Getting Connected on the Summit

Getting Connected on the Summit

May 14, 2018 - A major milestone has been reported from Cerro Pachón: installation of the first summit network equipment took place at the beginning of May. After readying the summit computer room, which included ensuring the space was appropriately clean and temperature-controlled, the IT team began installing servers in this space, which will serve as the central hub of communications on Cerro Pachón.

Eventually the racks in the summit computer room will be filled with switches that enable communication between the various telescope systems on the summit. The racks will also contain the equipment to light up the network connecting the summit with the base facility in La Serena and beyond, as described in this recent news post.

The team also installed a temporary network connection for internet, email, and phones on the summit. Congratulations to everyone who helped with this achievement, especially Sammy Flores, IT Electronic Technician at CISS; Guido Maulen, IT Network Technician for LSST (featured in the photo above); Luis Corral, Network Engineer for LSST; and Andres Villalobos, IT Systems Engineer for LSST.

Photos from this installation are available in the LSST Gallery.

 

 

Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Support Agreement No. 1202910, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).  The DOE-funded effort to build the the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF supports basic research and people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.   




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