Agenda
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for meeting of 16th January, 1pm-4pm, conference room Conference Room 10, R26 (Atlas Bldg.)

Aim: to finalise 2006 annual plans.

1. Tape Service Progress and Plans - Dave Corney [40']
Paper: 
"Atlas Data Store - Evolution and Development Strategy, January 2006" 
(David Corney and Andrew Sansum)
 
2. Outturn from 2005 - Andrew Sansum [20']
Paper:
"Tier1A Utilisation 2005"
(Matt Hodges and Andrew Sansum)

3a) UB requests - Dave Newbold [20'] 
    inc. BaBar additional request 
Paper:
"BaBar Computing Requirements 2006"
(URL also circulated to PMB)

 b) 2006 prices for Tape/Disk/CPU/other infrastructure and 2006 planning and allocations - Dave Britton [20']
Presentation:
(Spreadsheet to appear)

 c) Decisions - All [40']
    including:
    i) when to initiate purchases for FY06;
    ii) reqd. balance of purchases Tape/Disk/CPU/other infrastructure; 
    i) whether/how the 2006 BaBar MoU can be signed off;
    iv) whether/how the 2006 LHC experiment MoUs can be signed off;
    v) [If time permits] interim conclusions for 2007.

4. Deployment issues [10']
Paper:
"Tier-1 Operating Issues Q4 2005"
(Steve Traylen and Andrew Sansum) 

5. Procurement Process - Andrew Sansum [10']
Paper:
"Procurement Process" (draft document for OC)
(Andrew Sansum)

6. Review of actions [10']

Action 6.2: RAS to produce a service architecture plan with aim of reducing complexity.

Action 6.3: DT (now DN) to work with UB to consider Tier 2 allocations, taking into account the different functionality from the Tier 1. Aim should be to consider moving work not needing Tier 1 functionality to Tier 2.

Action 7.1 JG to make contact with CERN (Wolfgang v R) to see if a joint approach to procurement makes sense.

Action 7.2 RAS to investigate framework procurement possibilities – discussions inside CCLRC. Can they be setup and are they useful?

Action 7.3 DPK to explore whether HEPiX experience (community approach) can be documented.

Action 7.4 RAS to prepare a document on procurement for the next meeting of the OC.

Action 7.5 DPK to provide DB with the final outturn statement for FY 04/05.

Action 7.6 JW/NG. Internal discussions on machine room planning (ESC). CCLRC to have dialogue with PPARC (PPD).

Action 7.7 RAS Prepare draft of a comprehensive review of Mass Storage.