Can it be run on a 32-bit box then?
The "recommended environment" specifies 64-bit.
But 32 is all we have spare in the short term.
Graeme Stewart wrote:
> On 12 Oct 2009, at 13:46, Elena Korolkova wrote:
>
>> Couple of more questions on squid server:
>>
>> should it run on sl5?
>
> No. Run it on what ever works best for you.
>
>>
>> is 200+ GB disk essential requirement for a small site?
>
> No. I think the machine specs are a bit OTT. It's far better to have it,
> even on a low spec box, than to not have it.
>
> Cheers
>
> Graeme
>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Elena
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2009, Graeme Stewart wrote:
>>
>>> On 9 Oct 2009, at 18:03, Elena Korolkova wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello
>>>> I have two questions:
>>>> 1. Should we have Squid server before this test?
>>>
>>> It depends upon the analyses users might like to run. However, it's
>>> unlikely that much will depend upon DB access as people will likely
>>> run over MC rather than cosmics.
>>>
>>> However, the squid is a definite priority, so I would aim to get that
>>> installed in the next week (it only takes a few hours) so that you
>>> have it.
>>>
>>>> 2. Will this tests run on SL5 nodes only? I mean if we want to
>>>> participate should we move to SL% or we can have SL4 WNs? (In
>>>> Sheffield we can't afford to have both)
>>>
>>> It doesn't matter - there's nothing today which requires SL5 nodes.
>>> However, again we'd like to see the SL5 migration happen soon, so
>>> that SL5 native built kits can start to become the default. We gain
>>> 15-20% CPU with SL5 gcc4.3 code, so your site works better for ATLAS
>>> on SL5.
>>>
>>> Both things are important, but squid is definitely faster to deploy
>>> so a priori I would deploy that first.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Graeme
>>>
>>> --
>>> So we made our own computer out of macaroni pieces
>>> And it did our thinking while we lived our lives
>>
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