[AG-TECH] Venue and Bridge Server specs

[Andrew Rowley]

Hi,

Ours is a single processor.

Andrew :)

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Natalia Costas Lago [mailto:natalia at cesga.es]
> Sent: 10 June 2005 08:15
> To: Todd Zimmerman; Andrew Rowley
> Cc: 'ag-tech'
> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Venue and Bridge Server specs
> 
> 
> 
> Is it dual or single processor?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Zimmerman" <toddz at sfu.ca>
> To: "Andrew Rowley" <Andrew.Rowley at manchester.ac.uk>
> Cc: "'ag-tech'" <ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 6:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Venue and Bridge Server specs
> 
> 
> > Agreed on the crashing.  Our venueserver hasn't had any problems and it
> > runs 24/7.  It usually only needs to be restarted about once ever month
> or
> > so...
> >
> > Concerning configuration and setup, our main venueserver runs on the
> same
> > machine as one of our bridges, while a second machine serves mostly as a
> > second bridge (geographically separated) but can serve as a backup
> > venueserver in times of crisis.
> >
> > One machine is a P3 1Ghz, the other a P4 2.8Ghz, both with 2 GB of mem.
> >
> > Neither has had an issue with performance and we host some fairly large
> > meetings occassionally...
> >
> > Todd
> >
> > --
> > Collaboration & Visualization Technician
> > WestGrid - www.westgrid.ca
> > IRMACS - www.irmacs.com
> > Ph. 604.268.6979
> > Todd Zimmerman - toddz at sfu.ca
> >
> >
> >
> > Derek Piper wrote:
> >>
> >>     Your VenueServer crashes a lot? hmm. I actually run ours on the
> same
> >> machine that does our Audio and Video for the node we have here. This
> was
> >> simple because when I was installing it last year, it was deemed that
> >> that was 'the AccessGrid Linux machine'. Whether that's smart or not, I
> >> don't know, but I've found it to be very stable. It's a single P4/3Ghz
> >> with 1GB RAM. The machine was recently reformatted and reinstalled (now
> >> Debian Sarge instead of RedHat 9) because of a failing harddrive (Dell
> >> and their Maxtors ... sheesh). The VenueServer had to be restarted
> >> occaisionally, but I'm thinking it was a few months between intervals.
> We
> >> have a bridge server on a different machine (another 3Ghz P4 that does
> >> web stuff), since because of the audio and video VICs on the AV
> machine,
> >> they cannot occupy the same machine.
> >>
> >>     Derek
> >>
> >> Andrew Rowley wrote:
> >>
> >>> Relating to this, I also wondered if people generally run their bridge
> >>> server and venue server on the same of separate machines?
> >>>
> >>> We currently run ours on the same machine (a P4 1.7Ghz with 512MB
> RAM).
> >>> The
> >>> venueserver crashes fairly often, and I sometimes find that restarting
> >>> the
> >>> bridge server helps, so I assume the bridge server sometimes puts a
> lot
> >>> of
> >>> load on the server.
> >>>
> >>> Andrew :)
> >>>
> >>> ============================================
> >>> Access Grid Support Centre,
> >>> RSS Group,
> >>> Manchester Computing,
> >>> Kilburn Building,
> >>> University of Manchester,
> >>> Oxford Road,
> >>> Manchester,
> >>> M13 9PL,
> >>> UK
> >>> Tel: +44(0)161-275 0685
> >>> Email: Andrew.Rowley at manchester.ac.uk
> >>> ________________________________________
> >>> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On
> >>> Behalf
> >>> Of Natalia Costas Lago
> >>> Sent: 09 June 2005 08:39
> >>> To: ag-tech
> >>> Subject: [AG-TECH] Venue and Bridge Server specs
> >>>
> >>>  Dear all,
> >>>  Seeking for some information related to the hardware I need for our
> own
> >>> venue/bridge server I found two threads with no answer to this
> question.
> >>> It seems to me that the venue server doesnt need heavy resources, but
> >>> I'm
> >>> not so sure about the bridge server.
> >>>  I would really appreciate the sites that hold/organise very big
> >>> meetings (as
> >>> Argonne with SCGlobal for instance), and have much experience in these
> >>> matters, give us some guidelines about the specs recommended (or the
> >>> place/website where I could gather some information).  Kind regards,
> >>> Natalia.
> >>>  -----------------------------------
> >>> Natalia Costas Lago
> >>> email: natalia at cesga.es
> >>>  Centro de Supercomputacion de Galicia (CESGA)
> >>> Avenida de Vigo, s/n Campus Sur 15706 Santiago de Compostela - SPAIN
> >>> Tel:   +34  981 56 98 10 Fax:  +34  981 59 46 16
> >>> http://www.cesga.es/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>