On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Johannes Edinger
<hannesedinger@gmail.com>wrote:

> I've been asked by our IT department what sort of server (including
> specifications) our team requires to run our simulations.  Our models
> aren't
> terribly complex, but they are too demanding to run on the main server and
> we anticipate that we will require more capacity in the future.  I have no
> idea where to start, we are new and I've been running these simulations on
> my laptop with 4gb ram and dual core processor.  I run far fewer
> simulations
> that I would like to so my laptop doesn't burn a hole in my desk and now we
> have the opportunity to send the jobs to a dedicated server.
>
> Where should I start?
>

not considering financial constraints, you should look at the following:

What are the needs of the  simulations
  - RAM
  - multicore / parallel?
  - large datasets

How many simulations will be executed in parallel, and will this be
permanent?

Consider using cluster - many cluster at universities are free for academic
use?

What are the financial limits?

Who will administer the server?

Everything from a "simple" 64 bit system to a large cluster might fulfill
your needs - but you have to know your needs first.

Rainer



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