Catalin reports he is happy with our WMS/LB hardware...
Martin.
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Martin Bly
RAL Tier1 Fabric Team
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bly, MJ (Martin)
> Sent: 13 February 2009 13:25
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Specs for latest WMS & LB
>
> FYI, our three WMS and two LBs are running on the following:
>
> Dual chip quad-core xeon E5410 (2.33GHz)
> 16GB RAM
> 2 x 500GB enterprise SATA in software RAID1
>
> I've asked Catalin whether he is happy with it but no
> response yet (it's
> lunch time) - but he hasn't complained since we started using that
> config!
>
> Regards,
> Martin.
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> Martin Bly
> RAL Tier1 Fabric Team
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Testbed Support for GridPP member institutes
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dr Barry MacEvoy
> > Sent: 13 February 2009 11:04
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Specs for latest WMS & LB
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > What are the recommended machine specs for the latest WMS & LB
> > (i.e. the versions in certification) if you want to get the VERY
> > BEST out of the middleware under heavy load?
> >
> > From the tests I've performed over the last 12 months, I'm guessing:
> >
> > 8GB RAM (maybe just 4GB for the LB)
> > 500Gb disk or greater
> > Single Quad-core Intel Xeon ~3GHz or better
> >
> > Does that sound reasonable?
> >
> > Please let me know, as I'm intending to deploy an additional
> > WMS and LB in London for very heavy use and to retire my existing
> > WMS and LB to the role of backup.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Barry.
> >
> >
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