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Component | Option 1 | Option 2 | Comments |
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A. New head node | Dedicated chassis, 1 U | One of four (a Quad), in one chassis. | Consider Option 2 for cost savings (if any). |
B. New storage machine | Synology box -branded dedicated storage array. | Home-brewed dedicated storage boxarray, perhaps running OpenNAS software. | Cosdier Consider Option 2 for cost savings (if any). |
C. New computational nodes | 8 nodes, with higher computational processor processors. | 16 nodes, with standard computational processor | Consider Option 2 for doubling the number of compute nodes, even if each has slightly slower set of processors. |
D. Arrange an efficient back-up plan | EZ-Backup | (At current quantities of backed-up data, ChemIT cannot recommend an alternative.) | On-going to do: Evaluate cost-effectiveness as volume grows. At current TB's of backup, costs are as were predicted (no surprises), and thus were at the time considered to be affordable and cost-effective compared to investing in own hardware and staffing. |