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DICE under emulators
Fri, 01/25/2013 - 15:45 - boss
Project ID:
50
Current stage:
Manager:
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What:
Description: An increasing number of staff and students are using portables (Macs and windows) for much of their computing. Many of these users want to be able
to use DICE on these portables. This project will deliver a solution
to allow this.
DIY DICE will be used as the base platform.
Deliverables: There are two deliverable solutions :-
- Non roaming - using DICE authentication and directory services
- This will work only when connected to the Informatics network, using
a bridged connection. Primarily intended for self managed Mac and Windows
desktops. - Roaming - using local authentication and directory services
- This will work when roaming, independent of network. It will use a NAT connection to take advantage of the host's network support. This is primarily
intended for laptops.
Each of these will require :-
- Appropriate modification of the DIY DICE environment
- User and CSO documentation
- Testing by end users
Why:
Customer: Staff and postgraduates
Case statement: See description
When:
Status:
- Aug 2009
- Final report
- Aug 2009
- Documentation complete and tested. A number of users now actively using.
- Mar 2009
- Documentation has been completed for non roaming - this is now being tested by Carol. Documentation for the roaming configuration needs polished off and tested.
- Oct 2008
- documentation for running DICE under VMWare on a DICE machine has been produced (see MPU WIKI). What remains is to produce documentation on running DIYDICE under VMware on a self-managed box.
Timescales:
Priority: Agreed for Q1/Q2 2009.
Time:
How:
Proposal:
Resources:
- Milestone 3.0 (testing non roaming)
- Should take 1 more day of Carol time
- Milestone 5.0 (docs for roaming)
- Should take 1 more day to polish off docs
- Milestone 6.0 (testing roaming)
- Should take 1-2 days of Carol time (setting up of Mac and VMware fusion already achieved as part of Milestone 3.0)
Plan:
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Milestones
Proposed date | Achieved date | Name | Description |
---|---|---|---|
2008-10-28 | 2009-02-27 | 1.0 | Modifications for non roaming DIY DICE |
2008-10-28 | 2009-02-27 | 2.0 | Documentation for non roaming DIY DICE |
2009-04-23 | 2009-03-16 | 3.0 | Testing of non roaming DIY DICE |
2008-12-31 | 2009-02-27 | 4.0 | Modifications for roaming DIY DICE |
2009-03-23 | 2009-03-23 | 5.0 | Documentation for roaming DIY DICE |
2009-04-23 | 2009-04-20 | 6.0 | Testing of roaming DIY DICE |
2009-07-15 | 2009-05-11 | 7.0 | At least one guinea pig user using service. |