--- doc/build/Attic/faq.html 2002/02/11 08:04:41 1.1 +++ doc/build/Attic/faq.html 2002/04/23 12:33:40 1.4 @@ -1,20 +1,30 @@ - + Frequently Asked Questions - +
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- - + Questions about anything and everything +

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+Shown below are frequently asked questions others have +about LON-CAPA installation and system management. For +a more complete FAQ, you are strongly encouraged to visit +
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+http://help.lon-capa.org/

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4. What kind of computer and operating will this work -on? +
4. What kind of +computer and operating will this work on?

The operating system LON-CAPA runs on is the Linux operating system. LON-CAPA relies on an Intel-based architecture.

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+For full-time, classroom usage, an adequate LON-CAPA server +should be/have: +

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  • a multiprocessor machine,
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  • a CPU speed of 1 gigahertz,
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  • a gigabyte of memory,
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  • and at least 40 to 80 gigabytes of hard disk space.
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+A lesser machine can be used for toying around with LON-CAPA +(LON-CAPA will run for a single user on most any machine). +

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+LON-CAPA servers experience significant peaks of activity +before a homework submission deadline. To support these critical +peaks of activity, it is strongly advised that LON-CAPA machines +fit the above recommendation. +

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+If thousands of students start accessing the box as a web server... +well you may want to consider more options. The design of the LON-CAPA +system is to naturally and transparently load-balance on multiple +computer clusters. So, a simple solution for running an entire +college campus is to just have an adequate plurality of LON-CAPA +servers rather than a single, particularly monstrous server. +

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+We like to think of high web server usage as "a good problem" though.. :) +

4a. Will this work on BSD Unix?

No.