NSF grant awarded, so this is a "go", August 2013

Next steps

Draft idea

Create a stand-along cluster using new hardware ($25K for minimum of 3 years operations (thus, ~$8K/yr in hardware)).
- Uses new OS and related cluster management software.
- Install and configure necessary applications.
- Enable NetID-based access, if possible (limit 2-3 days for a "go/no-go" decision on this functionality)
Confirm old nodes can successfully be added to that new cluster.
Migrate users to new cluster.
Migrate old nodes to new cluster.

Time for install of all necessary applications, many of which are new to Lulu.
Whether NetID-based access will succeed. But note that this is not a do-or-die step.

Top Level Task Description	Effort Est.	Assignee
Planning
Vet options and conduct needs analysis to match to hardware order	1-2 weeks
Specify exactly the systems to order within budget. Includes iterating with vendor experts.	1 week
Order & Installation
Place & Process order	1/2 week
Delivery, after order is placed at Cornell	~3 weeks
Receive order and set-up hardware in 248 Baker Lab	1 week
Build New Cluster
Get head node and 1st cluster node operational with OS and cluster management software	3 weeks
Test / Verify / Approval
Convert Old Cluster
Move user accounts and data
Move old nodes to new cluster

Lulu becomes available ~mid-September?

See unknowns, above, which related to tasks which will obviously take additional time to accomplish.

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