Argos Installation

Requirements

Unix systems supported are: Sun Solaris v8 & v9; Intel Linux (redhat v8, 9 tested); Apple MacOSX v10.2+
These packages are required, and commonly are preinstalled except for Solaris

Installation steps

  1. Download: installargos.pl
    Also please read Readme-current.txt and argos-system-management.txt

  2. Bootstrap installation: From command line, Run (change /bio/argos as desired)
    'perl installargos.pl -root=/bio/argos -install -v'

  3. Configure: Check desired packages below, edit Installation path, and press Configure button
    Installation path:   

  4. Install full data, software set: Run
    'cd /bio/argos; install/install -install -v'
    This can take a while, use 'install/install -install -v >& log.install &' for background

  5. Check installation, Start web server, Check logs/: Run
    'install/run-apache start'
    The Argos web server should then be available at http://localhost:8081/ with installed packages at configured ports (status in logs/)

  6. Update regularly: Run
    'install/install -update [-v -n] [-rsopts=-v,-n]'
    See this example entry for server management.
Main packages to install:
Package Local path Disk use Description Requires
argos-root 50 Mb Argos root server package argos-root argos-common
argos-sources common/source/ 100 Kb Argos common package sources argos-sources
centaurbase centaurbase/ 50 Mb CentaurBase sample (mythical) service for Argos centaurbase argos-common argos-root centaurbase-data
daphnia -- Daphnia wFleabase - not yet publicly available daphnia
eugenes eugenes/ 10 GB euGenes server package eugenes argos-common
flybase flybase/ 4 GB FlyBase Next Generation server package flybase argos-common flybase-data flybase-indices flybase-genomes flybase-blast bionet-drosophila
gmod gmod/ 50 Mb sample GMOD database install gmod argos-common argos-root


Argos: A Replicable Genome infOrmation System alpha 0.7nofly release; March 2004
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