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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Thu Oct 30 2003 - 13:26:15 CST

Hi,
  Yes, in fact here in our lab we install the VMD binaries on the
main file servers, and none of the workstations have it installed
locally. The important part is for VMD to _run_ locally. The program
itself be installed on a file server and still run just fine however.
In our lab all of the workstations are served by a cluster of Suns
which export the filesystems via NFS. All of the Linux, Sun, SGI,
and other machines mount those filesystems over the network. This
way I install new versions of VMD in only one place and they immediately
become available to all of the users on the network.

Thanks,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 12:37:37PM -0500, Robert Campbell wrote:
[getting peak performance from VMD discussion...]
> I would add that "run VMD locally" doesn't necessarily imply that you
> have to install the VMD executable on the disk of the workstation. It
> can remain on the server as long as you export that disk and mount it
> via NFS on the workstation. It makes administration much easier in the
> long run if you end up with multiple workstations -- all software can go
> on the server but be accessible to the all the workstations.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
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