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)