Ethics/Socio-Technical System

10/28/06 Categories:  Scheduling Priority for Clusters QuestionsHow to determinePriority basisClassStudentsProfessorsDiminishing returns (Netflix style)Sun-Grid Engine Cost-benefit</li>Ease of install</li>Administration time</li>Less time considered in using queue</li></ol></li>Dynamic priority scheduling?Time of year</li>Repeated failures (debugging)</li>Research vs. cluster fun&#33;</li>Professor vs. student</li></ol></li>Old cluster vs New cluster usage and applications</li>Penalties for crashing</li></ul> Contracts with Users Questions<ul>New software installation procedure</li>Uptime guarantee</li>Notifications of downtime and slow periods</li><li>User groups</li><li>Determination of groups</li><li>Group privileges</li><li>Access privileges</li><li>Formality of contract</li><li>Troubleshooting, upgrades</li><li>Level of support, maintenance (Student workers, IT, department?, India)</li><li>Dealing with PEBCAK Errors</li></ul> Root and <tt>sudo</tt> Privileges Questions<ul><li>Who gets 'em?</li><li>Range of access, customized <tt>sudo</tt> access</li><li>Qualifications for use, computer literacy?</li><li>Standardized test</li><li>Just cause for privilege revocation</li></ul><hr width=50%> <hr width=50%> STS