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 <LI>64 megabytes (or greater) of RAM  <LI>64 megabytes (or greater) of RAM
 <LI>all hardware (monitors, ethernet cards, CD-ROMs, motherboard) must  <LI>all hardware (monitors, ethernet cards, CD-ROMs, motherboard) must
 be compatible with RedHat Linux 6.2.  A vendor compatibility list is at  be compatible with RedHat Linux 6.2.  A vendor compatibility list is at
 <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/intel/62/rh6.2-hcl-i.ld.html">http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/intel/62/rh6.2-hcl-i.ld.html</A>.  <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/intel/62/rh6.2-hcl-i.ld.html">
   http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/intel/62/rh6.2-hcl-i.ld.html</A>.
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 <P>  <P>
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 releases  releases
 <LI><B>What about load-balancing hardware configurations?</B>  <LI><B>What about load-balancing hardware configurations?</B>
 <BR>The good news is that LON-CAPA supports its own load-balancing  <BR>The good news is that LON-CAPA supports its own load-balancing
 of web-delivered content.  of web-delivered content.  The only relevant hardware configuration
   is a static IP address and ethernet connection.  LON-CAPA takes care
   of the rest.  Load-balancing should not be implemented with
   other hardware/software configurations since this would alter the logic
   by which LON-CAPA distributes and disseminates resources. 
 <LI><B>What about backup tape drives and CD-ROM burners?</B>  <LI><B>What about backup tape drives and CD-ROM burners?</B>
 <BR>There currently is no defined system of backing up LON-CAPA resources.  <BR>There currently is no defined system of backing up LON-CAPA resources.
 It is, however, both easily doable and highly recommended.  It is, however, both easily doable and highly recommended.  Every machine's
   /home/httpd/html/res directory should be periodically saved in entirety.
   Additionally, you may wish to save other machine-specific configuration
   files such as /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf (for a description of these
   files, go to <A HREF="http://install.lon-capa.org/3.1/loncapafiles/loncapafiles.html">
   http://install.lon-capa.org/3.1/loncapafiles/loncapafiles.html)</A>.  As far as HOW you
   save this, via a tape-drive or CD-ROM, that is your currently your
   judgement call.  For more information on backing up Linux-based systems,
   read <A HREF="http://www.medstv.unimelb.edu.au/~pierre/backup/Backup-HOWTO.html">
   http://www.medstv.unimelb.edu.au/~pierre/backup/Backup-HOWTO.html</A>.
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   <H3>Notes</H3>
   <P>
   A monitor and other peripherals are not necessary for anything but
   the installation process.  Their inclusion with your computer system
   is dependent on what level of convenience you think they provide.
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