c84cc71e4df12de399ff9c00bc68faf5b711ed62 max Mon May 31 06:54:06 2021 -0700 another gbic docs update, refs #27636 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/gbic.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/gbic.html index f12845e..071a3f8 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/gbic.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/help/gbic.html @@ -30,41 +30,46 @@ <a href='mirror.html#considerations-before-installing-a-genome-browser' title=''>Installation of a UCSC Genome Browser on a local machine (mirror)</a> page for a summary of installation options, including the pros and cons of using a mirror installation via the GBiC program vs. using GBiB. </p> <p> The program works by setting up MySQL (MariaDB), Apache, and Ghostscript, and then copying the Genome Browser CGIs onto the machine under <code>/usr/local/apache/</code>. Because it also deactivates the default Apache htdocs/cgi folders, it is best run on a new machine, or at least a host that is not already used as a web server. The tool can also download full or partial assembly databases, update the Genome Browser CGIs, and remove temporary files (aka “trash cleaning”). </p> <p> The GBiC program has been tested with Ubuntu 14/16/18/20 LTS, Centos 6/6.7/7.2/8, and Fedora 20. -It has been tested on virtual machines in Amazon EC2 (Centos 6 and Ubuntu 14) and Microsoft +</p> + +<p>It has been tested on virtual machines in Amazon EC2 (Centos 6 and Ubuntu 14) and Microsoft Azure (Ubuntu).</p> <p>If you want to load data on the fly from UCSC, you need to select the data centers “US West (N. California)” (Amazon) or “West US” (Microsoft) for best performance. Other data centers (e.g. East Coast) will require a local copy of the genome assembly, which -requires 2TB-7TB of storage for the hg19 assembly. Note that this exceeds the -current maximum size of a single Amazon EBS volume, so you may need to use RAID -striping of multiple EBS volumes, or Amazon EFS for the /gbdb files and Amazon -Aurora for the MySQL tables. -</p> +requires 2TB-7TB of storage for the hg19 assembly. Note that if you mirror multiple assemblies, +this may in rare cases exceed 16TB, the +current maximum size of a single Amazon EBS volume. In these cases, may need to +use RAID striping of multiple EBS volumes, or use Amazon EFS for the /gbdb files +and Amazon Aurora for the MySQL tables. We have had one report from a user that the +MySQL performance is better when served from Aurora instead of being served +from the same EC2 instance. However, the total cost may be slightly higher in +Aurora, depending on the type of usage. </p> <a name='quick-start-instructions'></a> <h2>Quick Start Instructions</h2> <p> Download the GBiC program from the <a href='https://genome-store.ucsc.edu/' title=''>UCSC Genome Browser store</a>. </p> <p> Run the program as root, like this: </p> <pre><code>sudo bash browserSetup.sh install</code></pre> <p>