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WHAT:

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Providing a managed Ubuntu Linux-based computing environment with a diverse software suite available throughout campus accessible to the community. Primary Athena's primary purpose is to provide support teaching and learning.

HOW: 

Athena provides fill in the blank utilizing fill in the blank maintained by fill in the blank software and services utilizing custom-configured client workstations, network filesystems and servers maintained by FSX, OIS, SIPB and DLC staff.

  • Access to a suite of software, both commercial and open source utilizing AFS Lockers, software license servers and Ubuntu packages maintained by FSX with OIS running the backend servers.  Additional software is provided by DLCs primarily utilizing AFS Lockers
    • A software wrapper service to track and control usage of selected software maintained by OIS.
    • An environment of "lockers" that make makes it easy to rapidly deploy and maintain software and course environments
  • Allow end-users to install any desired additional Ubuntu packages (temporarily, in the case of public cluster machines)
  • A consistent (standardized) computing environment that faculty and instructors can use to assign work problem sets and expect consistent results utilizing Athena workstations (clusters cluster & private) that are maintained by FSX.
  • A collection of public computing spaces and kiosk-type workstations across campus utilizing Ubuntu Linux on desktop PCs Athena client computers maintained by FSX.
    • Electronic classrooms utilizing the Athena configurationg Athena configuration containing Athena public cluster workstations maintained by FSX.
  • Sharable Shareable File Storage utilizing AFS Lockers maintained by OIS.
    • Remote Filesystem Abstraction using Lockers (Hesiod Filsys entries) maintained by OIS.
  • Web Publishing Space utilizing AFS Lockers and Apache Web Servers maintained by OIS.
  • Printing to cluster and dorm printers utilizing LPRng maintained by OIS.
  • Remote access to computing facilities utilizing Athena Dialup Servers maintained by OIS.
  • An easy method way to install a new Ubuntu Linux machine complete with access to software, AFS and other infrastructure utilizing the DebAthena distribution a variety of Athena "flavors" over a standard Ubuntu installation utilizing DebAthena packages developed and maintained by FSX, OIS and SIPB.Private Workstations (maintenance and management of workstation to DLC) utilizing DebAthena maintained by OIS, FSX and SIPB.  - Is this a duplicate of the above item?, including among others:
    • debathena-cluster suitable for public cluster machines (controlled and fully managed by FSX, OIS and SIPB)
    • debathena-workstation suitable for private workstations (managed by workstation owner, DLCs)
  • Account and Service Management utilizing Moira maintained by OIS.
  • Client/Server Directory Service utilizing Hesiod and LDAP maintained by OIS.
  • Instant Messaging and Chat Rooms utilizing Zephyr and Jabber maintained by OIS and ISDA (please confirm).
  • Single Sign-On utilizing Kerberos maintained by OIS.
  • Maintenance and Renewal of Spaces utilizing people in FSX.

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