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Bioinformatics
Computational Resources
The computational resources of the CSFG include
a local area network
comprised of over three dozen workstations. The majority of
the
workstations are Pentium IVs, with those in offices typically
running
Windows XP, and those used for software development, Linux.
Tools used for software development mainly include Perl,
Java, PHP and
MySQL, although development workstations have a variety of
open-source
compilers, biology specific code libraries, and development
tools
installed on them. A Sun-Fire 280 server running Solaris hosts
all the
locally developed databases and software.
The miscellaneous software utilities include programs for
DNA and protein analysis, oligo design and analysis, phylogenetic
determination, molecular structure drawing and viewing, plasmid
construction, genome assembly and programs for analyzing data
collected from CSFG equipment. A three workstation dual Pentium
III 1000 MHz Beowulf cluster has been installed which runs
both internal and web-based BLAST servers. The databases maintained
on the servers include nt, nr and est-human.
Recently, the Fungal Genomics Project has
acquired limited access to two Genome Canada 20-machine, dual-processor
clusters and other specialized genomic super-computers. Additionally,
the CSFG maintains a multi-terabyte disk array with automated
mirroring and off-site back-up. Dual-processor AMD Opteron
file servers provide centralized authentication and web services
such as version control, issue tracking and other groupware
functions.
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