Hosting Services
Scientific Computing Services
HOSTING SERVICES
TITAN (z/OS) SYSTEM
The z/OS mainframe facility is an integrated multiprocessor complex, interconnected by shared disk storage. There is a single IBM z114 Business Class (BC) model 2818-L03 system, with 3 logical processors. The system has 48 gigabytes (GB) of memory and a complement of several hundred peripheral devices.
The peripheral devices include:
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) disk array subsystem
Oracle SL8500 Automated Tape Library – Offsite Facility
Oracle SL8500 Automated Tape Library – NIH Data Center
STK VSM Virtual Storage Manager (virtual tapes)
STK 9840 ultra high performance magnetic tape drives
Brocade 7500 high-speed channel extenders – Offsite Facility
Brocade 7500 high-speed channel extenders – NIH Data Center
Ricoh 1107EX cut-sheet laser printer
4245 impact printer
OSA Express3 network interface cards
Crypto Express3 cryptographic co-processor cards
Peripherals are available to all processors, providing non-idle redundancy and minimal disruption of service in the event of any subsystem or component failure.
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IBM z114 BC model 2818-L03
Serial Numbers
CPU Serial
00 0210C62818
01 0210C62818
02 0210C62818
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z/OS Operating System
The IBM z/OS Operating System uses job control language as the user interface
and the Job Entry Subsystem Version 2 (JES2).
SILK Web Facilities
http://titan.nih.gov
Customized, public, and secure servers are available for general use. SILK provides online tools that include: directory and account information, management functions, RACF processing, data set listing, batch job submission, secure file transfer, executing TSO commands, and e-mail through a web interface.
Interactive Systems
CICS, ISPF, and TSO
Databases
Model 204, DB2, and IMS
Language Processors
COBOL, VS FORTRAN, PL/I for MVS, REXX, High Level Assembler, and C/C++
Graphics Systems
SAS/GRAPH
Scientific Statistical Systems
SAS, SPSS, and BMDP
Other
File management system - VISION:Builder; BookManager online documentation system; Connect:Direct for advanced file exchange; VPS printing service; Interactive Output Facility (IOF) for controlling and examining batch jobs
Connectivity Products for Access to Titan
Full connectivity client software for tn3270 and ftp connections, including secure connections. Supported software includes QWS3270 Secure, web-based secure file transfer, WS_FTP Pro, and SSH.
zLINUX SYSTEM
zLinux Hardware
The zLinux Virtual Server runs on a single IBM z114 Business Class (BC) model 2818-L03 system, with 3 general purpose processors and 1 Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) processor. The system has 48 gigabytes (GB) of memory and a complement of several hundred peripheral devices.The peripheral devices include:
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) disk array subsystem
Oracle SL8500 Automated Tape Library – off-site facility
Oracle SL8500 Automated Tape Library – NIH Data Center
STK VSM Virtual Storage Manager (virtual tapes)
STK 9840 ultra high performance magnetic tape drives
Brocade 7500 high-speed channel extenders - off-site facility
Brocade 7500 high-speed channel extenders - NIH Data Center
Ricoh 1107EX cut-sheet laser printer
OSA-Express3 network interface cards
Crypto Express3 cryptographic co-processor cards
Peripherals are available to all processors, providing non-idle redundancy and minimal disruption of service in the event of any subsystem or component failure.
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IBM z114 BC model 2818-L03
Serial Numbers
CPU Serial
00 0210C62818
01 0210C62818
02 0210C62818
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zLinux System Software
zLinux Operating System
The IBM zLinux Operating System under the z/VM hypervisor, uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux to run multiple virtual Linux servers
Applications that can run in this open source environment
LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP/PERL)-based applications -- an interlocking set of technologies on which developers can build and deploy web-based applications, powering:
- Blogs--shared online journals using WordPress
- Content management systems (e.g., Joomla, Drupal, WordPress)
- Wikis--collaborative websites where authorized users can add or modify content using a browser
- An Apache-based front end to an MS SQL server database
- A JAVA-based application using the Resin application server and communicating with a backend MS SQL database on a remote host.
- Statistical packages and a wide variety of other software
UNIX HOSTING SERVICES
The Unix environment is appropriate for any Unix-based application and has specific capabilities for applications that use Oracle databases.
Unix System Hardware
Servers
Oracle Servers
The entry standard offering is the SPARC T-Series Oracle servers with 32GB of memory and an 8 or16 core CPU. The mid-tier standard offering is the SPARC T4-4 Oracle servers with 256GB or 512GB of memory and 8 core 4 CPU. The M-Series UltraSPARC VII mid-tier servers for database systems are also supported.
Virtual Servers
The Solaris Virtual Server is a counterpart to the Windows Virtual Server and runs on the same hardware. It provides a VMware environment for applications that require the Solaris operating system but have low memory and CPU requirements.
An additional virtualization solution is based on the Solaris Logical Domains (LDOMS) environment running on the UltraSPARC-T-Series Oracle servers.This service is useful for environments that do not need the full power of the T-Series server and is an effective way to limit the software license requirements for software provided on a per core basis.
Other configurations are available depending on application requirements.
Storage
Unix Hosting Services will provide online storage for data as needed. Storage can be provided on SAN (storage attached networks) or locally attached storage, depending on the system, application, and storage required. Storage is provided in a RAID configuration for reliability.
Unix System Software Overview
Oracle Servers are appropriate for any application that needs more CPU or memory than a virtual server. General uses include web servers, application/mid-tier-servers, and databases, which can be managed by the customer or CIT.
Operating Systems
Oracle Solaris
x86 Solaris on VMware
Database
Oracle on shared or dedicated Unix servers
Connectivity
FISMA-compliant highly available, secure connectivity, such as:
Middle Tier Application Servers
Oracle Application Server
WINDOWS HOSTING SERVICES
Windows applications can be hosted on a series of servers that are carefully managed and monitored by CIT on a 7x24 basis. These are HP Enterprise class servers with available fiber-connected SAN storage arrays. This facility provides a computing environment that has been proven suitable for mission-critical, enterprise-wide applications.
Windows Hardware
HP BL460C - Blade Server
Processors - Dual Quad-Core 2.4 GHz standard
Memory - (PC2-5300) standard - expandable to 192 GB
Storage - 2 Internal 146 GB SAS Drives with 128 MB battery backed write cache standard
Additional storage available via fiber-connected SAN storage arrays
Direct attached storage blade available (730 GB maximum size)
Network – Dual 1GB NIC (Teamed for redundancy)
HP BL685C Blade Server
Processors - Quad Eight-Core 2.4 GHz standard
Memory - (PC2-5300) standard - expandable to 192 GB
Additional storage available via fiber-connected SAN storage arrays
Storage - 2 Internal 146 GB SAS Drives with 128MB battery backed write cache standard
Network – Dual 1 GB NIC (Teamed for redundancy)
Virtual Servers
The Windows Virtual Server service allows multiple operating system instances to pull resources from a cluster of servers in a VMware managed environment.
Windows Application Software
Operating System
Windows 2008 64 bit Standard and Enterprise Editions
Windows 2008R2 64 bit Standard and Enterprise Editions
Windows 2008R2 SP2 64 bit Standard and Enterprise Editions
Major components of the Windows Server Suite
IIS (virtualized, shared, and dedicated)
SQL Server 2005/2008 (shared and dedicated)
Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010 (shared and dedicated servces)
LINUX HOSTING SERVICES
CIT offers application hosting on x86-based servers running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system. Customers can choose from the following Linux hosting options:
- Self-Managed VMs
- CIT-Managed Virtual Machines (also called VMs or virtual servers)
- Dedicated Physical Servers
For more information about the Linux hosting service, see the Linux Hosting Services page in the CIT Services Catalog.
Linux System Hardware
Self-Managed Virtual Servers and Managed Virtual Servers
VMWare Managed Environment
Various configurations are available:
- Up to 8 CPU cores
- Up to 16GB of memory
Dedicated Physical Servers
Option 1:
HP BL460c G7:
2 x Intel Xeon E5620 (2.40GHz/4-core)
8 GB memory standard, upgradable to 48 GB
2 x 146 GB mirrored hard drives, 300GB, 450GB and 600GB mirrored drives optional
Option 2:
HP BL685c G7:
4 x AMD Opteron 6136 (2.4GHz/8-core)
64 GB memory standard, upgradable to 512 GB with special order modules
2 x 300 GB mirrored hard drives, 450GB and 600GB mirrored drives optional
Linux System Software
Self-Managed Virtual Servers
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system version 6
- Apache HTTP Server
- MySQL
- Perl/PHP/Python
Dedicated Physical Servers and Managed Virtual Servers
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system version 6
Linux System Storage
Self-Managed Virtual Servers and Managed Virtual Servers
Initial storage of 75GB - additional SAN storage is available in minimum increments of 25GB
Dedicated Physical Servers
Initial storage of 146GB or 300GB - additional SAN storage is available in minimum increments of 25GB
Scientific Computing Services
HELIX SYSTEMS
http://helix.nih.gov, http://biowulf.nih.gov
The NIH Helix Systems manage high-performance computing systems for the NIH intramural scientific community. The staff provides training, documentation and consulting for the resources on these systems. The front-end 64-processor system (with the network name helix.nih.gov) has 1 TB of main memory and is used for many scientific applications as well as general purpose tasks, such as reading mail, transferring files, and web browsing.
An additional system, the NIH Biowulf Cluster (biowulf.nih.gov), offers computational capabilities for compute-intensive, large-memory, or swarms of independent jobs. Biowulf (biowulf.nih.gov) is a 15,500+ processor Linux cluster, built by members of the Helix Systems staff, that runs the Linux operating system.
The main interactive system for scientific computing, helix.nih.gov, has 64 processors and 1 TB of memory.
The Biowulf cluster consists of over 2100 nodes each with 2, 4, 8, or 12 processors, with at least 1 GB of memory and 20 GB of disk. Each node is connected to a fast Ethernet switch (1 Gb/s). For applications that can take advantage of more memory or higher network speeds, some nodes contain as much as 72 GB of memory and others are connected to a 16 Gb/s low-latency network. A “fat” node with 512 GB memory is reserved for applications that require very large amounts of memory.
http://helix.nih.gov/apps
http://biowulf.nih.gov/apps/
The helix systems are restricted to NIH use.
OTHER SERVICES
