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Hi there! I'd like to know what are the system requirements and the hardware requirements (ram, mhz/ghz) for Moodle when there are maximium of 20 users at the same time. I have selected Linux RedHat as the operating system, does it change any demands of the hardware requirements?
I thank you already for your anwsers!
And forgive me if there are any grammar or spelling errors.
Edit: The users should access the courses from any place any time...
I thank you already for your anwsers!
And forgive me if there are any grammar or spelling errors.
Edit: The users should access the courses from any place any time...
Ismo...
My first Moodle machine was a 300 mhz machine with 128 megs of ram. It worked OK with a class of 15 unless I had them all on at the same time. I got another 128 meg stick of ram, and it would no longer choke. This was running ClarkConnect 1.1 which was a very basic install of RH 7.2 with a couple of admin tools. I had a 3 gig HD on this monster.
I would suggest a retired desktop with an extra stick of ram. I would do a very basic installation of Whitebox Enterprise Linux with no gui to rob cpu cycles. Turn off all the services you don't need. If it is too slow, get more ram.
I suspect my machine above is about the minimum that would work with your class of 20.
Regards... Tom
My first Moodle machine was a 300 mhz machine with 128 megs of ram. It worked OK with a class of 15 unless I had them all on at the same time. I got another 128 meg stick of ram, and it would no longer choke. This was running ClarkConnect 1.1 which was a very basic install of RH 7.2 with a couple of admin tools. I had a 3 gig HD on this monster.
I would suggest a retired desktop with an extra stick of ram. I would do a very basic installation of Whitebox Enterprise Linux with no gui to rob cpu cycles. Turn off all the services you don't need. If it is too slow, get more ram.
I suspect my machine above is about the minimum that would work with your class of 20.
Regards... Tom
Thank you Thomas for your information! That helped a lot.
Does Whitebox Enterprise Linux differ much from RedHat? I'm more familiar with RedHat and I'm kinda beginner with Linux operating systems other than RedHat.
Does Whitebox Enterprise Linux differ much from RedHat? I'm more familiar with RedHat and I'm kinda beginner with Linux operating systems other than RedHat.
Ismo...
Whitebox is Redhat Enterprise Linux rebuilt from source. It is stable, well supported, and it is free as in beer.
I have been very happy with it.
We have three linux servers at school. Two were running ClarkConnect, and 1 was running SME. They are all on Whitebox now.
Regards... Tom
Whitebox is Redhat Enterprise Linux rebuilt from source. It is stable, well supported, and it is free as in beer.
I have been very happy with it.
We have three linux servers at school. Two were running ClarkConnect, and 1 was running SME. They are all on Whitebox now.
Regards... Tom
Sounds promising... Does Whitebox require any special skills to use it compared to RedHat or is it almost identical? How about installation?
You have been very huge help to me Thomas so thank you very much!
You have been very huge help to me Thomas so thank you very much!
Ismo...
It is exactly the same as RedHat. Security updates come from the Whitebox server and not the RedHat. I use yum to keep it current instead of up2date, but otherwise it is just a basic install and Webmin.
Regards... Tom
It is exactly the same as RedHat. Security updates come from the Whitebox server and not the RedHat. I use yum to keep it current instead of up2date, but otherwise it is just a basic install and Webmin.
Regards... Tom
I will test Whitebox with Moodle this week. You have been incredible help to me Tom. Thank you.
Note that Red Hat introduced $50 US/server educational pricing several months ago for their Enterprise Linux product.
Sam...
RHEL does not install on a i586. Whitebox comes with a i586 kernel, etc.
If you are talking low end recycled lab machines with an extra stick of ram for this server, you may very well be on an i586.
I have a AMD K6-2 500 with 384 mb of ram that would make a nice lowend server for a classroom. It is currently running Whitebox, and it runs pretty well.
Regards... Tom
RHEL does not install on a i586. Whitebox comes with a i586 kernel, etc.
If you are talking low end recycled lab machines with an extra stick of ram for this server, you may very well be on an i586.
I have a AMD K6-2 500 with 384 mb of ram that would make a nice lowend server for a classroom. It is currently running Whitebox, and it runs pretty well.
Regards... Tom