Questionaire For UK HE Sites - Batch Processing Systems
Academic Computing Services , The University of Sheffield
Stuart Herbert (S.Herbert@sheffield.ac.uk)Document copyright ©. All rights reserved.
Abstract
The University's work on maintaining Generic NQS, one of the world's
leading freely-available batch processing systems for UNIX-like
operating systems, is drawing to a close. It would be of great help
if you could complete this questionaire and return it to me, by
electronic mail, no later than Monday 3rd June 1996.
Submissions are equally welcome from both UK HE sites, and other
sites worldwide.
Contents
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Questionaire
About Yourself
- Are you replying on behalf of
site/department/self
General Attitudes
- Do you use any batch processing systems?
Monsanto-NQS/CERN-NQS/SGI 4D-NQS/DQS/CODINE/other (please specify)
- If not :
a) Why not?
no demand/low priority/low resources/cost/other (please specify)
- If yes :
a) Which platforms do you use them on?
AIX/HP-UX/Linux/IRIX/OSF1/SunOS/Solaris/ULTRIX/UNICOS/
other (please specify)
b) How happy are you with your existing batch processing system?
Happy/unhappy (please explain why)
Two leading commercial batch processing systems, NQE from Cray
Research, and CODINE from GENIAS, are available on site license for
approximately 15,000 pounds sterling.
- Would you be willing to pay this price?
- If not, how much would you be willing to pay?
JISC NTI/48.2
- Were you aware of the work by the University of Sheffield to
supply and support a freely-available batch processing system
(Generic NQS) to UK Higher Educational sites?
- If not :
What could we have done in order to have made you aware of this
work?
- If yes :
a) Are you happy with the work carried out by the University?
(Please include details)
b) Are you happy with the level of support provided by the
University for this product? (Again, please include any
details)
- The funding period for this work is almost at an end. The
University of Sheffield is committed to providing some level
of support until July, 1997. This support will most likely
be limited to the provision of mailing lists, world-wide web
and ftp sites.
a) Would you like to see the maintenance and further development
of Generic NQS continue beyond the funding period?
b) Would you be willing to contribute in some manner to such
work? (Please give details of what you would consider)
Many thanks,
Stuart Herbert,
Project Officer, JISC NTI/48.2
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