# Machine room tasks ## Tags * assigned: pjotrp * priority: medium * type: system administration * keywords: system administration, octopus, gateway, tux02, tux01, tux03 ## Tasks ### UTHSC * [ ] fix www.genenetwork.org and gn2.genenetwork.org https * [ ] tux02 certbot failing * [ ] get data from summer211.uthsc.edu (access machine room) * [ ] VPN access and FoUT * [ ] penguin2 has 32TB of space we can use on NFS/backups Network: * [ ] wire up machines so they talk with each other over fiber Lambda: * [X] racked up and runs * [+] add network (Roger) link/ether 7c:c2:55:11:9c:ac brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 172.23.18.212/21 brd 172.23.23.255 scope global dynamic eno1 * [ ] get service tag Tamara (with Erik?) * [X] install ubuntu (with Erik) * [ ] remote access? (with Erik) * [X] get BMC password * [X] get fiber working * [ ] add to Octopus HPC Backups & storage: * [+] Order storage and caddies (w. Tamara) * [_] data warehousing * [+] run sheepdog as root: redis password error; introduce SHEEPDOG_CONF * [ ] tux01 has unused 4TB spinning disk * [ ] tux02 has unused 2x4TB spinning disks and 2TB nvme /dev/nvme0n1 on adapter https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/upgrade-update-samsung-ssd-firmware/ apt-get install fwupd fwupdate fwupdmgr get-devices fwupdmgr update The previously problematic Samsung 980 Pro was basically using the 3B2QGXA7, and now Samsung has introduced a new 5B2QGXA7 firmware to fix the problem. The problem mainly affects the 2TB version of the 980 Pro * [ ] Check backups of etc etc. Security: * [ ] Limit idrac access * [?] space server out-of-band access ### Spice * [ ] Run GN off balg01 * [X] Firewall out of band * [ ] Add firewall test to sheepdog * [X] Add storage * [ ] Convert balg02 to Guix server * [ ] VM for student team ### Done * [X] Tux01 and Tux02 disk space issues * [X] Reinstate backup drops on tux02, rabbit, &space and &epysode; reduce incoming IP * [X] Pluto tool with Zach & Efraim * [X] Order drives and caddies tux01 & tux02 (with @haoc) * [X] Introduce &disk space and mdstat monitor * [X] Machine room HDDs * [X] decommission/surplus out-racked machines (whith @arthurc) + see also ../issues/systems/decommission-machines.gmi * [X] Install tux04-tux09 * [X] tux04 and tux05 give errors * [X] use fiber optics for subnet Octopus and Tuxes * [X] Octopus11 has no fiber * [X] tux06 has temp fiber * [X] tux07 has no fiber * [X] tux08 has no fiber * [X] tux09 has no fiber