<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div>Hi All,</div><div><br></div><div> Minutes from yesterday’s Online Meeting are now posted at the wiki page and copied below.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php/OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016">https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php/OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016</a></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>-David</div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 23.876px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.05px; widows: 1; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Minutes">Minutes</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: small; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php?title=OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016&action=edit§ion=5" title="Edit section: Minutes" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(90, 54, 150); background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h1><div style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19.05px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.7px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Attendees: David L., Sergey F., Simon T., Dave A., Carl T., Vardan G., Sean D., Beni Z.</div><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19.05px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.05px; widows: 1; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Announcements">Announcements</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: small; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php?title=OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016&action=edit§ion=6" title="Edit section: Announcements" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(90, 54, 150); background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 19.05px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQANAIAAAGOMnP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAFAA0AAAIJjI+pu+APo4SpADs=); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.7px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Whiteboard cameras are now both working and posting pictures every 10 minutes to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/online/whiteboard" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); padding-right: 15px; background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent) 100% 50% no-repeat, url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,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") 100% 50%;">web</a>. Cue username and password are required to access the page.</li></ul><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19.05px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.05px; widows: 1; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Computer.2FNetworking">Computer/Networking</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: small; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php?title=OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016&action=edit§ion=7" title="Edit section: Computer/Networking" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(90, 54, 150); background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 19.05px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQANAIAAAGOMnP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAFAA0AAAIJjI+pu+APo4SpADs=); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.7px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Most items from above agenda are self-explanatory</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">gluon40 IB card was preventing system from booting. Paul L. exchanged with one from gluon43 before sending it out so that gluon40 is up and working again.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Computers in counting house are not aligned in OS versions. David is going to check with Kelvin on what it will take a to align them all to RHEL6.5 Schedule will be announced once it is formed.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">There was some discussion on whether we should consider a fast ethernet switch for the new switch purchase rather than infiniband<ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQANAIAAAGOMnP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAFAA0AAAIJjI+pu+APo4SpADs=");"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Sergey pointed to a few motivating factors:<ol style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 3.2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Ethernet drivers automatically built into Linux kernel and don't need to be managed externally like infiniband</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Tests on Hall-B 40GB ethernet showed 27GB/s for single iperf instance whereas our current infiniband configuration requires 2 iperf instances (2 links) to obtain that speed</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Price difference between fast ethernet and infiniband has been dropping so may not be as big of an issue as it once was. Particularly in the future since ethernet's popularity will likely continue to drive down prices</li></ol></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Dave A. pointed to a few motivating factors:<ol style="line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 3.2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Our current Infiniband configuration uses IP over IB and is not optimal for reaching full bandwidth of hardware</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Mellanox hardware can be configured to use fast ethernet (driver will still be outside of kernel, but could then talk to another ethernet device)</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Infiniband is used extensively in HPC environments (including JLab's) and has libraries/features that can maximize throughput by bypassing overhead of networking protocols like IP.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Price differential between 40GB ethernet and 40GB IB is still significant (Sergey thought when he'd looked it wasn't so big)</li></ol></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Decision was made to go forward with a new IB switch. (<i>n.b.Sergey maintained a dissenting opinion, but only slightly)</i></li></ul></li></ul><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19.05px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.05px; widows: 1; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Default_compiler_and_python_versions">Default compiler and python versions</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: small; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php?title=OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016&action=edit§ion=8" title="Edit section: Default compiler and python versions" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(90, 54, 150); background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 19.05px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQANAIAAAGOMnP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAFAA0AAAIJjI+pu+APo4SpADs=); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.7px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">hdonline.cshrc was modified to set different defaults for gcc compiler and python versions based on which computer is being logged into</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">gluon40 and higher plus the gluon RAID servers now setup environment to use gcc4.9.2 and python 2.7.11 as default</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">gluon01-gluon39 remain unchanged</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Environment can be easily changed back and forth using he "setup" utility. (Just type "setup" with no arguments to see list of options)</li></ul><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19.05px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.05px; widows: 1; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="mw-headline" id="DAQ">DAQ</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: small; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php?title=OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016&action=edit§ion=9" title="Edit section: DAQ" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(90, 54, 150); background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 19.05px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQANAIAAAGOMnP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAFAA0AAAIJjI+pu+APo4SpADs=); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.7px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Most crates in hall remain off so full testing of CODA 3.0.6 is being deferred until they are turned back on.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Crates are getting turned back on gradually by Alex S. as he installs and tests new firmware versions</li></ul><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19.05px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.05px; widows: 1; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Front-end_Firmware_Status">Front-end Firmware Status</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: small; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php?title=OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016&action=edit§ion=10" title="Edit section: Front-end Firmware Status" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(90, 54, 150); background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 19.05px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQANAIAAAGOMnP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAFAA0AAAIJjI+pu+APo4SpADs=); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.7px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">No report (Alex S. not at meeting)</li></ul><h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 19.05px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.05px; widows: 1; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span class="mw-headline" id="L3_Status">L3 Status</span><span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: small; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php?title=OWG_Meeting_15-Jun-2016&action=edit§ion=11" title="Edit section: L3 Status" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(90, 54, 150); background: none;">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 19.05px; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQANAIAAAGOMnP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAFAA0AAAIJjI+pu+APo4SpADs=); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.7px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Effort is still ramping up. Benchmarking various parts of code is underway</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">David L. showed some <a href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki/images/9/9f/20160610_EVIOparsing.pdf" class="internal" title="20160610 EVIOparsing.pdf" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(90, 54, 150); background: none;">slides</a> from last week's L3 meeting indicating some odd behavior where the event processing rate initially rises to 12kHz and then drops to 8kHz.<ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBQANAIAAAGOMnP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAAFAA0AAAIJjI+pu+APo4SpADs=");"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Suggestion was to try looking for optimal configuration regarding number of parsing threads and processing threads. (This mirrored a suggestion from the L3 meeting. David L. will do this.</li></ul></li></ul><div><br></div></div></body></html>