CineSat Server Specification V4.82
Hardware
The following CineSat Servers can be ordered based on the technical specifications below:
 EUMETCast Tower Server | EUMETCast Rack Server |
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| CS-SV-EMC-T | CS-SV-EMC-R | |
| Typical processing server for satellite data retrieved from a separate EUMETCast receiver | Typical processing server for satellite data retrieved from a separate EUMETCast receiver |
The necessary server and network resources strongly depend on
- number and type of configured data sources,
- geographical area and resolution of configured weather products,
- real-time requirements,
- number of connected CineSat clients
Please ask us for a customized offer.
For large scale EUMETCast processing we recommend the following server platform:
| CineSat Server | CS-SV-EMC |
|---|---|
| Architecture: | x64 (64-bit hardware), with virtualization support |
| Processor: | fast 2 x 10/12 Core (20/24 cores) with hyper-threading (~40/48 cores) |
| RAM: | 64 GB |
| Disks: | 2×500 GB RAID1 + 4×500 GB RAID5, 15000 rpm |
| Network: | 2 x Gbit RJ-45 |
| Chassis: | Rack or Tower; specify with order |
| Graphics: | 1280×1024 |
| Monitor: | no monitor |
| Media: | CD R/W, DVD-R |
| Keyboard: | specify language with order |
| Mouse: | 2-button scrollwheel |
| Support: | 5 years next business day on-site |
Software
CineSat V4.82 has been validated for CentOS 8 / RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.
| CineSat Server - Software | |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | RedHat Enterprise Linux 8, version 8.3 or higher |
| OS Architecture: | x86_64 (64-bit architecture) |
| OS Updates: | 5 years RHN update subscription |
| Java: | Java Runtime Environment OpenJDK 8 for 64-bit (1.8.0_275 or higher recommended) |
| Movies: | mplayer/mencoder V1.1 or higher |
| PDF: | PDF reader (Adobe Acrobat recommended) |
| File Sharing: | NFS, Samba 4.x (to support Windows Active Directory integration) |
| GUI: | X-windows based graphical user interface, e.g. GNOME |
| Web Server: | Apache web server configured to browse CineSat’s HTML result site |
| Browser: | JavaScript enabled web browser (Firefox) |
| Compiler: | ANSI C-compiler, linker, make |
| Optional: | standard image conversion programs (e.g. ImageMagick) |
| For future use: | PHP 7.2 or higher |
| EUMETCast: | xRITDecompress - EUMETSAT license and software for Wavelet Decompression |
CineSat Platforms
CentOS replaced by Rocky Linux
After the early death of CentOS 8 in December 2021, CineSat supports its successor Rocky Linux 8.
Rocky Linux 8 is built from stable RedHat Enterprise Linux releases, 100% compatible, and supported until 2029.
| Platform | OS Version | CPU Architecture | Java/JDK Release | Versions & Comments |
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 | Rocky Linux / Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 8.6 | x64 (64-bit) | OpenJDK 8 (64-bit) | Recommended for new systems use V4.84+ released in Q3, 2022 |
 | CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 7.1 - 7.7 | x64 (64-bit) | Oracle Java 8 (64-bit), OpenJDK 8 (64-bit) | no RHEL 7 installations left; all user systems upgraded to 8.x |
| | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 6.x | x64 (64-bit) | Oracle Java 8 (64-bit) | deprecated, but still operational, Extended Lifecycle Support License |
| | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 5.5+ | x64 (64-bit) | Oracle Java 8 (64-bit) | deprecated, but still operational, Extended Lifecycle Support License |
| | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 5.x | x86 (32-bit) | Oracle Java 6 (32-bit) | deprecated, but still operational, Extended Lifecycle Support License |
| | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 4.x | x86 (32-bit) | Sun Java 4, 5 Oracle Java 6 (32-bit) | deprecated, but still operational, Extended Lifecycle Support License |
| | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 3.x | x86 (32-bit) | Sun Java 4, 5 Oracle Java 6 (32-bit) | deprecated, but still operational, Extended Lifecycle Support License |
RedHat has dropped support for RHEL 3-7.
Please upgrade to latest platforms.
RedHat Lifecycle
Compatibility Issues
CineSat Server Configuration Services
- Bare metal RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 installation
- Check and install of necessary OS libraries
- RHN registration and OS update
- CineSat installation (current release)
- Installation of recommended 3rd party tools
- Pre-configuration of standard CineSat users
- Installation test (FAT)
- Optional: Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
All configuration services are only available in combination with hardware purchase.