Elena,
The squid cache should be fine on SL5. You can set the cache size to
whatever you choose during the configuration stage, so if you can't
source a 200GB disk then use whatever space is available.
Peter
2009/10/12 Elena Korolkova <[log in to unmask]>:
> Couple of more questions on squid server:
>
> should it run on sl5?
>
> is 200+ GB disk essential requirement for a small site?
>
> 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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