Published January 18 2008
As part of the NSF grant, an experimental cluster has been acquired and is in the process of being configured. This cluster consists of 3 different classes of machine:
These machines will be used to develop new architectures and grid software deployment models for SBGrid.
Published April 25 2007
Dear Consortium Members and Affiliates
Software updates will be sent to your site on Friday night, April 27. This month, you will receive several updates and a couple of new programs. Immediately after receiving the software updates this Friday, you will be using the newest installed versions. If there are any problems, please report them (http://www.sbgrid.org/bugs). You can always switch to an older version of the application while we work on your request—just use ‘sbgrid -n versions’ for more information. Many of these monthly updates and additions are prompted by member requests, so please do not hesitate to request new applications (http://www.sbgrid.org/req).
Please continue reading for details on the software updates, information on a lower member-only price for the SBGrid recommended workstation, how to …
Published April 25 2007
Feeling sluggish? We noticed that the initialization of the PowerMac branch was slower than the Linux branch. After analyzing and optimizing the script, we managed to improve initialization time on some systems 300%.
Published April 25 2007
The following software installations and upgrades will be available after the Friday evening update.
Linux, Mac OS X (PPC and Intel):
Refmac will be updated to 5.3.0037. This is the latest update for this add-on to CCP4.
O has been updated for all platforms from 11.0.3 to 11.0.4. This is a minor update related to the functionality of pdb_read. Please see the release notes for further details.
ClustalW 1.83 will be added. ClustalW is a multiple sequence alignment program and is used by MrBUMP.
Linux Only:
MrBUMP 0.3.2 is a new program that will be added to the latest version of CCP4 (6.0.2). Mr. Bump “is an automated scheme for Molecular Replacement.†It will use your target sequence to search for related proteins in the PDB (utilizing …
Published April 25 2007
In February, we informed you that we had a specifically configured “SBGrid Workstation†in the works available to members at a special SBGrid price through our vendor. We are pleased to announce that the workstation is now available to all members at an even lower price, at a savings of approximately $150, due to negotiations with our vendor and price decreases by Intel. Please feel free to take a look at this recommended workstation (.pdf) available with special SBGrid member pricing. If you are interested in placing an order, please contact the vendor directly.
