[AG-TECH] AGN Construction for Dummies

[Greg Monaco]

Along this line, I have put together a document for an Access Grid Node
Description & Budget for researchers to use as a starting point to include
as part of an AGN equipment request in a grant proposal. This document
describes the purpose of an AGN, the setup of the AGN, equipment needed, and
budget. This document also has an example of an AGN layout borrowed from
UIC.

The document is located off the 'resources' link on our research home pages:

http://research.greatplains.net

Greg Monaco

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----- Original Message -----
From: Don Morton <morton at cs.umt.edu>
Cc: <ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: [AG-TECH] AGN Construction for Dummies


> Our AGN computers are due in this week, and I plan to take very
> careful notes on what I'm doing to set up the gear.  I'd like to
> think it would be worth expanding on to ultimately create some sort
> of Dummies Guide to setting up an AGN.  In reality, I think I'd
> like to call it something like "An Outdoors Person's Guide....."
> since the real problem is that I'm not necessarily a dummy, I'd
> just prefer to spend more time on outdoors activities :) :)  As
> someone with very little knowledge in this area (but background
> as an electronics technician in the Air Force), I think maybe
> I could deliver such material from a useful perspective.
>
> Barbara Kucera mentioned a Steve Gordon working on a "cookbook",
> and I saw one on an Internet 2 site (not sure if it's the same
> one).  I also know that Bob Olson has started up a Faq-o-matic
> on some of these issues.  My hope is to come up with something
> comprehensive (i.e. trying not to keep pointing people to other
> sites for background info), usable by someone who's sort of technical,
> and something that might try to explain "why" we're adjusting this
> and that.
>
> Does anybody see a demand for this?  Would it be worth
> my while trying to head up something like this?  Note that
> I have no financial motivations on this and would prefer to keep
> it "Open Source" :).   My hope is that keeping it this way would
> make others more willing to contribute their hard-earned notes
> and experiences.
>
> I think in some cases, with constantly-changing equipment, this sort
> of thing might be quite difficult to nail down.
>
> I'll be at the retreat (but have to leave at Noon on Wednesday),
> and can talk with anybody who may be interested.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don
>
>
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