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6/15/2006 ACCIS Meeting

Location/Time

    Multi-site Video Conference at 9:00-10:30am
      Center Green - Building CG1, Room 2655
      Foothills Lab - Building FL1, Room 2133
      Mesa Lab - Director's Conference Room
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Agenda

  1. Review of previous meeting's minutes
  2. State of ACCIS Projects/Action List
    • Active Directory - Wendy D.
    • Calendaring - Heather H.
      • Version Testing
    • Central Authentication - Aaron A., Lynda M.
    • Computer Rooms Project - Pat W.
    • Directory Services - Lana S., Markus S.
    • Electronic Mail - Mark U., Markus S.
    • FTP - Aaron A., Mark U.
      • Project Closeout
    • Software Management - Pat W.
    • Standardized Documentation - Jim V.
      • Project Closeout Document
      • Project Introduction Document
    • Software Licensing - Pat W.
    • Remote Services Evaluation - Anne-Marie
      • Project Closing
    • SLAs Required, Formatting, and Definitions - Jim V., Pat W.
      • SLAs List
    • Web Conferencing Project - Mic S.
  3. ACCIS Web Site
  4. ACCIS Member list
  5. Open Discussion
  6. Future Agenda Items
  7. Action List
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Minutes

Attendance

  • Mesa Lab
    • Jim VanDyke - NETS / Chair
    • Markus Stobbs - SCD
    • Nick Wehrheim - CGD
    • Lynda McGinley - SCD Security
    • Terry Murray - DIR/ISS
    • Joan Fisher - Recorder
  • Center Green
    • Wendy Derman - FA
    • Mic Stremel - DLESE
  • Foothills Lab
    • Pat Waukau - MMM
    • Tres Hofmeister - RAL
    • Karl Hudnut - UOP

Previous Meeting's Minutes - Jim and Pat will review last month's minutes and make any necessary corrections.

Project / Action Item List

  • Active Directory - Wendy D.
    • The CIT admin group contains all the divisional admins and verifies the user is in the script.
    • A user created nested groups in such a way that it caused a script to go in an indefinite loop. Be careful with nested groups when using scriipts.
    • The vpn server can push updates to clients. Wendy has been deploying vpn from the active directory, but this creates a legal problem. Sarah Pritchard has been involved.
    • Wendy and Lynda will send an email to ACCIS regarding the capabilities for automated upgrades.
    • There is a service patch for SQLl server 2005.
    • WSUS service pak was announced. Once Wendy does some testing it will be announced.
    • Pat feels the vpn patches notification should be sent out by the security team and not rely on the divisional admins to keep up with Cisco patches.
    • Wendy will not support beta versions of Vista.
  • Calendaring - Wendy D.
    • When the Remedy Help Desk application was upgraded last week some people could not view Meeting Maker. The upgrade made the fonts unreadable. The problem has been fixed.
    • Use caution when loading applications. They may affect Meeting Maker.
    • A new Room Reservation System should be available by September. The new system will tie all conference rooms to Meeting Maker.
    • The calendaring group is looking at wireless Meeting Maker. A small task force may come out of ACCIS.
  • Central Authentication -Lynda M .
    • There is a need to push Kerberos to the top of the project list.
    • Markus is in need of a test bed, Lynda says she has one. They will talk, then approach the group.
    • The Cisco vpn issue is under review by Cisco. They now believe we have a problem.
    • Upgrades on the gatekeepers is taking place.
    • PGP key forms need to be turned in.
    • Markus voiced complaints that there could have been better communication about the PGP process. The process could have been better communicated and more information from Management should have been given.
  • Computer Room - Pat W.
    • Work continues on the Strategic Plan.
    • Hope to present the plan to the ITC in July.
    • Jim suggested having a web page with computer room information, he and Pat will meet.
  • Directory Services -Markus S .
    • ACCIS reviewed the Requirements Document and were asked to send it to their staff for comment. Many people felt the information was much to technical.
    • A presentation will be given at ITC on Tuesday. Markus will attend the ITC meeting.
    • Wendy did not send the document around to her division. General staff want something they can touch and feel, not read a technical document.
    • It was mentioned that the people who are part of the current "spaghetti" are the ones that should be involved in this project and not general staff.
  • Electronic Mail - Markus S.
    • Mark Uris and Ed Arnold will write the document that John Fox was suppose to complete.
    • With John's departure, Ed is helping out as much as possible.
    • Pat has had some migration problems and is working with Ed. Once the two problems are corrected migration will continue.
    • Problem one: web mail default to Replyto: is mail.mmm.edu which does not exist.
    • Problem two: Subdomain requires odd email address waukau%mmm@mail.ucar.edu. The cron script output from Oracle database and syncs with LDAP.
    • Wendy wants to know why the mail is so slow. Markus will look into the problem and let the group know.
    • The table type changes Greg will be making on Saturday should resolve the slow mail problem.
  • FTP - Jim V .
    • No update.
  • Software Management - Pat W.
    • Rob Gocke in contracts has assured Pat that the RFP will be ready by the end of the month.
  • Standardized Documentation - Jim V.
    • The changes in the closeout and introduction documents.
    • To be discussed by Jim at the ITC meeting on Tuesday.
  • Software Licensing - Pat W.
    • Nothing to report.
  • Remote Services Evaluation - Ann-Marie T.
    • Project is in the closeout phase.
  • SLA's Required, Formatting, and Definitions - Jim V., Pat W.
    • No update.
    • Hope to discuss at the ITC meeting.
    • The CISL section has been worked on, but not ready for ACCIS review.
  • Web Conferencing - Mic S.
    • Met with contracts for a brainstorming session.
    • Currently working on the RFI.
    • Hope to have the RFI completed by the end of July for distribution.
  • ACCIS Web Site-
    • The ACCIS site has been moved to the UCAR production server.
    • Jim will meet with Markus on how to efficiently edit the site.
  • ACCIS Member List-
    • No change.
  • Future Agenda Items-
  • Additional Discussion-
    • Karl Hudnut did not receive an invitation to the meeting through Meeting Maker.
    • Jim will review the invitation list.
    • CISL and the WEG are in conversation regarding web hosting. WEG's presence is good for the centralization web presence.
    • Microsoft is getting louder about beta. Wendy will not support this until a true version has been announced and tested.
    • Voting for ACCIS membership may begin, send nominations to Jim.
    • Management must approve replacements to the committee.
    • Chair, co-chair, and recorder positions available.
    • Vote will take place in July.
  • Action Item List-
    • Jim and Pat will review last months minutes.
    • Wendy and Lynda will send out an email about the capabilities for automated upgrades through the Active Directory.
    • Rich and Lynda will send an email out regarding vpn patches.
    • Jim and Pat will meet to discuss a Computer Room information web site.
    • Markus and Lynda will meet to discuss the Kerberos test bed.
    • Markus will find out why the mail is so slow and report back to the group.



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