March 24, 2009 -- Volume 6 -- Number 1
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In this issue:
* ZFS Snapshot changes for Project Space
* Conference Phones
* McAfee Anti-Virus
* Grad Quota Increased
* Zimbra Mobile
* Past Issues
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* ZFS Snapshot changes for Project Space
The disk usage for snapshots of project space paritions are
no longer counted against the quota for the partition. This
means that deleting a file immediately frees up space in the
partition. Because excessive churn (repeated cycles of
creating and deleting files) can consume disk space in the
common snapshot pool, CS Staff reserves the right to remove
individual snapshots if we need to reclaim the space. On a
related note, if you fill up your partition to 100%, there
are still cases when files can't be immediately deleted. So,
the moral of the story is: keep an eye on your disk usage and
try not to fill it up completely.
* Conference Phones
We now have two additional conference phones in the building.
The two new phones are permanently installed in room 233 and
in room 401. The original phone is still a floater and can
be used in rooms 301, 302, or 402 upon request. Please note
that the new lines require a code to make long-distance calls.
Details about the conference phones (and obtaining a code)
can be found in the CS Guide:
https://csguide.cs.princeton.edu/other/conferencephone
* McAfee Anti-Virus
OIT is in the process of transitioning from Symantec AntiVirus
to McAfee AntiVirus software. McAfee AntiVirus may be
installed on your office and personally owned home computers
as long as you are a current faculty, staff, or student of the
University. (If you leave the University, you must uninstall
this software from your personal machines.) Details can be
found in the OIT KnowledeBase.
For Windows:
http://helpdesk.princeton.edu/kb/display.plx?id=9548
For Mac OS X:
http://helpdesk.princeton.edu/kb/display.plx?ID=9749
* Grad Quota Increased
During our recent two downtimes, we installed a larger capacity
disk array on our NetApp system. As a result, we have raised
the default home directory quota for graduate students to 5 GB.
* Zimbra Mobile
With the switch of our e-mail infrastructure to the Zimbra
Collaboration Suite this past Summer, the ability now exists
to tightly integrate your iPhone or other SmartPhone with your
Zimbra e-mail, address book, and calendar. This is an extra
feature beyond the default set, called Zimbra Mobile for
Smartphones. Key features of Zimbra Mobile for Smartphones:
* Over-the-air synchronization of mail, address book,
and calendar
* Uses the native device UI, no additional mail client
download required
* Open / view attachments
* Manage calendar events; accept / decline meetings
* Easy device configuration
When we deployed Zimbra last fall, we purchased a block of
licenses for this add-on. At this time, we still have a
number of licenses available.
Members of CS Staff have been using these features for several
months with excellent results. Feel free to stop by room 101
for a demo.
If you have an iPhone running version 2.0 or higher software
and would like to use these features, please send a message
to csstaff.
At this time, we are only offering "production-level" support
for the iPhone. However, this extended feature set apparently
works with these other smartphones: Treo 650, 680, 700 w/p,
Nokia E-Series, Motorola Q, and Samsung Blackjack. If you
have one of these other phones and are interested in Zimbra
Mobile for Smartphone, we can attempt to set you up on an
experimental ("no promises") basis.
* Past Issues
For you history buffs, past issues of the Gazette are now
available in the CS Guide:
https://csguide.cs.princeton.edu/gazette