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 Quality and Impact”

workshop, July 23 2009,

Kathmandu, Nepal

HardwareRepositories can sit on dedicated servers,

shared services or as virtual machines on larger servers.

In the first few years a basic or moderately specified server will perform sufficiently.

(Repositories Support Project)

Hardware 2In order to re-cycle apparently obsolete computers

and transform the ageing PCs into high-speed multi-purpose library terminals

using open source software you can use the LTSP guide

“Extending the life of older computer hardware in your library: How to Set Up a Linux Terminal Server

Project Installation”, the Birzeit University Library Experience by Dr. Wasel Ghanem, Head of Computer

Systems, and Mrs. Diana Sayej-Naser, Library Director, Birzeit University

Hardware 3http://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…

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

recommendations for hardware architectures…

Hardware 4http://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 5http://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…”

Hardware & SoftwareApart from the obvious computer equipment

needed to set up a repository, e.g. server, storage space, network connection,

it is the software that is installed and the web interface for users

that determines what a repository looks like for most people

(Repositories Support Project)

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

Thanks to the SHERPA TeamEspecially

Peter Millington, Technical Development Officerfor the slides

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

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