Configure the Sun Fire x4150 to provide 10 terabytes of storage for a processor array of 1000 processors running bioinformatics simulations. Your configuration should minimize power consumption while addressing throughput and availability concerns for the disk array. Make sure you consider the properties of large simulations when performing your configuration.

Day-to-day evaluation and maintenance of operational computer systems involves many of the concepts discussed in Chapter 6. Explore the intricacies of evaluating systems by exploring the following questions.