Farm greatly exceeds 1997 spec. Gigabit backbone underway. Sees Solaris, Linux, and NT as main systems to support. Security problems will increase as will DOE requirements. Space for new hardware is a problem.
Planning is an important issue.
There is a great need for experiments to plan their computing requirements and communicate that request well in advance to computing services. In executive session, the BOD concentrated on the 12-GeV upgrade, communication of user problems and priorities to Ian Bird, and specific assignments for BOD members. For the 12 GeV upgrade, we recommend that a small steering committee be formed of staff, users, and outsiders to direct activity leading to a white paper. The committee would draw on the results of last year's 12-GeV workshop and ongoing follow ups to organize focused workshops and activity on specific experiments that would form the heart of a proposal. The BOD would assist appropriately in this effort.