Specifications for Linux Arch Master and Development/Prototype Host
Introduction
Instead of having an Arch Master for each version of UW Linux distribution
that we are supporting,
the MFCF Linux Support Group
is recommending one Distribution Master and a Development/Prototype Host.
Linux Distribution Master
The Distribution Master would run the current
UW (RedHat-based) Linux Distribution.
It would be a high availability system (minimal down time) that would be
a central distribution point for the UW Linux distributions
and the MFCF host that network installs/updates can be done
from.
This host also has the capability to produce and duplicate
UW Linux distribution CD's to enable user-based
system installs and upgrades.
Distribution Master Hardware Specifications
- Single CPU Main Board
- 128 MB Ram
- still have empty memory slots
- Two Ultra Wide SCSI disks (9 GB disks minimum)
- two disks for SCSI raid setup.
- SCSI CD-RW device and a SCSI CD-R device
- for CD production and duplications
- 10/100 ethernet interface
- Minimal graphics card and Minimal/No monitor
- server host doesn't need graphics capabilities.
MFCF Linux Development/Prototype Host
The Development/Prototype Host would be able to multi-boot
any and all UW Linux distributions that are less than a year old,
the UW Linux release under development
and/or any other Operating System
that we need to develop interoperability or test
compatibility with.
This host would be a low availability system
being rebooted or down for new OS install at the whim of the
MFCF Linux Support Group.
This system is a dual processor system to allow testing of multi-processor
setups and support multiple developers.
Development/Prototype Hardware Specifications
- Dual CPU Main Board
- typical of current MFCF research hardware orders (Paul Guy to specify)
- 256 MB Ram
- 128 MB Ram per CPU
- still have empty memory slots
- two IDE disks (13 GB disks minimum)
- experiment with IDE disk performance issues,
master/slave on one IDE channel vs
master/master on two IDE channels
- IDE Raid performance.
- Fast IDE CD device
- 10/100 ethernet interface
- High Resolution graphics card
- typical of current MFCF research hardware orders (Paul Guy to specify)
- Good Quality/Low Cost monitor (17")
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Dave, Paul and Walter
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Created: March 22, 2000
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MFCF Linux Support Group
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Updated: April 4, 2000
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