PROCESSING WEEKLY REPORT FOR 16 NOVEMBER 1981

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00933R000400210015-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2003
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 16, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROCESSING WEEKLY REPORT FOR
16 NOVEMBER 1981
RAMIS Release 2.1 is now running in test mode on the VM
and batch systems in GC47. The scheduled production date
for this software is December 21.
IBM installed a new level of microcode on the 3380
NSA1/A2 controllers on Thursday, 10 December. The microcode
is to alleviate the VM system hang problem on restarts and
IPLs.
The Amdahl 470/V6-2 (SYC) memory upgrade to increase
the storage capacity from 4 to 6 megabytes was completed on
Saturday, 12 December.
The Burroughs B6900 Processor passed acceptance testing
on Wednesday, 9 December.
The held an open house for employee
families on Sunday, 13 December. The Computer Facility was
o eor walk through tours and terminal demonstrations.
The Ruffing Center had more problems than usual this
week. On Thursday, GIMDEV lost 90 minutes due to JES3
ABENDs, and a software trap was set up to held identify the
problem furhter. On Friday, GIMDEV lost 82 minutes due to
GIMS problems, and 127 minutes more were lost due to Telex
disk controller errors. The controller problem also caused
all OCR applications a loss of 100 minutes and the Batch
system a 60 minute loss. AEGIS also lost: 90 minutes more on
Friday due to OCR operational errors. On Monday, a system
generation on a COMTEN, with incorrect software, cost OCR
2-1/2 hours. The rest of the week contained many other
problems of somewhat lesser severity.
The Special Center had a good week with few problems.
However, DDOVMP was down for over 3 hours Thursday, due to a
bad Telex head-disk assembly (HDA). A problem with another
Telex drive Wednesday resulted in a loss of 44 minutes by
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The Quarterly Supplement for the 4th Quarter of FY-81
is now available and may be obtained by contacting SEB/ED on
MPS - A bug has been discovered in the line handler
between MPS and Datex which will cause MPS to go into a
loop. A fix is being prepared by SPD and will be tested on
the pseudo system next week. The fix will be installed
after the BDS code is up.
TRW and Operations Division personnel are scheduled to
meet on Wednesday, 16 December to discuss issues relating to
the TRW supplied Operator Training Plan.
SYSTEMS AVAILABILITY SUMMARY
MONDAY 07 DEC 1981 THRU SUNDAY 13 DEC 1981
SYSTEM
CURRENT WEEK
07 DEC - 13 DEC
PREVIOUS 90 DAYS
06 SEP - 06 DEC
DIFFERENCE
BATCH
98.62
97.89
+ .73
INTERACTIVE
96.08
98.51
- 2.43
GIMS
98.84
96.00
+ 2.84
CAMS
98.94
97.88
+ 1.06
OCR-COLTS
93.34
94.31
- .97
OCR-RECON
95.27
93.56
+ 1.71
DDO-STAR
91.40
96.65
- 5.25
OSWR-TADS
99.55
98.61
+ .94
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OCR-COLTS, OCR-RECON, and DDO-STAR all reported below
the goal of 96 percent for the week with each application recording
outages due to hardware, software, procedural, and unresolved system
loop problems.
- OCR-COLTS experienced 2 hours and 5 minutes of TELEX hardware
problems and a 1 hour and 15 minute procedural error.
- OCR-RECON had 2 hours and 5 minutes of TELEX hardware problems
and a 17 minute software outage.
- DDO-STAR experienced a 3 hour and 12 minute OD procedural error,
2 hours and 42 minutes of TELEX hardware outages, and 2 hours and
6 minutes of unresolved system loop problems.
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