Sorry - my bad. Just been informed that the P3 is actually a dual processor also...
And should also noted that the P4 is a dual Xeon just for clarification. Todd -- Collaboration & Visualization Technician WestGrid - www.westgrid.ca IRMACS - www.irmacs.com Ph. 604.268.6979 Todd Zimmerman - [email protected] Todd Zimmerman wrote: > The P3 is a single, the P4 is a dual. > > Todd > > Natalia Costas Lago wrote: > >> >> >> Is it dual or single processor? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Zimmerman" <[email protected]> >> To: "Andrew Rowley" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "'ag-tech'" <[email protected]> >> 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 - [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> 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: [email protected] >>>>> ________________________________________ >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> 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: [email protected] >>>>> 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/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>
