Waterloo Nexus Advisory Group minutes Feb 18, 2004

Present

Department Advisor name
Arts
Nevil Bromley
Applied Health Science (AHS)
Daniel Delattre
Engineering
Dennis Herman
Environmental Studies (ES)
Shawn Morgan (secretary)
Math
Jim Johnston
Science
Stephen Sempson
Information System and Technology (IST)
Ray White
  Tim Farrell
Engineering Computing
Bruce Campbell (chair)
  Erick Engelke
  Hon Tam (absent)

Mail Search / KB Interface

Tim asked if there is a need for a more structured system for tracking knowledge acquired through this group
Will look into setting up mail list with history database and web-based search interface
Sysctrl failures

Sysctrl failed to execute tasks.

  • AHS recommended stopping HID service, which fixed it for them
  • See KB812400 as well

AHS Moving staff/faculty to NEXUS

  • AHS announced they were moving faculty and staff to NEXUS.
  • Requested what training or "promotional" materials were given to convince other departments on campus to move successfully to nexus
  • Arts replied they had some from their move to arts AD
  • ES mentioned they offer services on NEXUS that isolated individuals cannot use to convince them to come over

2003 AD native mode switchover

  • The switch to 2003 native mode will occur at the end of this term.
  • ES requested no switch occur until their "rebuild" is completed.
  • Implications and benefits for switch include better GP backup
  • No real benefit for logging, MS sucks
  • Group agreed that a better central logging infrastructure could be developed

Madoka license error

  • Cannot connect to server errors occuring
  • System is license server for 200 Terminal Services connections
  • Hopefully fix will be to get proper SSL certificate

Cambridge move

  • Require password change tool, authenticate against ADS and change NEXUS
  • In Summer 2004 development commitment, in time to test before term start from Bruce