VE-323: Prepare for pulsar mode acceptance tests (COMPLETE)
VE-316: Plan for astronomical tests of spectral line modes (COMPLETE)
VE-332: Banks C and D not getting correct MAC addresses for 10-gigE (INCOMPLETE)
VE-325: Append delays to BOF file names (DISCONTINUED)
VE-331: Continue investigating c1500 packet loss (INCOMPLETE)
VE-310: High time resolution modes (IN PROGRESS)
VE-330: Configure Manager to support Matrix and Classic (COMPLETE)
VE-329: Continue work on LBW pulsar matrix (IN PROGRESS)
VE-322: Cannot validate scripts in offline mode (INCOMPLETE)
VE-333: Look into balancing issue in spectral line modes (COMPLETE)
Identify a source tree for VPM utilities
Install VPM utilities in new source tree
Story Details
VE-323: Prepare for pulsar mode acceptance tests
Ryan thinks this is ready to go once regression testing is done
VE-316: Plan for astronomical tests of spectral line modes
Ryan thinks this is ready to go once regression testing is done
VE-332: Banks C and D not getting correct MAC addresses for 10-gigE
This still needs to be investigated
Ray wants to make sure we test in both dual backend (VPM/GUPPI) and VPM-only mode
Need to also do A/B tests with and without the guppi_daq agent used for monitoring shared memory in coherent dedispersion modes
VE-325: Append delays to BOF file names
We decided not to do this
Luke is instead sending Ryan a complete list of all BOF file delays
Luke is mostly done. He is waiting for basic tests of 32-channel modes before proceeding with those. He is also trying to trouble shoot simulations of 64-channel coherent mode FFTs.
Luke is only counting latencies up to the packetizer
VE-331: Continue investigating c1500 packet loss
Waiting for MAC address issue to be resolved
VE-310: High time resolution modes
VE-330: Configure Manager to support Matrix and Classic
Complete and ready for testing
VE-329: Continue work on LBW pulsar matrix
Ryan sent Joe a more detailed description of coherent dedispersion algorithm
Ryan is nearly finished with a more detailed description of use-cases, requirements, and pulsar data processing details
VE-322: Cannot validate scripts in offline mode
Incomplete
VE-333: Look into balancing issue in spectral line modes
The symptom was that several banks were failing to balance properly on the regression candidate
Ryan tried extensively to recreate this failure but was not able to do so. Cause remains a mystery.
Identify a source tree for VPM utilities
SDD to supply a preferred installation directory and bash environment for testing
Install VPM utilities in new source tree
Ryan sent the software team a detailed description of VPM tools that need to be installed
Includes a Task Master task for vpm_auto_plot, automatic VPM bandpass monitor, and a DAQ server used to monitor processes on the VPM HPCs in coherent dedispersion modes.
Ryan to add try/accept to make sure bandpass monitor runs when not in pulsar mode
VEGAS Pulsar Project Meeting - Sprint Planning: 2017 October 23rd 2:00 - 3:00pm ET
Note: The team's "velocity" has been consistent at 11--13 points per sprint. We should aim for 12 points per sprint for planning purposes.
Backlog
High time resolution modes
Investigate packet loss in c1500 modes
Continue work on Matrix LBW pulsar modes
Critical Issues
Offline script validation
MAC addresses for 10-gig ethernet ports are wrong for Banks C and D in VPM coherent modes
Identify a source tree for VPM utilities
Install VPM utilities in new source tree
Add a Task Master task for vpm_auto_plot, automatic VPM bandpass monitor, and a DAQ server used to monitor processes on the VPM HPCs in coherent dedispersion modes.
New Stories
Find a machine where Jason can test new BOF file designs using bandpass monitor
Ryan can test this as long as a machine is available
Need to be careful about which guppi_daq_server is running
Ryan to use regtest/vegas-hpc10 on Wednesday afternoon to test this (October 25)