A new DEC Alpha Unix machine from the University of Wisconsin was added to the cluster bringing the total to 5 DEC workstations and 3 HP workstations. Additionally, Hydra was added as a client to the LSF cluster. The client license allows processes to be moved off of Hydra onto the workstation cluster but not visa versa. Adding the client license to Hydra has helped alleviate some of the load on this larger system. A tool was written to extract and display LSF cluster usage.
Statistics indicate that there is no shortage of CPU cycles but a shortage of memory.
Peng presented a paper at the IEEE NPSS Real Time 99 Conference on the her Interactive EFIT tool. Schissel presented a paper at the EPS meeting summarizing work done at DIII-D to improve the data analysis environment. Schissel presented a talk at the IEA Tripartite meeting that discussed DIII-D's vision of supporting remote collaborators. One conclusion from this meeting was that fusion facilities should promote computer science collaborations to avoid unnecessary duplication of work.