ESTABLISHING A COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT FOR BIOINFORMATICS

本子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源的众多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能已经从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是中心的，不一定是研究者的机构。我们建立了一个新的双计算机系统来管理INBRE网络服务。该系统将在Windows 2003操作系统下运行，并应提高在Windows 2000操作系统下运行的先前web环境的健壮性。作为安全性改进的一部分，我们还建立了一个新的测试环境，用于检查INBRE web服务的未来添加和更改。我们在BRIN项目下购买了一个10节点的高性能戴尔Linux集群，并于今年春天在我们的设施中运行。该系统是从2004年10月30日生物医学大楼发生的洪水中抢救出来的。这个32位系统被用于运行相对较小的项目，这些项目可以从集群技术中受益。2005年1月，我们使用INBRE基金和其他资源购买了一个96节点的高性能戴尔Linux集群。这个64位环境由三个机架配置中的192个处理器组成。该系统的理论峰值性能接近1万亿次浮点运算。我们聘请Andreas Koga先生担任INBRE计算环境的系统管理员。因此，他负责管理所有硬件、网络和软件系统。新的戴尔Linux集群是由INBRE、NSF和夏威夷大学基金购买的共享设施。因此，它对夏威夷大学系统的所有研究开放使用。目前，我们正与六名研究人员和他们的研究生合作，对该系统进行测试，并以有序的方式将其上线。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. We have established a new dual computer system to manage the INBRE web services. This system will run under the Windows 2003 operating system and should improve the robustness of the previous web environment that ran under the Windows 2000 operating system. As part of our security improvements, we also have established a new test environment to check out future additions and changes to the INBRE web services. We have a 10 node high performance Dell Linux cluster purchased under the BRIN project up and running this spring in our facilities. This system was rescued from a flood that occurred in the Biomedical building on October 30, 2004. This 32 bit system is being used to run relatively small projects that can benefit from cluster technology. In January 2005 we purchased a 96 node high performance Dell Linux cluster using INBRE funds as well as other resources. This 64 bit environment consists of 192 processors in a three rack configuration. This system has a theoretical peak performance close to one teraflop. We hired Mr. Andreas Koga to be the system administrator for the INBRE computing environment. As such, he is in charge of managing all hardware, networking, and software systems. The new Dell Linux cluster is a shared facility that was purchased with INBRE, NSF, and University of Hawaii funds. As such it is open to use by all research in the University of Hawaii system. Currently we are working with six researchers and their graduate students to test out the system and to bring it online in an orderly fashion.