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New servers: fermi-gpfs01 and fermi-gpfs02
- Dual-connect storage between these two machines
- Internet connectivity (2 x 10 Gbps per host?)
- Install GPFS
- Install xrootd
- Balance data across xroot cluster
New NFS/GPFS service on former fermi-xrd01 and fermi-xrd02 (and wainXXX, wainYYY)
- fermi-xrd01 and fermi-xrd02
  - Drain xroot data (~180 TB)
  - Swap 2x R610 with SCS-owned R720 machines
  - Rename (fermi-gpfs03 and fermi-gpfs04?)
  - Internet connectivity (1 x 10 Gbps per host?)
  - Decide upon storage configuration
    - Number of spindles for Users/Groups (from wain025)
    - Number of spindles for production partitions (from wain026 and wain032)
    - Number of "spare" spindles for future expansion
  - Install GPFS (total capacity will be ~160 TB)
  - Migrate wain025, wain026, wain032 to new system
- Select two wains for CNFS service (lots of memory + fast ethernet)
  - Drain xroot data from wainXXX and YYY (~64 TB)
  - Rename hosts (fermi-cnfs01, fermi-cnfs02?)
  - Install GPFS and CNFS software
  - Configure in such a way so that wain025 partitions are handled in such a way so that service does their activities do not negatively impact access to other partitions
Upgraded Upgrad NFS service for LSST
- Repurpose wain025 (??) to replace wain006
Drain xroot from other wains that are to be retired
Retirement list:
- wain026
- wain032
- wain006
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