LHCFNAL Operations Model

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LHC_at_FNAL Operations Model

• Thursday, October 20, 2005

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What is the Operations Model?

• The model defines how LHC_at_FNAL will be used at
  each stage in the LHCs history
• The purpose is to guide design decisions
• The model is based on assumptions and will evolve
  with experience

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Elements of the Model

• Stage in the LHCs development
• Who
• Activities
• Time periods
• Location
• Tools

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Details - I

• Stages
• Hardware commissioning
• Beam commissioning
• Machine development
• Physics running
• Who
• Users at FNAL, CERN, other institutions
• FNAL_at_LHC support people at FNAL, CERN, other
  institutions

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Details -II

• Activities - examples
• consulting on hardware installation in tunnel
• running application to extract data not real
  time
• Example analyzing process control data for IR
  magnets
• running application in real time
• following along on a shift for training or
  informational purposes
• participating in a shift for machine development
  reasons
• debugging instrumentation and their applications
• accessing CERN documentation, CVS, elogs
• developing and testing an application

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Details - III

• Time Periods
• Regularly scheduled shift
• Scheduled as part of a shift
• Random times
• Location
• LHC_at_FNAL
• Office not CERN
• CCC
• Office at CERN
• Field control room, tunnel, service building

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Details - IV

• Tools
• Gateway s
• Campus network
• Technical network
• Methods
• Terminal services
• Cern.ch node
• CVS read/write access
• Webcam
• Communications tools
• Audio connection
• Visual connection
• WebX
• Web browser
• Email
• Instant messenger type program

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All Stages
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Hardware Commissioning
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Beam Commissioning