== DETER Recommended Hardware ==

We have a some recommended hardware for setting up DETER.  We will not hand you a shopping list, but here are the things that we use and like:

=== Network Switches ===

There are two networks in a typical DETER/Emulab install.  The control network is where testbed nodes network boot and mount filesystems over.  The experimental network is where experimental topologies are instantiated.  Right now, we recommend HP 5400zl series switches.

[http://h10144.www1.hp.com/products/switches/HP_ProCurve_Switch_5400zl_Series/overview.htm HP 5400zl Series overview]

For small installations, we have had good luck with HP 2810 switches.

[http://h10146.www1.hp.com/products/switches/HP_ProCurve_Switch_2810_Series/overview.htm HP 2810 overview]

=== Power and Serial Controllers ===

Historically, we have used real power controllers and serial concentrators rather than IPMI.  If your site is on a limited budget, we expect that IPMI could work just as well as these items.  We, however, are not using them at DETER yet.

For power controllers, we are using APC 7902 rack PDUs.

[http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=AP7902 APC 7902 Rack PDU]

For serial controllers, we are using Digi Etherlite models.

[http://www.digi.com/products/serialservers/etherlite.jsp#overview DIGI Etherlite network serial concentrators] 

=== Infrastructure Machines ===

There are three main machines in a DETER/Emulab installation.  These are boss, users, and router.  Boss hosts the database, web interface, and main logic.  Users acts as the NFS/SMB server and user login machine.