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1 tdb 1.1 Minutes of meeting 12/02/2001 @ 3pm
2     Location: UKC Computer Science Meeting Room
3    
4     Present: ab11, ajm4, pjm2, tdb1
5    
6     The meeting began with a review of the last two weeks, as
7     all members were not present at the last meeting. However, a
8     lot of these points were covered during the last minutes. AJ
9     told the group about the new "service checks" that were
10     implemented in the Filter system. These allowed checking of
11     typical system services (WWW, FTP, SMTP, etc), the results
12     being wrapped in XML in a heartbeat packet.
13    
14     Tim had implemented the Queue monitoring system, and gave
15     the group brief details of the packet layout. Ash requested
16     some help with compiling a C++ socket library, which would
17     hopefully allow the network parts to be hooked into the
18     host. He also said development of the windows parts were
19     progressing, but that the network stuff was also needed
20     there.
21    
22     Discussions were started about how the data from the service
23     checks would be displayed. Tim and Paul discussed if any
24     historical data could be generated, and Ash suggested a CGI
25     script. Tim pointed out that there wasn't even any basic
26     functionality in a local client yet, and this needed to be
27     done first. He suggested the local client just pump data out
28     to some text form (be it, csv, xml, html, etc) in the first
29     instance, and then expand this afterwards.
30    
31     Over the next week, or so, the group agreed that things
32     should be pulled together. AJ said he would bring the
33     client, conient, to a complete point, and put some of the
34     "funky" features on hold. Paul said he would finish of the
35     database reports, and look at archiving/cleaning the
36     database. Tim said he would look at the overall design of
37     the local client, and implement it with a very modular
38     design. Ash said, with the socket library compiled, that he
39     would get the host working, and maybe look at CGI's for
40     displaying service checks.
41    
42     AJ brought up the issue of configuration grouping. It was
43     shown before that it was needed, but it could be done
44     without. Now that service checks have been implemented it
45     was becoming even more apparent that it was required. AJ
46     said he would look into doing this.
47    
48     The group realised that not only was time running short, but
49     everyone had a lot of other commitments too. The group
50     agreed that completion of coding over the next week or two
51     would be a good idea, as there are many other deliverables
52     to be completed.
53    
54     There will be a meeting with Ian at 2.15 on Wednesday, and a
55     usual meeting on Monday at 2.15 (we have DEFINATELY booked
56     it this time).