Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:47:42 -0800 (PST) From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: hardware questions Message-ID: <200003241747.JAA07648@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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[yes, this is probably -questions material, but it is alpha specific]
[yes, I searched the mailinglist archive, but it stops at 15 Feb 00].
I have been tasked by my research group to evaluate and upgrade
out computational facilities. Our current computations can
consume from 100 to 500 MB of memory and the runtimes can be
from 1 day to 1 week for a single computation. These numbers
apply to a dual PPRO FreeBSD system and a Digital Unix system.
Our future requirements suggest that the consumed memory will
easily exceed 1 to 2 GB per calculations.
Questions:
(1) What alpha platform would be recommended for heavy duty
numerical work?
(2) What is the maximum amount of memory currently supported
under FreeBSD on alpha hardware?
(3) Are there any recommended vendors of alpha hardware?
MP hardware is acceptable in that I have no reservations about
running FreeBSD-bleeding-edge.
--
Steve
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