News
United Devices has sent the GridMP version 4.1
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
United Devices has sent us the GridMP software version 4.1. We are currently
testing this version on the new server hardware and expect to have it available
in one to two weeks. GridMP 4.1 now allows for agents to be installed on
AIX 4.2, Solaris 8 and 9. In addition, the management console has been updated
with interface improvements and better reporting mechanisms.
Grid computing training starts July 26th
Monday, June 3, 2004
Three training sessions will be performed by United Devices for principal parties
involved with the grid project. Training will focus on three areas: Application
Porting, Educational Material Development, and BLAST Training. See the Training
Outline for schedule and curriculum.
First HMMER computations successfully run on the test grid
Friday, May 21, 2004
The first HMMER computations using real input data have been successfully run
on the test grid. Approximately 50 queries on a PFAM database were performed
by the 130 clients currently connected to the grid. This operation took just
under six hours to perform. Installation of the new server hardware, addition
of the full number of clients, and performance tuning of the HMMER operations
should reduce this completion time significantly
Server hardware arrives
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Production server hardware has arrived and is in the process of being prepared
for the installation of the grid server software. The server is a dual Xeon
processor machine with 2 gigs of RAM and 100 gigs of storage
