[Halla_running] Counting house computers will be down

[Walt Akers / JLAB]

All:

I've put together a draft plan/outline of events and sent
it to Rusty for discussion.  I'd like to have them check it
for factual accuracy before I send it out, but we are
close to a solution for the ongoing power issues.

Regarding emergency power, I did discuss the situation
briefly with Brad this evening,  and I can give you the
same information I shared with him.

1) Transformer T-8 (the one that is backed-up by the
generator) is back online and fully operational.

2) The generator is NOT running at this time.

3) Facilities is contracting to have the generator rebuilt
and exhaustively tested immediately.

4) In the event that a tropical storm or hurricane is projected
before the generator is repaired, Facilities will procure a
temporary generator for the End Station Loop and connect
it before the storm arrives. (This connection will require
a half day outage to connect and another to disconnect - so
it is not the best option unless an outage is expected).

Just today we have implemented several decisions that
should minimize unexpected and unplanned outages, all
of which are detailed in the draft document.

For now, I would encourage you to bring the systems
back online on the existing power and I will provide you
as much other information as possible in the very near
future.

Walt



Douglas Higinbotham wrote:
> Walt did say that he would go after getting a temp. backup generator.   That needs to be done ASAP!!
>
> It is clear we cannot control the work, BUT we can fight for a working backup generator.   There is no
> reason (other then money...) that they didn't immediately rent one when the permanent backup failed.
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ole Hansen" <ole at jlab.org>
> To: "Carlos Munoz Camacho" <munoz at jlab.org>
> Cc: "Cynthia Keppel" <Keppel at jlab.org>, "Walt Akers / JLAB" <akers at jlab.org>, "halla running" <halla_running at jlab.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 12:38:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Halla_running] Counting house computers will be down
>
> Hi Carlos,
>
> I know you (and others) need the computers. However, I don't have any
> authority over the people doing the power work. This is an issue for
> management. I am not even being informed about times and durations of
> outages. Even if I get the occasional notification, it doesn't reflect
> reality.
>
> The bottom line is, at this point the counting house in essence doesn't
> have electrical power. Then, obviously, things go down. I understand the
> hall has been without power for a lengthy period already, too. If such
> work gets scheduled 4 weeks before the start of beam, well, call this
> type of planning what you like.
>
> Once I receive a credible assurance that the power has been restored
> reliably - not intermittently - I will be more than happy to boot the
> machines up again. Until then, I need to protect our $100k IT hardware
> from potential damage.
>
> Yes, I am hereby explicitly asking relevant people to notify me once
> power has been reliably restored. Please keep me in the loop.
>
> Ole
>
> On 09/10/2014 12:20 PM, Carlos Munoz Camacho wrote:
>> Hi Ole,
>>
>>     thank you for the information. However, we need to the CH computers
>> up to setup the DVCS DAQ in the Hall, which is our top priority in
>> order to be ready for the upcoming run.
>>
>> Someone (Thia/Walt?) should find a solution to keep the machines and
>> the network running in the Hall.
>>
>>
>
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