**Chair:** Patrick

** next week's chair: ** Katie

**Attended:** Mas, Earl, Tiege, Jamie, Katie, Prad, Eloise

**Apologies:** 

**Absent:** 

**General Issues**
    * Remote observing: anyone tried it? comments, questions, tips?
      * Seems to work well.
      * Still access card only after Easter, but UTAS is strongly discouraging people to be on campus. Might change.
      * Some problems with network access. Waiting on IT department for support for this.
      * There are notes for using SSH gateway as an alternative to VPN. Linked off remote observing page, walks through setting up an SSH tunnel.
    * checkmk5 procedure missing from proc files?
      * Jamie will look into slogit & see if it's a simple fix.
    * Mixed mode updates?
      * Observing procedure same as before. Still configuring & monitoring outside field system.
      * Future version of FS will be able to do everything itself.
    * Fibre works on Mon/Tues
      * Took out wiki, since been repaired. Shouldn't recur
    * ops-serv2 was left off after power works 2 weeks ago.
    * **Ho drives:**
      * One of the drives can struggle to start. Motor encoder, affecting Y2 drive.
      * Might need to start drives (using vdesk), then let it sit for a bit before moving it.
      * Can see this looking at camera. Y2 drive current meter doesn't move.
      * If it still doesn't work, this is a job for Brett or Warren
      * Eric will probably need to replace motor encoder.

**Handover Issues**
   * AUA063
     * **Yg:** Started on flexbuffyg, switched to mk5yg later
       * fs machine was unbootable day before, couldn't fix it.
       * ran using a script outside the field system, bit of a kludge
       * had mk5 or module issue, possibly an issue with the mk5 iteslf. Alternative recording system is using dbbc + flexbuff. Might need to switch to this.
   * R1941
     * **Yg:** pcfs froze, needed restarting
       * pcfs machine is getting old. replacement machine is being configured onsite, will switch over at some point.
   * APSG46
     * **Ho:** 
       * wrong receiver on axis.
       * Mk5 module write protect error
         * Module was used in Tidbinbilla (modified mk5C). Causes issues if it's not erased before recording. Can't add to the module.
         * Possibly not an issue with jive5ab, vs. dimino
       * Focus platform linear bearings came loose, needed fixing
         * Have intercom to listen to cryogenics in focus cabin
         * Heard clunking, paused observation to go up and fix it.
         * Daily check from Mt Pleasant is good.
       * Received continuous errors "Allocating memory for antenna monitoring". Fix was rebooting sys26m.
         * Usually because drive pc has run out of monitoring points. Possibly due to network issues.
         * Can often fix by terminating field system & restarting
         * Check for any unnecessary / spare vdesk sessions & close them
         * Guaranteed way to fix is rebooting sys26m, but this takes a while (~4 minutes)