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====== Scheduled Maintenance ======

===== Upgrade of machines 2015 =====

Machines to upgrade: **15**

**Reasons:** Main reason is to avoid security holes and have latest libraries/software.
[[#Situation]] and [[#Selection criterias]]
Some machines also need to be changed because they are too old.

==== Tentative Schedule ====

NOTE: The expected update time for each machine is between 2 and 3 hours.
^  Key Definitions  ^^
^Workstation|A desktop machine which people uses by sitting in front of. Usually located in offices.|
^Remote Workstation|A machine which people uses only through ssh access. Usually located in a server room.|
^Server|A machine that is used by the infrastructure, usually only accessed directly by an Admin. Usually located in a server room.|

^ Date ^ hostname ^ Type ^ Memory(GB) ^ Cores ^ Operating System ^ Upgrade description ^ Impact |
|2015-02-27|pongo|Server|6|8|OpenSUSE 11.2|Update to CentOS 6 - Upgrade disks| Everybody |
|2015-04-27|phenix4|Server|0,768|1|OpenSUSE 11.2|change machine (no new HW)| Everybody running Ulf backups |
|2015-04-28|piff|Server|2|2|Scientific Linux 5.5|Discuss with grid group - Buy a virtualization machine?| only florido |
|2015-04-28|cleo|Workstation|2|2|OpenSUSE 11.4|OpenSuSE 13.1 32bit| only 1 user |
|2015-04-28|smee|Workstation|2|2|OpenSUSE 12.1|Update to Lubuntu 12.04/Kubuntu| only 1 user |
|buy HW|fnatte|Server|1|2AMD|OpenSUSE 10.3| license server - storage: buy new HW | a user group |
|buy HW|magica|Server|8|8|OpenSUSE 11.3| New services i.e. git-svn? and Update to CentOS 6, buy new HW| Everybody |
|buy HW|teddi|Server|1|2|OpenSUSE 12.1|Update to CentOS 6, increase mem, buy new HW| Everybody |
|buy HW|winifred|Server|1|2|OpenSUSE 12.1|Buy new small machine for TV and decommission| Kitchen TV |
| Debian 6 expires 2016 |tjatte|Workstation|2|2|Debian 6|Consider update to Lubuntu 12.04/Debian 7 32bit | only 1 user |
|SLC5 expires 2017|kajsa|Workstation|2|2|Scientific Linux CERN 5.11|Update to SL6?| only 1 user |
|SLC5 expires 2017|kalle|Workstation|4|2|Scientific Linux CERN 5.10|Update to SL6?| nobody |
|SLC5 expires 2017|penny|Workstation|2|2|Scientific Linux CERN 5.10|Update to SL6?| only 1 user |
|SLC5 expires 2017|phenix3|Workstation|0,768|1|Scientific Linux CERN 5.10|Move indico server to department and decommission machine| everybody |
|N/A|lufsen|Server|0,512|1|Ubuntu 12.04|Change hardware| Everybody |


==== Selection criterias ====

Machines with unsupported operating systems should be upgraded as follows:
  - For Workstations/Remote Workstations with memory less than or equal to 2GB, the target upgrade will be Lubuntu/Kubuntu 12.04 32bit (Supported until Apr, 2017 see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)
  - For Workstations/Remote Workstations with memory above 2GB, the target upgrade will be Ubuntu 14.04 64bit (Supported until Apr, 2019 see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)
  - For Servers, the target upgrade will be CentOS 6 (Supported until November 30th, 2020 see http://wiki.centos.org/About/Product#fndef-f629e99f98d098d5979628e3a302a1b0579202ce-1)
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