Difference between revisions of "Technical Information"

Revision as of 07:33, 2 August 2011

You can find LOCKSS's current system specifications in the LOCKSS install document located here.

Our recommendations if you are purchasing from a vendor are:

Recently Auburn University built it's own LOCKSS server as a replacement for an older box that had some hardware failures.

Below is the parts list for their build: (Prices are current as of 8/1/11)

Part	Part #	Quantity	Price	Link	Notes
Chassis	CSE-813MTQ-520CB	1	$264.99	link

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-==Technical Information==
+===Technical Information===
-Content Coming Soon
-See:  www.lockss.com
+You can find LOCKSS's current system specifications in the LOCKSS install document located [http://www.lockss.org/docs/LOCKSS-Linux-Install.pdf here].
+===Purchase Your Server From A Vendor===
+Our recommendations if you are purchasing from a vendor are:
+* An x86 Intel compatible CPU running at 1GHz or better
+* A minimum of 1GB of memory (2GB of memory is recommended)
+* A bootable CD or DVD drive
+* A SATA disk controller (ideally with support for 6 SATA devices)
+* Must support the CentOS v5.4 Linux operating system
+* A chassis capable of holding at least 4 hard drives
+===Roll Your Own Server===
+Recently Auburn University built it's own LOCKSS server as a replacement for an older box that had some hardware failures.
+Below is the parts list for their build:  (Prices are current as of 8/1/11)
+{| border="1"
+|Part
+|Part #
+|Quantity
+|Price
+|Link
+|Notes
+|-
+|Chassis
+|CSE-813MTQ-520CB
+|1
+|$264.99
+|[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811152112&Tpk=CSE-813MTQ-520CB link]
+|
+|}