[powerdev-hosting] POWER7 LPAR shutdown

[Chuck Atkins]

Hi Lance,

We're currently accessing PowerPC resources through the GCC Compile Farm
project via the following hosts:

   - gcc110.fsffrance.org (gcc1-power7.osuosl.org), Power 7, CentOS 7, ppc64
   - gcc111.fsffrance.org (power-aix.osuosl.org), Power 7, AIX 7.1, ppc64
   - gcc112.fsffrance.org (gcc2-power8.osuosl.org), Power 8, CentOS 7,
   ppc64le

Given that, I have a few questions:

   - Will the lpars used by the compile farm project be transitioned to
   other resources?
      - If so, how will that effect the availability of an AIX resource?
   - If my access to these resources is via the gcc compile farm, is there
   anything I need to do as a user to maintain access through this transition
   or is that entirely managed by the GCC Compile Farm project itself?
   - My use is primarily for testing various compiler environments for
   CMake, an open source project.  Should I apply for independent access for
   open source development on these resources or just continue access through
   the compile farm project?

Thank you.

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Chuck Atkins
Staff R&D Engineer, Scientific Computing
Kitware, Inc.
(518) 881-1183

On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 6:32 PM, Lance Albertson <lance at osuosl.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> We're going to be returning the POWER7 machines to IBM by the end of 2018
> and all LPAR's currently running on these systems will be shutdown and
> removed by then. We have POWER8 (and soon POWER9) machines via an OpenStack
> cluster we've deployed. Several of you have probably already moved onto
> that cluster, however I'm sure many haven't yet. Please do the following if
> you can:
>
> 1. If you want to keep access to POWER via our new platform, please fill
> out this form [1] and we'll get you setup. After we get you setup, we'll
> shutdown and remove your LPAR(s).
> 2. If you have already migrated to our new platform, but still have
> LPAR(s) on our POWER7 servers, please let us know when we can shutdown and
> remove them.
> 3. If you no longer need the LPAR, please let us know and we'll go ahead
> and remove it.
>
> Please send all emails to powerdev-request at osuosl.org which creates a
> ticket for us to track unless you're using the form mentioned in #1 which
> already does that.
>
> If we don't hear from you or your project, I will start shutting down
> LPARs starting July 1, 2018. I will wait until August 1, 2018 to remove the
> LPAR from our systems. If you need more time to migrate, please let us
> know. I'd like to get these all done by November 30, 2018 if not sooner.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
>
> Thanks!
>
> [1] http://osuosl.org/services/powerdev/request_hosting/
>
> --
> Lance Albertson
> Director
> Oregon State University | Open Source Lab
>
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