I run local servers on a 4-cpu computer with 4 GB, and it is fine for smaller classes - but I doubt I've had more than 20 students using it at once. 8GB would scale up a lot better if there might be several classes at a time hitting it.
-Marshall Hampton > William Stein wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:51 AM, D.C. Ernst <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm in the process of exploring the option of setting up a local Sage > >> server at my university. What are the minimum requirements in terms > >> of CPU, memory, hard drive disk space, operating system, etc.? I'm > >> sure the answers to these questions depend on numerous factors, but > >> I'm not exactly sure what those factors are. My dream is for my > >> department (mathematics at Plymouth State University) to have our very > >> own server that runs Sage, WebWork, and perhaps gets used in ways I > >> haven't thought of yet (maybe by our Numerical Analysis students?). > >> What would we need to make this a reality > > > 8GB RAM and at least 4 cores. Get something that runs Linux well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-edu" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-edu?hl=en.
