[Workshops] Re: [foss4g2008] Building a fast server for serving tiles

[graeme mcferren]

Thanks Dave, that is critical insight. Based on the workshop and lab
proposals, something very similar will be necessary. We also have a
better picture of the Convention Centre IT systems now, so can now
implement such a "system" 

One thing we did consider was allowing a dual boot on each PC, but this
may not be ideal - each Linux proposal requires different distros... 

Graeme

On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 07:18 -0700, Dave Patton wrote:
> On 2008/07/23 4:49 AM, graeme mcferren wrote:
> > Hi Guillaume
> > 
> > We will be basing the labs on Windows XP, with hopefully osgeo4w package
> > installed. But that should not be a limit. We will be able to
> > accommodate your needs, I am sure! Linux options proposed so far include
> > bootable usb's/dvd's/cd's
> 
> For FOSS4G2007 we ended up with 4 options:
> 1)
> The majority of Workshops/Labs ran under Windows XP.
> It was pre-installed on the PCs we used. We then
> installed 'a bunch of software'[1], as well as any
> software/data that the Instructors supplied[2].
> Remote Desktop was
> setup so that Instructors could connect and test to
> make sure their software was working the way they needed.
> Three 'Master PCs' were used for this process, and these
> three(each had slightly different hardware) were then
> imaged to create the bulk of the PCs needed to run the
> Workshops and Labs.
> 2)
> LiveCD. These Instructors provided the CD image, and we
> then burned a CD, and tested to make sure it would boot
> all three 'Master PCs', and we did some minimal testing
> once booted (based on instructions from the Instructors).
> 3)
> LiveDVD. In one case a LiveCD was not large enough, so
> a LiveDVD was needed. This restricted that Lab to one
> of the rooms, because only one room had PCs with a DVD
> drive. Otherwise, the same process as for LiveCD.
> 4)
> Virtual Machine. We installed the free VMware Player on
> the PCs. Some Instructors provided a file containing
> their Virtual Machine. These were booted by us to make
> sure they would run, and we did some minimal testing
> once booted (based on instructions from the Instructors).
> 
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2007_PC_Software
> [2] 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2007_Information_for_Instructors#FOSS4G_2007_FTP_server
> 
> 


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