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A. Buy new head node
B. Buy new storage machine
C. Buy new computational nodes
D. Arrange an efficient back-up plan
Added by ChemIT:
E. Buy components for networking, power. And new rack.
STATUS, Option 1: Cost for A, C, and E: $46,500. Still need Storage and Backup costs.
Component | Option 1 (most likely) | Option 2 | Comments |
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A. New head node | Dedicated chassis | One of four (a Quad), in one chassis. | Consider Option 2 for cost savings (if any). |
B. New storage machine | Synology-branded dedicated storage array. | Home-brewed dedicated storage array, perhaps running OpenNAS software. | Consider Option 2 for cost savings (if any). |
C. New computational node | 8 nodes (in 2 Quads), with higher computational processors. | 16 nodes (in 4 Quads), with standard computational processors. | Consider Option 2 for increasing number of cores from 160 to 192, but with slower set of processors. See Czarek's note, from 4/14, below. |
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 (including compression and versioning), 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. |
E. NetworkingComponents for networking, power, and . And new rack. | Under $2,700. |
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