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Hi Mike, re: > I would like your opinion about having one server > ingest data, and another for analysis, gempak, students accounts, > websites, etc. This is a common setup at Unidata sites. > The LDM server would mainly ingest data, > and the hardware I have in mind is attached as "ldm_server.pdf" The unit you list is quite the muscle machine: Intel quad core 4 GB RAM 1 TB hard disk CD/DVD ROM <- DVD important as current releases of Linux have moved/ are moving to media distribution on DVD only redundant power supplies dual Gbps Ethernet It should handle whatever data you ingest nicely (with appropriate software configuration, of course). > The student and research server is attached as > "synoptic_server.pdf" This is even more of a muscle machine, so it should work wonderfully. My only questions are: - would you benefit from more than one "student and research" machine - when you refer to the student and research machine as a server, what do you really mean? How do you envision this machine being used? - finally, I did not see any video card or monitor listed for the student and research server. This leads me to think that you are envisioning a setup where other machines are running applications off of the server but displayed on other workstations. Is this your plan? > I'd like to know if this is a viable and/or recommended approach. Yes, it is viable. It might be better if you had more than one student and research machine, but I can not say for sure because I do not understand your intended setup or what capabilities you need now and envision to need down the road. Cheers, Tom **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SIS-820234 Department: Support Platforms Priority: Normal Status: Closed