Mike meant July 5th Townhall. -Monika
> Tom, > Monica Rabarison expressed an interest in having a meeting > to discuss mutlicast issues and troubleshooting for the > access grid. (see below some of the email we have been > sending.) I have found two people who are willing to > participate in this. Mike O'Conner from ESNet and Greg > Bell from LBLNet. Mike is willing to give the > presentation and Greg is willing to help answer > questions. The first question is can this be done at the > 8 am townhall on July 7 (Mike can only do the 8 am > presentation) The second question is what kind of > discussion do you think would be good to present. > Thank you, > Mike > > Mike O'Connor wrote: > > > Mike, > > > > Sure, July 5 for the 8AM pacific meeting is fine, I'll > > have to decline the later meeting. > > > > We should talk about the audience and topic of > discussion. > > > -Mike > > > > Michael Elmore wrote: > > > >> Mike, > >> I just heard from Greg and he said that July 5 is ok > with him. He >> also said he would be willing to attend > and help answer questions. >> Mike would you be willing > and could you have a presentation available >> by July 5? > Also, there are usually two meetings for the town hall. > >> One at 8 am pacific and one at 4 pm pacific. Could > you and would >> you be willing to do both meetings. If > you can only do the morning >> one it would be fine. > >> Thank you, > >> Mike > >> > >> monika.k.rabarison wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Mike, > >>> > >>> July 5th is fine for me. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Monika > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Monica et al., > >>>> I was wondering if it would be ok to do the meeting > at the >>>> July 5 townhall. I will be on vacation for > all of the >>>> dates you listed. Is this ok for MIke > and Greg? >>>> Thank you, > >>>> Mike > >>>> > >>>> monika.k.rabarison wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Hi all, > >>>>> > >>>>> Any date/time except June 10, 13, and 17 is fine for > me. >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Monika > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hello Greg and MIke, > >>>>>> I received this from Monika about the content of > the >>>>>> meeting. The date is not set. If you can't > meet at >>>>>> Brookhaven on the 7th, then we could > schedule this for >>>>>> another time. Monika, do you > have another date in mind? >>>>>> Thank you, Mike > >>>>>> > >>>>>> monika.k.rabarison wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Mike, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> the session is mainly intended for network > personel but >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> node >ops too could benefit from it. When the idea > came >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> up >>, what >everyone wanted was mostly about how to > know >>>> that >>there is a >multicast problem and how to > fix the >>>> problem, >>and also >re-explain how the AG is > using >>>> multicast. There >>is already >an AGDP doc > about these but >>>> apparently >>everyone (mostly node > >operators) wanted to >>>> have the >>network people > attend such a >session. It looks >>>> like in >>many cases > , the network person is >not very >>>> familiar with >>the > AG and the node operator is not >very >>>> familiar with > >>networking! How technical it should be? >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> I'm not very sure >>about this. > > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks again, > >>>>>>> Monika > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Monica, > >>>>>>>> I have talked to Greg and he is not sure what he > can >>>>>>>> prepare for a meeting like this. How > technical he >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>> can >>>>make it etc. He would like to know more > >>>> specifically >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> what >>you would like to get out of a multicast > >>>>>> presentation. >>Thank you and have a good weekend. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Mike > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> monika.k.rabarison wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Mike, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Please do so. June 7 sounds good to me. If it is > too >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> close >for the presenter(s) any time would do, I > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>> guess. >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks again, > >>>>>>>>> Monika > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Monica, > >>>>>>>>>> Would you like me to ask the networking people > if >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>> they >>>>>>would like to give a presentation? If so > then >>>> maybe >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> they >>could do the presentation at the next > Town >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>> Hall >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> on >>June >>7. One of the people might have a > problem with 8 >>>>>> >>am, but >>I can find out. Let me > know or let >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> me >>know >>about another >>time. Thank you, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Mike > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> monika.k.rabarison wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Mike, > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you indeed for your response. You are > right >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> nobody >>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> has >replied to this suggestion yet. I am > cc-ing >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>> Alex >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> as >>>>they are >also interested in such a session > at >>>>>> TACC. >>>>Having the talk >on a Town Hall is a > great >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> idea. >>I am >>>>thinking that the >summer might not > be a >>>> good >>time as >>>>people go on vacation. > >Anyway, we >>>> could have >>it >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> whenever >>the speakers are >available. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards, > >>>>>>>>>>> Monika > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Monika, > >>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry for not responding to this earlier. I > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>> haven't >>>>>>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> seen >>any other responses either. I am not > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>> willing >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> to >>>>lead >>such a meeting, but I am willing to > try >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> and >>get >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> a >>speaker >>for you. One of the Network people > at >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> LBNL >>is >>quite >>versed in Multicasting and I > think >>>>>> that he >>might >>be >>willing to give a > talk and I >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> could >>try to >>get the >>person >>at ESNet who > isolates >>>> the >>multicast >>troubles on >>ESNet. >>Let > me know what you >>>> >>think. Maybe >>it could be > >>done on a >>Town Hall >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> meeting. Thank you, >> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Mike > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> monika.k.rabarison wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi everybody, > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> A suggestion poped up at the AG retreat on > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> organizing >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> an >>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> AG >session for network staff. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> The idea is to have one person or more share > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> knowledge, >>>>>how-tos, tips, etc...on AG > network >>>>>>>> support. How does >>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> that >>>sound? Is there anyone out there > willing to >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> lead >>>>such >>>session? Node operators too would > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> indeed >>benefit >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> from it >>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> as >some of us (at least myself)are not very > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>> network >>>>>>>>"literate". > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Monika > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >

