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Mosaic Supported Workstations for faculty and staff members of the Lee College of Engineering Jan 15,2011 All College of Engineering faculty and staff members receive a managed Mosaic based workstation with either the Windows or Linux Operating System or in a dual mode set up which lets you run Linux and Windows as a virtual OS. These systems are maintained by the Mosaic group while they are under warranty. If budgets permit, these workstations are refreshed every 3 years. When they are refreshed they are replaced with the most current configuration supported by the Mosaic group. The Mosaic Computing team makes an extensive assessment, on a regular basis, of different classes of PC workstations. During our testing we build each workstation using our full Mosaic XP build and then perform several different benchmarks to evaluate real-world performance of these systems in the Mosaic XP framework as well as running 64 bit Red Hat Mosaic based Linux (version 5.4). For compatibility we test standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux 64 bit version 5.4 The tests we conduct measure flat out floating point calculation processing speed, graphics performance, as well as multi-threaded processor performance. Using this data we can then make workstation suitability assessments looking at all factors including ergonomics, maintenance, as well as price vs. performance. When considering which class of workstation is the best one for your application it is important that you consider overall performance, price, extensibility, and graphics in your assessment as well as the operating system. If a faculty or staff member of the college of engineering need additional Mosaic workstations or any other specialized configurations to support research, graduate students or projects, they may do so in one of the following ways: 1. Using research funds 2. Using departmental funds 3. Requesting a secondary system from any that are available in the Mosaic inventory (these are older systems and may no longer be under warranty) Systems that are purchased with University funds are to be selected from the approved vendors listed under the Combined Pricing Initiative (CPI) of the State of North Carolina. These vendors have identified extremely attractive pricing for various configurations of desktop and laptop systems. Please contact the Mosaic Computing group via an email to [email protected] and identify your computer needs. The standard workstation class system is the type of system that is deployed in the majority of our labs. Depending on the location, this machine may or may not be sensitive to footprint. The standard workstation class system can support a vast array of engineering applications and is expected to provide quick response to the end user while delivering over 160+ packages. This class of workstation is not designed to support high end CAD cards; however we select the best of class graphics available from the vendor at time of configuration. We typically include the fastest most recent generation processor available as well as ample amounts of memory. The other class of workstation, the graphics intensive CAD/research workstation, is geared towards high performance graphics intensive CAD/research machines. This system typically feature very high end CAD cards, such as the NVIDIA Quadro series. Similar to our standard offering we typically include the fastest most recent generation processor available as well as ample amounts of memory. These machines are also capable of adding additional internal disks used for locally caching research data for evaluation and analysis. Although Windows XP currently limits the amount of system memory available to the end user, the high performance workstation has fewer restrictions on the amount of physical memory Page 1 of 10 that can be added to the system. This limitation may be overcome by considering alternative operating system software such as Red Hat 64 bit Linux. Both classes of workstations are offered with a variety of display configurations including 24” displays as well as multi-monitor configurations. The minimum display configuration we purchase currently is a 21” LCD. As a reminder, you should always consult with the Mosaic Computing group before purchasing a system you want to have configured to run as part of the Mosaic System. Below is the current standard Mosaic recommended PC workstations. Our Mosaic Windows XP testing with the Apple iMac was with the 21.5” version with either graphics interfaces. The Red Hat Linux we tested was 64 bit version 5.4 on the iMac 21.5” with the better graphics. Red Hat 5.4 64 bit was tested on the Dell Optiplex 980. If a high end system is absolutely needed as a Mosaic based one we require that you contact us for our current position on which models we have worked with. In general if the hardware vendor supports the Mosaic based OS systems we will likely be able to make it work as a Mosaic based system. If we can’t build the system as a Mosaic based one, the system will be converted to run in a standalone mode. Finally, although we deploy in our Mosaic computing labs the iMac systems as Mosaic Windows or Mosaic Linux based systems, they are not generally available for deployment to the faculty and staff as their primary desktop system. The iMac, packaged as an all-in-one compact system, is currently the best solution for deployment of high end engineering workstations where desk space constraints limit what type of system we can deploy. Page 2 of 10 Page 3 of 10 Processor Options* Intel® CoreTM i7 Processor 870 /2.93GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vProTM ) Intel® CoreTM i7 Processor 860 /2.80GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vProTM ) Intel® Intel® Intel® Intel® CoreTM CoreTM CoreTM CoreTM i5 Processor 750/ 2.66GHz, Turbo Boost, 8M, VT-x i5 Processor 670/ 3.46GHz, HT, Turbo Boost, 4M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vProTM ) i5 Processor 660/ 3.33GHz, HT, Turbo Boost, 4M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vProTM ) i5 Processor 650/ 3.20GHz, HT, Turbo Boost, 4M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vProTM ) Intel® CoreTM i3 Processor 540/ 3.06GHz, HT, 4M Intel® CoreTM i3 Processor 530/ 2.93GHz, HT, 4M Intel® Pentium Processor G6950/ 2.80GHz, 3M *Processors qualified on the OptiPlex 980 are listed above. Processors offered may vary by region and include a select list of the ones qualified. Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-Bit Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32-Bit Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-Bit Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate 32-Bit Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic 32-Bit Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-Bit Genuine Windows Vista® Business 64-Bit Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 32-Bit Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate 32-Bit with Downgrade Rights Service to Windows Vista® Ultimate 32-Bit Ubuntu® Linux® (select countries) nSeries FreeDOSTM ChipsetIntel® Q57 Express Chipset MemoryFour DIMM slots; Non-ECC dual-channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM, up to 16GB4 Graphics Options Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD5 256MB ATI® RADEON® HD 3450 (dual DVI or dual VGA options)* 512MB NVIDIA NVS420 (SFF only, quad DP or quad DVI options)* 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9300 (dual DVI or dual VGA options), 512MB ATI RADEON HD 4550* (DP/ DVI) 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT330* (MT only, DP/DVI) Hard Drives/Storage Options 3.5" Hard Drives: up to 500GB1 7200 RPM SATA 3.0GB/s, up to 160GB1 10K RPM SATA 3.0GB/s 2.5" Hard Drives: up to 320GB1 7200 RPM SATA 3.0GB/s, up to 250GB1 SATA Full Disk Encryption, up to 128GB1 SATA Solid State Drive Supports Dell's Flexible Computing Solution diskless option Page 4 of 10 RAID 0 & 1 support on select configurations Networking Integrated Intel® 82578DM GbE Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 Optional Broadcom® 1520 PCIe WLAN card (802.11 N) Standard I/O Ports MT 10 USB 2.0 ports, 4 front, 6 rear (+ 2 internal flex bay); 1 Parallel; 1 Serial; 1 RJ-45; 1 VGA; 1 Display Port; 1 eSATA; 2 Line-in (stereo/microphone); 2 Line-out (headphone/speaker) DT/SFF 8 USB 2.0 ports, 2 front, 6 rear (+ 2 internal flex bay); 1 Parallel; 1 Serial; 1 RJ-45; 1 VGA; 1 Display Port; 1 eSATA; 2 Line-in (stereo/microphone); 2 Line-out (headphone/speaker) Chassis Options MINITOWER DESKTOP SMALL FORM FACTOR 15.79 x 7.36 x 17.24 / 15.35 x 4.41 x 13.66 / 11.81 x 3.46 x 12.87 / Dimensions (40.10 x 18.70 x 43.79) (38.99 x 11.20 x 34.70) (29.99 x 8.78 x 32.69) (H x W x D) Inches/(cm) 23.5 / 11.4 16.5 / 7.5 13.0 / 5.9 Weight (lbs/kg) 2 internal 3.5" 1 internal 3.5" 2 internal 3.5" Number of Bays 1 external 3.5" 1 external 3.5" 1 external 3.5" (slimline) 2 external 5.25" 1 external 5.25" 1 external 5.25" (slimline) 2 full height PCIe x16 (1 slot routed 2 low-profile PCIe x16 (1 slot routed 1 low-profile PCIe x16 Expansion Slots as x4) as x4) 1 low-profile PCI 2 full height PCI 2 low-profile PCI (Dual riser adds 2 PCI full height (FH) slots, Combo Riser adds 1 PCI FH slot and 1 PCIe x16 FH slot) 4 4 4 DIMM Slots 305W Standard PSU or optional 255W Standard PSU or optional 235W Standard PSU or optional Power Supply Unit (PSU) 255W 90% Efficient PSU; Active 255W 90% Efficient PSU; Active 235W 90% Efficient PSU; Active PFC PFC PFC Peripheral Options Monitors: Dell G-Series and Entry Standard and Widescreen Flat Panel Analog: Dell G2210, G2410, E170S, E190S, E1709W, E1909WDD, E1910H, E1910, E2010H, E2009W, E2210H, E2210, E2310H Dell Professional Digital Standard and Widescreen Flat Panel: Page 5 of 10 Dell P170S, P190S, 1909W, 2009W, P2010H, P2210H, P2210, P2310H Dell UltraSharpTM Digital Standard and Widescreen Flat Panel, Adjustable Stand: Dell 1907FPV, 2007FP, 2209WA, U2410 All-in-One Small Form Factor Stand with Display included: 19" P190S Standard, 19" 1909W Wide and 22" P2210 Wide (includes SFF cable cover) Keyboards: Dell QuietKeyTM Keyboard, Dell Multimedia Pro Keyboard, Dell Smartcard Keyboard Mouse: Dell USB Optical Mouse, Dell Laser Mouse Audio Speakers: Internal Dell Business audio speaker, Dell AX210 2.0 and AY410 2.1 Desktop Speakers; Dell AX510 and AX510PA Sound Bar Speakers Security Options Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2, Non-TPM (in select countries only) Dell ControlPoint Chassis lock slot and lock loop support Optional Chassis Intrusion Switch Setup/BIOS Password I/O Interface Security Smart Card keyboards Intel® Trusted Execution Technology BIOS support for optional Computrace® Systems Management Options Intel® Core i7/i5 vPro Technology Enabled (iAMT Professional 6.x)6 Intel® Standard Manageability (iAMT Professional 6.x)7 No Out-of-Band Systems Management8 Environmental and Regulatory Standards Environmental Standards (eco-labels): ENERGY STAR® 5.0 (select configurations), EPEAT Gold (select configurations), CECP, TCO 05, WEEE, Japan Energy Law, CES, Japan Green PC, FEMP, South Korea Eco-label, EU RoHS, China RoHS Other Environmental Options: Dell Energy Smart settings (select configurations); Carbon Off-set; System Recycle (Asset Recovery Service) Page 6 of 10 Warranty and Service OptionsLimited Hardware Warranty39; Standard 3-year Next Business Day On Site Service after Remote Diagnosis10 (3-3-3); Optional 3-year Dell ProSupportTM for IT11; 4-year and 5-year extended warranty, service and support options Regulatory and Environmental Compliance Page 7 of 10 The following represent the Dell Optiplex 980 configuration we have been deploying for the 2010-2011 academic year: Base Unit: Processor: Memory: Keyboard: Video Card: Hard Drive: Mouse: CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive: Sound Card: Speakers: Cable: Cable: Controller Option: Service: Service: Service: Service: Service: Service: Misc: Misc: OptiPlex 980 Minitower Base Standard PSU (224-7543) OptiPlex 980 Intel Core i7 Quad Core Processor 860 with VT (2.80GHz, 8M) (317-3680) 8GB,Non-ECC,1333MHz DDR3,4x2GB,Dell OptiPlex 980 (317-3676) Dell QuietKey Keyboard, No Hot Keys, No Palmrest, English, OptiPlex (330-1989) 1 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT330 Graphics w/ Single DP & Single DVI, Full Height, OptiPlex (320-8863) 1TB 7,200 RPM 3.5" SATA, 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with NCQ and 16MB Cache, OptiPlex 980/780 (342-1386) Dell MS111 USB Optical Mouse,OptiPlex and Fixed Precision (330-9458) 16X DVD+/-RW SATA,Data Only,Dell OptiPlex Desktop or Minitower (313-8645) Roxio Creator Dell Edition 10.3, No Media, Dell RLOB (421-1190) Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3, No Media, Dell Relationship LOB (421-0537) No Eco Kit Option,Dell OptiPlex 980 (311-9539) Internal Chassis Speaker,Dell OptiPlex 980 Minitower (313-9128) OptiPlex 980 Minitower Standard Power Supply (313-9127) Dell Control Point for OptiPlex 380/580/980 (421-7878) No RAID, Dell OptiPlex (341-8036) Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Extended Year(s) (908-7448) Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year (908-7497) ProSupport for IT: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response 4 Year Extended (907-9374) ProSupport for IT: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year (925-2150) ProSupport for IT: 7x24 Technical Support for certified IT Staff, 4 Year Extended (980-7464) ProSupport for IT: 7x24 Technical Support for certified IT Staff, Initial (984-6640) Chassis intrusion switch, DellOptiPlex (310-6719) Performance Processor Heat Sink,Dell OptiPlex 980 Minitower (330-7585) Video Cable, DisplayPort-to-VGA, Single VGA, One Adapter, Dell, OptiPlex (330-4814) Page 8 of 10 Apple iMac Configurations: 21.5-inch iMac Processor Cache Memory Hard drive Optical drive Display Video 3.06GHz Intel Core i3 21.5-inch iMac 27-inch iMac 3.2GHz Intel Core i3 2.8GHz Intel Core i5 (quad core) 4MB shared L3 cache 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 16GB 5 1TB Serial ATA ; 7200 rpm Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) 21.5-inch (viewable) LED-backlit glossy 16:9 widescreen TFT 27-inch (viewable) LED-backlit glossy 16:9 widescreen TFT activeactive-matrix display; 1920 by 1080 pixels; millions of colors; matrix display; 2560 by 1440 pixels; millions of colors; IPS IPS technology technology iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, dualdual-link DVI, and VGA video (requires adapters, sold link DVI, and VGA video (requires adapters, sold separately); separately) supports input from external DisplayPort sources (adapters sold separately) ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256MB of GDDR3 memory ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory FireWire One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts SD Card Audio 8MB shared L3 cache 5 500GB Serial ATA ; 7200 rpm Graphics USB 27-inch iMac ATI Radeon HD 5750 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory Four USB 2.0 ports SDXC card slot Stereo speakers with two internal 17-watt high-efficiency amplifiers, microphone, optical digital audio output/headphone out, optical digital audio input/audio line in Ethernet 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Wireless AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking ; Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Mouse IR receiver IR receiver; optional VESA Mount Adapter Kit Included accessories Other 2 Page 9 of 10 8GB Memory Upgrade (four 3.6GHz Intel Core i5 2GB) Configure-to-order options 3.6GHz Intel Core i5 2.93GHz Intel Core i7 (quad core) Magic Trackpad 8GB Memory Upgrade (four 2GB) ATI Radeon HD 5750 with 1GB of 8GB Memory Upgrade (two GDDR5 memory 4GB or four 2GB) Apple Mouse 2TB hard drive 8GB Memory Upgrade (two 4GB 16GB Memory Upgrade (four or four 2GB) 4GB) Apple Keyboard Magic Trackpad 16GB Memory Upgrade (four 4GB) 2TB hard drive Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Apple Mouse 2TB hard drive 256GB solid-state drive Apple Battery Charger Apple Keyboard 256GB solid-state drive Magic Trackpad Apple Remote Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Magic Trackpad Apple Mouse Apple Mouse Apple Keyboard Apple Keyboard Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Software: iWork, Aperture, Apple Battery Charger Logic Express, Final Cut Express Apple Remote Software: iWork, Aperture, Logic Apple Keyboard with Numeric Express, Final Cut Express Keypad Apple Battery Charger Apple Battery Charger Apple Remote Apple Remote Software: iWork, Aperture, Logic Express, Final Cut Express Software: iWork, Aperture, Logic Express, Final Cut Express Page 10 of 10