NT1/SG-Meeting-2017-06-01
Constituting SG meeting 2017-06-01
Invited: Mattias Wadenstein, HPC2N Oxana Smirnova, HEP, LU Michaela Barth, PDC-HPC
Agenda
- assessment and recommendation on planned internal 24/7 service based on MoU requirements, risk list, risk analysis, total cost, etc..
- Terms of Reference for the SG.
- PPS checklist for steering groups
- Openness and Transparency
- AOB
Minutes
24/7
preliminary assessment and risk analysis done so far by Mattias and Michaela:
- Time compensation instead of extra cost for night shift work approved by staff
- Less legislation hurdles expected since as part of freelancing
- Risk analysis:
- Even if 2 OoD would fall out; still very improbable something happens, normally don't affecting availability at all, so still better service compared to NorduNET doing the nights and weekends.
- to fulfil checkbox formally: need scheme to be there, one time sick leaves should still be okay.
PPS on risk analysis: http://www.ppsonline.se/nordforsk/en/main/skill/ah148
http://wlcg.web.cern.ch/collaboration/mou - Annex 3.2 (especially page A3.4)
Final risk analysis: https://wiki.neic.no/w/ext/img_auth.php/8/8b/24_7_risk_list.xlsx.pdf
Benefit analysis:
- Better quality of service due to systems experts on call instead of network operators working off a checklist of problem->action => happier staff and users
- Better staff satisfaction due to more control, more money, with about same actual workload, but now with more flexible working times.
- More resilience in the face of technology changes because of the same staff working day-to-day taking the night shift, no need to retrain night staff.
- Lower cost, both direct financial and time cost of doing very detailed night shift documentation and training for external staff. 68 000 EUR ~= 645 000 NOK -> saving more than 150 000 NOK (if 12 holiday days per year).
Decision: The SG decides to approve the proposal. Mattias will rework the contract with NORDUnet without 24/7 service and prepare the contracts for the 24/7 staff together with NeIC administration.
ToR
https://wiki.neic.no/w/ext/img_auth.php/8/86/TermsofReferencefortheNT1SteeringGroup.pdf
Success of NT1 is defined by CERN MoU fulfilment of the participating Nordic countries.
Decision: The SG revised and approved its ToR.
PPS checklist for steering groups
- AP on Gudmund to dig out NOS-N agreement.
Summary: The SG went through the DPs for the constituting meeting.
Openness and Transparency
AP on Mattias to add SG and SG minutes at https://wiki.neic.no/wiki/Nordic_WLCG_tier-1_facility also on our new webpage.
Next meeting
Aug 17th in conjunction with NLCG meeting 9:00 or slightly later