The 16 nodes, switch, tape and one monitor and keyboard all sit on a
free standing set of shelves about 1.5m wide, 1m deep and 2m high.
Look at the installation photo-log to
see what PoP looks like.
PoP - Configuration
PoP has 16 nodes each with 2 Pentium II processors. One of the nodes
acts as a server (pop01)) and is slightly different from
the others.
pop01 - server
dual 266MHz PentiumII, 128MB RAM
2.5GB EIDE, floppy, CDROM
8.4GB EIDE (nfs export)
8mm tape drive (ExaByte 8700)
100Mbit NetGear ethernet
ATX tower case
pop02--pop14 - client nodes (13)
dual 300MHz PentiumII, 128MB RAM
2.5GB EIDE, floppy, CDROM
100Mbit NetGear ethernet
ATX tower case
pop15--pop16 - client nodes (2)
dual 350MHz PentiumII, 128MB RAM
8.4GB EIDE (5.5GB as extra data partition), floppy, CDROM
100Mbit NetGear ethernet
ATX tower case
Additional disks for particular projects
pop08 - unpartitioned 13.6GB EIDE (nfs export, added 1Oct98), pop08:/disk08a [smc]
pop09 - unpartitioned 8.4GB EIDE (nfs export, added 4Aug98), pop09:/disk09a [smc]
pop15 - 5.5GB partition on 8.4GB EIDE (nfs export, added 29Dec98), pop15:/disk15a [smc]
pop16 - 5.5GB partition on 8.4GB EIDE (nfs export, added 29Dec98), pop16:/disk16a [smc]
Additional memory for particular projects
pop04 - 256MB RAM total (extra 128MB added 09Jun99) [salgado]
pop06 - 384MB RAM total (extra 256MB added 09Jun99) [salgado]
pop12 - 512MB RAM total (extra 384MB added 31Aug98) [aam]
pop13 - 512MB RAM total (extra 384MB added 31Aug98) [aam]
pop14 - 512MB RAM total (extra 384MB added 31Aug98) [aam]
Interconnect
Cisco 100Mbit 16 port switch with 4 port expansion
Additional configuration changes
1999-2000 - Replaced most processor heatsink/fans due to fans dying with fans with longer lifespan from www.cofan-usa.com
30Apr1999 - Replaced pop06 Supermicro P6DLE motherboard (fried) with Asus P2B-D.
21Jun2000 - Replaced pop05 Supermicro P6DLE motherboard (fried) with Asus P2B-D and possibly bad power supply.
06Sep2000 - Replaced pop02 Supermicro P6DLE motherboard with Asus P2B-D.
15May2001 - Replaced processor heatsink/fans on 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 13 (now all newer except 15&16)
15May2001 - Replaced powersupply on pop09
27Aug2001 - Replaced pop13 power supply and Supermicro P6DLE motherboard (fried) with SM P6DBE.
01Nov2001 - Moved cluster, pop06:new powersupply, pop14:new powersupply/casefan/onboard processor fans dont work.
Written by
Simeon Warner, maintained by
Dan Kirkpatrick
Last updated 06 August 2010