View source for WebDev 2009.06.03-Agenda and Minutes

Agenda

== Administrative update (Todd, 5 minutes)==

WS202 rollout; power failures at CSHL; all services restored.

== Describe GFF2 -> GFF3 progress and define deadline (Norie, 10 minutes)==

* '''Norie will have something by Friday'''.
* Will email Erich and Todd, and commit changes back to repository.
* Add GFF validation step (there are some problems with children with no parents in WS180 GFF3)
* Contact Peter when GFF3 is available

== Discuss WormMart handling and maintenance (10 minutes)==
* Zheng is running it on server at OICR: res.oicr.on.ca
* We Will plan to add to update pipeline shortly.
* TH:  Is there a 'Mart installation at OICR? eg: Can we host WormMart ion existing infrastrucutre?
* LS: Load data into Arek's existing, externally available BioMart
** Arek has dedicated existing mysql database and loads of capacity
** '''Zheng will talk with Arek about hosting'''

== Job candidates and schedule (10 minutes)==

* Scheduling interviews for later this week and next

== modENCODE status update (Marc, Peter, Zheng, 10 minutes)==

* Zheng:  scripted GEO fetching
* Peter: Working with LaDeana Hillier's data, this will be available on WormBase shortly.

http://modencode.oicr.on.ca/~pruzanov/cgi-bin/gbrowse/worm/?start=110643;stop=112642;ref=I;width=800;version=100;drag_and_drop=on;show_tooltips=on;grid=on;id=d6fffa28235f2a8d6befe1b569019800;label=Genes-rainbow_genelet_L2-rainbow_transcript_L2-rainbow_genelet_L3-rainbow_transcript_L3-rainbow_genelet_L4-rainbow_transcript_L4-rainbow_genelet_YA-rainbow_transcript_YA

* TH: exec function?
** LS: Executes script everytime config is parsed.  If not cached, will fetch tracks from modencode, set to reload every hour.

*MP: Snyder project now has about a dozen datasets

* LS: GBrowse server farm at OICR:

Finished installing a browser server farm for modencode: gbrowse.modencode.oicr.on.ca

 Load balancing system: 5 machines
 Two front-end load-balancing machines of 8 cores each: load balancing and rendering
 Two back-end machines of 8 cores each: rendering
 Database server with NFS

* TH: will other OICR projects be able to use this architecture?
* LS: possibly ;)