", it downloads an updated list of devices which, in my case, included the card I was looking for. Ken -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkt+v/sACgkQvRJB9CBtvwj12ACfSSJO/725C6YW1sSWHlmoKSVp EfkAn315nJVTDS6Nf4NVjtkSsbnuMees =eIGY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ This is the CELS Sysadmins mailing list. It is sent to memebers of: core-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, hpc-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, systems(a)alcf.anl.gov, aig(a)alcf.anl.gov. Do not subscribe directly to this list. Thanks.

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[CELS Sysadmins] Geek Beer Movie Night
by Craig Stacey 19 Feb '10

19 Feb '10

Tonight's the first Geek Beer movie night. We'll show Star Trek, and start things rolling around 7ish. Free beer will be on hand, there's some pop for those who like that, and we'll throw in together and order some pizza. For those who have never been there before, it's here: http://is.gd/8JpEa == Craig _______________________________________________ This is the CELS Sysadmins mailing list. It is sent to memebers of: core-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, hpc-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, systems(a)alcf.anl.gov, aig(a)alcf.anl.gov. Do not subscribe directly to this list. Thanks.

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[CELS Sysadmins] New geekbeer tradition
by Craig Stacey 15 Feb '10

15 Feb '10

Once a month, I'm going to host a geekbeer gathering at my place w/ free beer, chip-in for pizza, and a suitably geeky movie, First one, Friday Feb 19. Star Trek. Make suggestions for future flicks. Already in the queue, in no order: UHF, Tron, Real Genius, Galaxy Quest... Suggest more! _______________________________________________ This is the CELS Sysadmins mailing list. It is sent to memebers of: core-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, hpc-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, systems(a)alcf.anl.gov, aig(a)alcf.anl.gov. Do not subscribe directly to this list. Thanks.

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[CELS Sysadmins] Beer?
by Craig Stacey 12 Feb '10

12 Feb '10

Anyone up for beer? I'm kind of in a mood to try something different, but really could be persuaded to go anywhere. == Craig _______________________________________________ This is the CELS Sysadmins mailing list. It is sent to memebers of: core-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, hpc-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, systems(a)alcf.anl.gov, aig(a)alcf.anl.gov. Do not subscribe directly to this list. Thanks.

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Using cycles on the systems
by Craig Stacey 12 Feb '10

12 Feb '10

In the IBI side of the world, we're trying to organize the HPC resources so that the cycles are used efficiently and effectively. I believe it would be worthwhile to try to do this on the MCS and CI side of the world, too. Fusion is obviously well utilized at this point, but I have a feeling we've got cycles on kbT and cosmea to spare, and that if we made these available through a back-fill style of scheduling, they'd get used. I know the IGSB and NMPDR/VBI folks will use any cycles they can get. So what resources do we have that we can do something like this on? What's usage like on kbT and cosmea? Are there any CI resources we can put into this pool? Does this feel like a worthwhile project? Are the systems too disparate at this point to consider something like this? == Craig

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[CELS Sysadmins] Mac Pro video card?
by Greg Cross 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

We have a Mac Pro at the CI Searle facility whose video card died, and its AppleCare extended warranty has expired. If anyone has an unused card that we could have/use indefinitely, please let me know. Thanks, Greg _______________________________________________ This is the CELS Sysadmins mailing list. It is sent to memebers of: core-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, hpc-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, systems(a)alcf.anl.gov, aig(a)alcf.anl.gov. Do not subscribe directly to this list. Thanks.

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[CELS Sysadmins] Let it beer
by Tisha Stacey 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

The weather outside my be frightful, But beer is always delightful. _______________________________________________ This is the CELS Sysadmins mailing list. It is sent to memebers of: core-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, hpc-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, systems(a)alcf.anl.gov, aig(a)alcf.anl.gov. Do not subscribe directly to this list. Thanks.

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[CELS Sysadmins] sqlalchemy book?
by David Ressman 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Does anyone have an sqlalchemy book I could borrow for a week or to? I have one on order, but it won't be here for a week or two. I also have on from Safari online, but I don't really want to print out a 300 page book. Thanks! _______________________________________________ This is the CELS Sysadmins mailing list. It is sent to memebers of: core-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, hpc-admins(a)mcs.anl.gov, systems(a)alcf.anl.gov, aig(a)alcf.anl.gov. Do not subscribe directly to this list. Thanks.

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