For those of you who need to catch a plane
At RHIC we are using lots of computers (~50,000 Si95)
o We also use disks
o Many (~50 Tbytes)
o We also have networking
o Mostly Gbit Ethernet where throughput is critical
o And mass-storage
o ‘Only’ 1.2 Pbyte capacity so far
Next year we’ll be using more computers
o Growth for STAR: ~
o And more disk
o Even bigger growth
The year after next we’ll use yet more . . .
See next 20 slides for subtleties
Oct-25 2001
Matthias Messer
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