Setting up repositories: Technical Requirements,

Repository Software, Metadata & Workflow. Repository services

Iryna Kuchma, eIFL Open Access program manager, eIFL.netPresented at “Open Access: Maximising Research Impact” workshop,

May 26 2009,

Birzeit University Library, Palestine

HardwareWhat sort of does DSpace require? What about sizing

the server? How much disk space do I need?http://www.dspace.org/index.php?/FAQ/FAQ.html#hardware

“There are no specific server requirements for DSpace except UNIX.

(Because the application is written in Java, in theory it will run on other platforms as well.)

DSpace is built on top of free, open-source tools, such as the Apache Web server,

the Tomcat Servlet engine, and the postgreSQL relational database system…

Hardware 2http://www.dspace.org/index.php?/FAQ/FAQ.html#hardware

“For your convenience, we package the necessary JDBC and other drivers and libraries together with DSpace.

This set of tools should run on any UNIX-type OS, such as Linux, HP/UX, or Solaris, and you can

substitute other libraries if you need to run on another platform.

The system runs on anything from a laptop to a $500K server, but there are a few general

recommendations for hardware architectures…

Hardware 3http://www.dspace.org/index.php?/FAQ/FAQ.html#hardware

“For a research university, DSpace requires a reasonably good server and a decent amount of memory and disk

storage. Some examples from the community (not necessarily endorsements):

HP Server rx2600, powered by dual 64-bit Intel Itanium 2 processors (900MHz), 2GB RAM, 26 GB internal disk storage. HP StorageWorks Modular SAN Array 1000

(msa1000) with a single high-performance controller. Options include a second controller and, with the

addition of two more drive enclosures, controls up to 42 Ultra2, Ultra 3, or Ultra320 SCSI drives. Total

capacity can be six terabytes…

Hardware 4http://www.dspace.org/index.php?/FAQ/FAQ.html#hardware

“SunFire 280R Server, two 900MHz UltraSPARC-III Cu processors, 8MB E-cache, 2GB memory, two 36GB

10,000rpm HH internal FCAL disk drives, DVD, 436-GB, or 12 x 26.4 Gbyte 10K RPM disks, Sun StorEdge A1000

rackmountable w/ 1 HW RAID controller, 24MB std cache.

Dell PowerEdge 2650 with dual Xeon processors (2.4GHz), 2GB RAM, 2x73GB scsi disks. One 2.5TB

Apple XServe. A DLT tape library to back up the DB/jsps etc. Of course, your mileage (and costs) will

vary depending on what you plan to do with the system…”

http://www.rsp.ac.uk/pubs/briefingpapers-docs/repoadmin-metadata.pdf

ServicesUpdated CVs

Back-up of publicationsUsage and download statistics

Publications / bibliographic databasesPrint-on-demand

Management Information SystemsPersonal web pages and automated publication

ListsMarketing Systems

Virtual Learning Environment

Thank you!Questions?

Iryna Kuchmairyna.kuchma[at]eifl.net; www.eifl.net

The presentation is licensed with Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License