Hardware - Revision history

Giovanni at 16:55, 26 June 2007

2007-06-26T16:55:16Z

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	;Overview		;Overview
-	The hardware infrastructure is designed to supply both ~~bioinfromatics~~ and IT services. The main hardware components are located in a dedicated room, able to guarantee continuous mains power and controlled air temperature, allowing full reliability of the installed devices.	+	The hardware infrastructure is designed to supply both bioinformatics and IT services. The main hardware components are located in a dedicated room, able to guarantee continuous mains power and controlled air temperature, allowing full reliability of the installed devices.


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	;Network devices		;Network devices
-	The network infrastructure consists of one central layer 3 switch, acting as a router (Cisco 4006) and a number of switches Cisco 3500 series used to distribute the peripheral network. The [[Network\|connectivity]] to the ~~internet~~ is guaranteed by a 2 Gbit fiber connection to the close Faculty of Medicine network. The CEINGE provides also a [[Wireless\|wireless connectivity service]], through wireless access points (Cisco Aironet 1200 series) configured in one big infrastructure covering all the areas of the building, allowing internet access to all kind of mobile device.	+	The network infrastructure consists of one central layer 3 switch, acting as a router (Cisco 4006) and a number of switches Cisco 3500 series used to distribute the peripheral network. The [[Network\|connectivity]] to the Internet is guaranteed by a 2 Gbit fiber connection to the close Faculty of Medicine network. The CEINGE provides also a [[Wireless\|wireless connectivity service]], through wireless access points (Cisco Aironet 1200 series) configured in one big infrastructure covering all the areas of the building, allowing internet access to all kind of mobile device.

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Leandra at 15:28, 26 June 2007

2007-06-26T15:28:09Z

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-	The hardware ~~infrastracture~~ is designed to supply both bioinfromatics and IT services. The main hardware components are located in a dedicated room, able to guarantee continuous mains power and controlled air temperature, allowing full reliability of the installed devices.	+	The hardware infrastructure is designed to supply both bioinfromatics and IT services. The main hardware components are located in a dedicated room, able to guarantee continuous mains power and controlled air temperature, allowing full reliability of the installed devices.


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	;Clients		;Clients
-	The clients, approximately 200, are subdivided between Apple Macintosh and Windows Pc. Apple clients mainly use PowerPC processor, but recently new models have been acquired that use the Intel Core Duo processor.	+	The clients, approximately 200, are subdivided between Apple Macintosh and Windows Pc. Apple clients mainly use PowerPC processor, but recently new models have been acquired that use the Intel Core Duo processor.
-	Memory RAM, is typically between 512 MB and 1 GB, while the disk size is at least 80 GB. The operating system in use ~~is,~~ for all Apple computers is the MacOSX, versions 10.3 and 10.4.	+	Memory RAM, is typically between 512 MB and 1 GB, while the disk size is at least 80 GB. The operating system in use for all Apple computers is the MacOSX, versions 10.3 and 10.4.

	Windows based PCs, mount Intel processor, generally Pentium IV, and some Pentium III.		Windows based PCs, mount Intel processor, generally Pentium IV, and some Pentium III.
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	The operating system is Microsoft Windows, versions 2000 and XP, but some client uses also other operating system like Linux.		The operating system is Microsoft Windows, versions 2000 and XP, but some client uses also other operating system like Linux.

-	To ensure the connectivity to the internet, all the clients can be configured with public or private IP addresses; in case of a public IP the clients are available from outside to use services such as AFP, FTP, Samba, HTTP, etc. Every MsWindows client is supplied with antivirus software and a Firewall to ensure the necessary security and protection.	+	To ensure the connectivity to the internet, all the clients can be configured with public or private IP addresses; in case of a public IP, the clients are available from outside to use services such as AFP, FTP, Samba, HTTP, etc. Every MsWindows client is supplied with antivirus software and a Firewall to ensure the necessary security and protection.

Giovanni at 18:01, 25 June 2007

2007-06-25T18:01:23Z

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	:double Gbit ethernet interface.		:double Gbit ethernet interface.
	*'''Other servers:''' 4 single processor servers, used to support activities and services such as monitoring and network management.		*'''Other servers:''' 4 single processor servers, used to support activities and services such as monitoring and network management.
-	*'''~~Macintosh~~ server:''' 1 Apple PowerPC biprocessor, dedicated to the services for clients.	+	*'''Mac server:''' 1 Apple PowerPC biprocessor, dedicated to the services for clients.

Giovanni at 18:00, 25 June 2007

2007-06-25T18:00:53Z

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	:double EIDE internal disks;		:double EIDE internal disks;
	:double Gbit ethernet interface.		:double Gbit ethernet interface.
-	*'''Other ~~small~~ servers:''' 4 single processor servers, used to support activities and services such as monitoring and network management.	+	*'''Other servers:''' 4 single processor servers, used to support activities and services such as monitoring and network management.
	*'''Macintosh server:''' 1 Apple PowerPC biprocessor, dedicated to the services for clients.		*'''Macintosh server:''' 1 Apple PowerPC biprocessor, dedicated to the services for clients.

Giovanni at 18:00, 25 June 2007

2007-06-25T18:00:34Z

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	:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);		:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);
	:double ethernet interface configured for fault tolerance.		:double ethernet interface configured for fault tolerance.
-	*'''[[Cluster]]:''' 1 cluster server composed of 4 physical boxes containing 14 node servers each, for a total of 56 server nodes and dedicated to the High Performance Computing (HPC) activities. Each of the 56 node server is an independent computer with the following specifications:	+	*'''Cluster:''' 1 cluster server composed of 4 physical boxes containing 14 node servers each, for a total of 56 server nodes and dedicated to the High Performance Computing (HPC) activities. Each of the 56 node server is an independent computer with the following specifications:
	:double Intel P4 3Ghz with hyper-threading support;		:double Intel P4 3Ghz with hyper-threading support;
	:2 Gb of RAM;		:2 Gb of RAM;

Giovanni at 18:00, 25 June 2007

2007-06-25T18:00:09Z

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	;Servers		;Servers
	The central system includes a series of servers of different power class:		The central system includes a series of servers of different power class:
-	*'''~~Biprocessor~~ servers:''' 5 IBM ~~biprocessor~~ servers, based on Intel IA32 bits architecture, dedicated to the ~~base IT~~ and ~~bionformatic services (mail, web, fileserver, vls)~~. Their specifications are:	+	*'''Main servers:''' 2 IBM servers with 8 processors, based on Intel IA32 bits architecture, dedicated to the management of large databases and programs used into the bioinformatic research activities. Their specifications are:
-	:~~double~~ Intel PIII ~~1Ghz;~~	+	:8 Intel PIII XEON 700 Mhz
-	:~~1-2 GB~~ of RAM;	+	:4 Gb of RAM
	:SCSI internal disks;		:SCSI internal disks;
	:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);		:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);
	:double ethernet interface configured for fault tolerance.		:double ethernet interface configured for fault tolerance.
-	*'''~~Eight-processor~~ servers:''' 2 IBM servers ~~with 8 processors~~, based on Intel IA32 bits architecture, dedicated to the ~~management of large databases~~ and ~~programs used into the bioinformatic research activities~~. Their specifications are:	+	*'''Biprocessor servers:''' 5 IBM biprocessor servers, based on Intel IA32 bits architecture, dedicated to the base IT and bionformatic services (mail, web, fileserver, vls). Their specifications are:
-	:8 Intel PIII ~~XEON 700 Mhz~~	+	:double Intel PIII 1Ghz;
-	:~~4 Gb~~ of RAM	+	:1-2 GB of RAM;
	:SCSI internal disks;		:SCSI internal disks;
	:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);		:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);

Giovanni at 17:59, 25 June 2007

2007-06-25T17:59:34Z

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	;Servers		;Servers
	The central system includes a series of servers of different power class:		The central system includes a series of servers of different power class:
-	*'''~~Small~~ servers:''' 5 IBM biprocessor servers, based on Intel IA32 bits architecture, dedicated to the base IT and bionformatic services (mail, web, fileserver, vls). Their specifications are:	+	*'''Biprocessor servers:''' 5 IBM biprocessor servers, based on Intel IA32 bits architecture, dedicated to the base IT and bionformatic services (mail, web, fileserver, vls). Their specifications are:
	:double Intel PIII 1Ghz;		:double Intel PIII 1Ghz;
	:1-2 GB of RAM;		:1-2 GB of RAM;
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	:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);		:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);
	:double ethernet interface configured for fault tolerance.		:double ethernet interface configured for fault tolerance.
-	*'''~~Big~~ servers:''' 2 IBM servers with 8 processors, based on Intel IA32 bits architecture, dedicated to the management of large databases and programs used into the bioinformatic research activities. Their specifications are:	+	*'''Eight-processor servers:''' 2 IBM servers with 8 processors, based on Intel IA32 bits architecture, dedicated to the management of large databases and programs used into the bioinformatic research activities. Their specifications are:
	:8 Intel PIII XEON 700 Mhz		:8 Intel PIII XEON 700 Mhz
	:4 Gb of RAM		:4 Gb of RAM

Leandra at 12:20, 22 June 2007

2007-06-22T12:20:21Z

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	;Clients		;Clients
-	The ~~CEINGE institute accommodates in its structure a big number of client~~, ~~in fact from a recent esteem, they are~~ approximately 200, ~~fairly~~ subdivided between Apple Macintosh and ~~compatible~~ Pc.	+	The clients, approximately 200, are subdivided between Apple Macintosh and Windows Pc. Apple clients mainly use PowerPC processor, but recently new models have been acquired that use the Intel Core Duo processor.
-	Apple clients ~~are~~ mainly ~~computers that~~ use PowerPC processor, but recently ~~also~~ new models that use Intel Core Duo processor.	+	Memory RAM, is typically between 512 MB and 1 GB, while the disk size is at least 80 GB. The operating system in use is, for all Apple computers is the MacOSX, versions 10.3 and 10.4.
-	Memory RAM ~~mounted~~, is between 512 MB and 1 GB, while the disk size ~~average~~ is 80 GB. The operating system in use, for all Apple computers is the MacOSX, versions 10.3 and 10.4.	+

-	~~PC compatible~~, ~~mounts~~ Intel processor, generally Pentium IV, and some Pentium III ~~(sure still sufficient for the activities of routine like Browsing, email, etc.)~~.	+	Windows based PCs, mount Intel processor, generally Pentium IV, and some Pentium III.
-	Memory RAM ~~mounted~~, is between 512 MB and 1 GB, while the disk size ~~average~~ is 80 GB.	+	Memory RAM, is between 512 MB and 1 GB, while the disk size is at least 80 GB.
-	The operating system ~~used~~ is Microsoft Windows, versions 2000 and XP, but some client uses also other operating system like Linux.	+	The operating system is Microsoft Windows, versions 2000 and XP, but some client uses also other operating system like Linux.

-	To ensure the connectivity to the internet, all the clients can be configured with public or private IP addresses; in case of a public IP the clients are available from outside to use services such as AFP, FTP, Samba, HTTP, etc.	+	To ensure the connectivity to the internet, all the clients can be configured with public or private IP addresses; in case of a public IP the clients are available from outside to use services such as AFP, FTP, Samba, HTTP, etc. Every MsWindows client is supplied with antivirus software and a Firewall to ensure the necessary security and protection.
-	~~We haven't antivirus installed on Apple computers, while every~~ MsWindows client is supplied of antivirus software and a Firewall to ensure the ~~needed~~ security and protection.	+


	;Network devices		;Network devices
-	The network infrastructure consists of one central layer 3 switch, acting as a router (Cisco 4006) and a number of switches Cisco 3500 series used to distribute the peripheral network.	+	The network infrastructure consists of one central layer 3 switch, acting as a router (Cisco 4006) and a number of switches Cisco 3500 series used to distribute the peripheral network. The [[Network\|connectivity]] to the internet is guaranteed by a 2 Gbit fiber connection to the close Faculty of Medicine network. The CEINGE provides also a [[Wireless\|wireless connectivity service]], through wireless access points (Cisco Aironet 1200 series) configured in one big infrastructure covering all the areas of the building, allowing internet access to all kind of mobile device.
-	The [[Network\|~~CEINGE~~ connectivity]] to the internet is guaranteed by a Gbit fiber connection to the close Faculty of Medicine network.	+
-	The CEINGE provides also a [[Wireless\|wireless connectivity service]], through 18 wireless access points (Cisco Aironet 1200 series) configured in one big infrastructure covering all the areas of the building, allowing internet access to all kind of mobile device.	+

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Leandra at 12:14, 22 June 2007

2007-06-22T12:14:40Z

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	;Overview		;Overview
-	The ~~CEINGE institute can provide a complete~~ hardware infrastracture to supply IT services.	+	The hardware infrastracture is designed to supply both bioinfromatics and IT services. The main hardware components are located in a dedicated room, able to guarantee continuous mains power and controlled air temperature, allowing full reliability of the installed devices.
-	The main hardware components are located in a dedicated room, ~~capable~~ to guarantee continuous mains power and controlled air temperature, allowing full reliability of the installed devices.	+
-	~~Moreover, the access to the room is controlled by an alarm designed to warn of intrusions, fully responding to the current laws regulating the privacy of the managed data~~.	+

Gianluca at 12:15, 20 June 2007

2007-06-20T12:15:41Z

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	:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);		:external SCSI disk array DAS (Direct Attached Storage);
	:double ethernet interface configured for fault tolerance.		:double ethernet interface configured for fault tolerance.
-	*'''Cluster:''' 1 cluster server composed of 4 physical boxes containing 14 node servers each, for a total of 56 server nodes and dedicated to the High Performance Computing (HPC) activities. Each of the 56 node server is an independent computer with the following specifications:	+	*'''[[Cluster]]:''' 1 cluster server composed of 4 physical boxes containing 14 node servers each, for a total of 56 server nodes and dedicated to the High Performance Computing (HPC) activities. Each of the 56 node server is an independent computer with the following specifications:
	:double Intel P4 3Ghz with hyper-threading support;		:double Intel P4 3Ghz with hyper-threading support;
	:2 Gb of RAM;		:2 Gb of RAM;