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16) What are the server specifications? (manufacturer, hardware and software specs, VMWare)
- Sakai Servers:
- Sunfire 4100
- 3 Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 275
- 8 GB RAM
- Database Server:
- Sunfire 4150
- 2 Dual core AMD Opteron Processor 2.8 GHz
17) What type of storage do you use for the servers?
1 TB Hitachi SAN
18) What type of backup system do you use?
Data is backed up to a secondary storage area, which is then backed up to tape
19) Where are the servers hosted? (any cloud computing)
20) How do you load balance access to the system?
We use a Netscaler 7000 with Sticky Sessions, Automatic load balancing and automatic failover. This also allows us to remove one server at a time from use in order to apply any rolling patches if needed.
21) What is your Internet connectivity? (T1, DS3, DSL )
22) What is your client connectivity speed?
23) Any issues with client software when accessing the system? (eg. Internet Explorer 8, Firefox, toolbars)
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