Operational information for March 2004  Large Scale and Performance Tests

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Schedule

Usage of the Online Software - hints and instructions for other systems for using the Online Software on the IT cluster

Usage of the IT cluster  by the ONLINE software

check also the entry on  useful links

Database Generation scripts


 Schedule

4.3.2004 Installation of online and dataflow software - done

5.3.2004 large partition acceptance test online sw; done up to 100 nodes,
               DF acceptance tests on one node

5.3.2004, 14.00, 40-4D-08:  meeting on status and schedule
    
IGUI tests Joachim
     IPC/IS tests by Sergei; preparation  and then exclusive timing tests over night

6.3.2004 online tests Eli & Doris

7.3.2004 dataflow tests Gokhan and Louis

8.3.2004 10:00 40-4D-008:  meeting on status and schedule
8.3.2004 online sw functionality and integration tests
successfully run a partition with 1000 controllers
	dataflow functionality and integration tests
successfully ran a distributed dataflow partition with: 1ROS, 1DFM, 1SFI, 1L2SV & 1L2PU
9.3.2004 online sw functionality and integration tests
	dataflow functionality and integration tests
10.3.2004 10:00 40-4D-008:  meeting on status and schedule
9.3.2004 online sw functionality and integration tests
	dataflow functionality and integration tests
	Event filter and hlt: preparing
12.3.2004 10:00 40-R-D10 :  meeting on status and schedule
successful online tests with partition set of 5-1000 controller, and timing is O.K.
12,13,14. 3.2004: 
HLT tests on lxshare during day-time
online sw performance tests over night
15.03.2004 10:00 40-4-C-01 :  meeting on status and schedule
15, 16, 17.3. 2004 HLT tests and ONLSW tests on LXSHARE
	DF tests on bldg. 32 testbed; EF tests on 513 testbed
17.03.2004 10:00 COOP , at a table in the retaurant  (lack of available conference rooms because of CMS week):  meeting on status and schedule
19.3.2004 11:00 40-R-D10 :  meeting on status and schedule
- list of hw requirements for next size test bed to be prepared
- databases for increased test bed size
Friday  19th of March: 
HLT: afternoon, on arrangement with ONLSW
night: ONLSW tests
Saturday 20.3. ONLSW test
Sunday 21.3. HLT tests
22. 3.2004 16:00 40-R-D10 :  meeting on status and schedule: 
From week 13 onwards: ~120 more nodes, 2.4 GHZ dual proc; all on Gigabit Ethernet link O.K.
Monday 22.3. day 
HLT: afternoon, on arrangement with ONLSW
night: IPC tests Sergei, 
Tuesday 23.3. afternoon HLT
Wednesday 24.3. Shared HLT (50 mnodes) Onlsw 
24. 3.2004 16:00 40-4D-08 :  meeting on status and schedule: 
Wednesday to Friday:
all  shared during the day
Wednesday timing tests online night
Thursday night: automatic tests Per
fast nodes unavailable to us Thursday and Friday morning
From week 13 onwards: ~120 more nodes, 2.4 GHZ dual proc; all on Gigabit Ethernet link
26. 3.2004 16:00 40-5-A01 :  short meeting on status and schedule: 
Friday day: 
slow cluster: shared for debugging until 19.00 
fast cluster:   when it becomes available (after lunch) shared for debugging until 19.00 

Friday night: 
all machines (both clusters)  EXCLUSIVE  for Igor from 19.00 until latest 10.00 Saturday: 

Saturday day: 
all machines (both clusters) Sarah 10.00 to 14.00 
all machines (both clusters) shared for Online. 

Saturday night: 
all machines (both clusters) timing tests EXCLUSIVE Online (Dietrich or Doris) until latest 10.00 Sunday. 

Sunday day: 
all machines (both clusters) Sarah 10.00 to 14.00 
all machines (both clusters) from 14.00 all machines EXCLUSIVE for Per 

Sunday night: 
all machines (both clusters) Per EXCLUSIVE until Monday 10.30 
29. 3.2004 10:00 in 40-R-d10 :  meeting on status and schedule: 
Friday night online exclusive Doris
Saturday  online exclusive until 16.00 Doris
Saturday 16.00 to 19.00 Sarah exclusive 
Saturday 19.00 to Sunday morning Per exclusive (send mail when finished)
Sunday all day until Sunday 19.00 online exclusive
Saturday 19.00 to Monday morning Per exclusive (send mail when finished)
Monday day shared
5.04.2004 15.30 in Coop coffee area, large tables :  meeting on status and schedule: 
Tuesday morning Sarah option for exclusive
Tuesday afternoon shared - to be confirmed
Stop of Tests : Wednesday 7th of April, 10.00
Discussion of results 
End of Test celebration: Wednesday 7th of April, from 16.30 onwards