DIS Infrastructure Direction Memo #9, Summary of WRD Computer Infrastructure

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 10:04:56 -0500
From: Gloria Stiltner <stiltner>
Reply-To: "Gloria J Stiltner, Chief, DIS, Reston, VA" <stiltner>
Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

To: "E  - All WRD Employees"<distribution>
Subject: DIS Infrastructure Direction memo #9, Summary of WRD Computer 
 Infrastructure

   In Reply Refer To:
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   Memorandum                                  March 29, 1999

   TO:      All WRD EMPLOYEES

   FROM:    Gloria J. Stiltner
            Chief, Distributed Information System Program Office

   SUBJECT: DIS Infrastructure Direction Memo #9, Summary of WRD
   Computer Infrastructure

   The Water Resources Division's (WRD) computer environment is evolving
   into a Sun Unix and Windows NT environment. Desktop computer
   equipment will consist of Windows NT workstations, Windows terminals,
   X Windows terminals, and notebook computers.

           o PCs should run the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 operating
             system and should rely on a standard Windows NT server for
             network applications and printer serving.

           o Windows NT workstations and notebook computers will access
             the Unix servers via Reflection X. Other PC X server
             software is in use but not supported.

           o Windows terminals and X terminals will access Unix and NT
             servers through a Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server
             Edition, running Citrix MetaFrame and UNIX Integration
             Services.

           o New notebooks should be ordered with NT installed where
             possible.

   The hardware selected for desktop use will be determined by the needs
   of the users, the capability and workload of the site
   administrator(s), and cost assessments.

   Data Generals will not be supported beyond September 30, 2001.

       CURRENT MAJOR WRD CORPORATE SUPPORTED SOFTWARE AND PLATFORMS

                         DG             Sun                NT

       NWIS              3_2            3_2               no
                         no             4_1               SWUDS

       NWISWeb           no             yes               no

       AIS               5.1            5.1               no

       Ingres            OI 1.2         OI 1.2            IngresII
                         no             IngresII          client

       ARC Info          7.1.1          7.2.1             7.2.1

       ARC View          3.0a           3.1               3.1

       SPLUS             no             5.0               4.5
       (Graphics and Stats)         command line          GUI

       SAS               6.07           6.12              6.12

       FrameMaker        4              5.5.6             5.5.6

       Illustrator       no             n/a               7,8

       Microsoft Office  no             no                97,2000

       Lotus Notes       no           Web Client          5
       Lotus Domino      no             5                 5

       Netscape Browser  no             4.5               4.5

       Perl              4,5.0          5.0               5.0
       (web programming)

       RDB               10             10                no

       Apache             1.x           1.x               1.x

       Fortran            77            77,90             90

       Travel Manager     4.08          n/a               7.1c

       USGS-G2            3             no                no

       Disspla            11            11                no

   Other supported Unix and Windows NT software are listed on
   DIS Web pages, respectively:

          Obtaining Supported Solaris Software Applications
          http://wwwqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/unix/solaris/software.html

          Core Software Listing for Windows NT
          http://wwwqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/NT/applications/index.html