VIVO hardware requirements
There is no single preferred configuration for VIVO, but here are some heuristics based on experience.
Server(s)
VIVO may be hosted on one or more physical servers, on virtual servers, or in the cloud.
Dual virtual server example (Cornell):
- vivoprod01: HTTPD and Tomcat, 16G of RAM, 2 cores with 2.67 GHz and 12Mb of cache; 64b Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- vivoprod02: MySQL, 8G of RAM, 2 cores with 2.67 GHz and 12Mb of cache; 64b Red Hat Enterprise Linux
MySQL
- MySQL 14.12 distribution 5.0.95 – very likely the RHEL standard distribution
Tomcat
Java