Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of Installation/Hardware


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Oct 29, 2012 7:04:08 PM (12 years ago)
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jhickey
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    33We have a some recommended hardware for setting up DETER.  We can't hand you a shopping list, but here are the things that we use and like.  The four keys to success are:
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    5  * Use HP switches unless you have a real need to use something else and a bit developer time.
     5 * Use HP switches unless you have a real need to use something else and a have a bored developer.
    66 * Choose hardware that is simple and well supported under FreeBSD 8.3.
    77 * Understand that DETER is about handing you physical nodes with physical networking.  Buy more, cheaper nodes instead of fewer, expensive nodes.  Given the way CPU prices scale you'll probably come out with more overall compute power anyway.