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Options for Purchasing an Athena System

 

 

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Full Service Athena
DIY (Do It Yourself) Athena
Athena Server
Stand-alone Linux

IS&T supports multiple options for ownership of Athena workstations that provide a wide range of hardware and software support. The options are summarized below to help you choose the right combination of support and cost for your needs.

The current supported options:

Full Service Athena

Full Service Athena provides comprehensive hardware and software support (for an annual support fee) as well as access to the full suite of Athena software and services. You purchase this year's fully-supported desktop configuration through the Athena Hotline Team. Hotline acquires the hardware, delivers it to you, sets it up, and installs Athena for you. You perform software updates and basic system administration. Athena On-line Consulting (OLC) fully supports your hardware and software configuration. For hardware problems or for a software re-install, Hotline makes housecalls.

Your hardware options are limited to this year's fully supported Recommended Desktop Configurations. Customization is limited to the customizations documented in the Private Workstation Owners Guide.

Explore the advantages and disadvantages of Full Service Athena to see if owning a full service Athena workstation is right for you.

DIY (Do It Yourself) Athena

DIY (Do It Yourself) Athena provides a zero-cost option for those who are willing to install and troubleshoot their own machines; it does not include any on-site triage, hotline, or hardware maintenance services. However, it does offer a wider range of hardware options and allows dual boot systems. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of Do-It-Yourself Athena to see if owning a DIY Athena workstation is right for you.

Athena Server

Previous Athena Server recommendations were focused on helping customers pick out hardware to deploy and maintain their own server based on Athena. Although it is still possible to buy hardware and utilize the Athena Release for a server deployment, there are many more options including virtualization and co-location.

Customers interested in provisioning a server are advised to consult Server Hosting and Management.

Stand-alone Linux

Stand-alone Linux actually Athena, but is included here for users who need a unix platform with more flexibility than Athena provides. Information Services and Technology fully supports stand-alone Red Hat Linux. Most Athena software and services will run on stand-alone linux, but individual software purchases may be required for some packages and system administration duties are the responsibility of the workstation owner. For more information on whether stand-alone Linux or Athena is right for you, see Choosing Between RHN and Athena.

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