The Role of the UNIX Trademark Central Computing Facility in a Multi-Purpose National Laboratory

Conference · Tue Mar 05 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5715311

Eades, Craig A. ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

In the last ten years we have seen a significant change in the role of the central computing facility. This has been brought about by the new technology and the evolving needs of the research community. In this paper we discuss the current efforts of the central computing facility's UNIX Group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory to address these changes in technology and the needs of its research groups. This paper is divided into three general areas. In the first, management, we discuss the costs of system management in a distributed computing environment; current computing issues, including the impact of workstation technology on the laboratory infrastructure, the advantages and disadvantages of diskless workstations in the laboratory environment as well as the need for high-reliability file services it implies. In the second, mass storage, we discuss the need for and an implementation of mass storage service to the laboratory community. We will also discuss issues such as network access and integration strategies. In the third, we will discuss other types of services provided by the central facility, including common software export via high availability Network File Services (NFS™) servers, distributed high-quality output devices and the role of the central facility in providing computer security.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5715311
• Report Number(s): LBL--30411; CONF-910373--11; ON: DE91012361
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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